Google I/O, Three As of Platforms, New Relic Java Report, Graal, Multi-Region Data, Team Topologies

In this issue, May 28, 2024 [View it in your browser.]( [Google I/O](#Google), [GPT-4o](#GPT), [Three As of Platforms](#Three), [Google Cloud Error](#Google), [LLMs for Dev Productivity](#LLMs), [New Relic Java Report](#New), [Graal](#Graal), [PostgreSQL in the Browser](#PostgreSQL), [Multi-Region Data](#Multi), [Team Topologies](#Team), [Empowering ICs](#Empowering) [Only 4 weeks until InfoQ Dev Summit Boston (June 24-25). There’s still time to secure your place.]( Join peers attending InfoQ Dev Summit Boston from companies including Duolingo, Flutter international, Getty Images, Amazon, Klaviyo, Bank of Canada, Reddit, and Cisco. Get clarity from senior software practitioners on today's critical dev priorities. [Save your place](.  Sponsored by Harness [How to embed FinOps into your Software Development Lifecycle - Sponsored by Harness]( [How to embed FinOps into your Software Development Lifecycle]( Good cloud cost management can no longer be something you bolt onto your SDLC. Managing cloud spend is critical to eliminating waste. But how do you embed this into the SDLC? Learn how to leverage automation, improve visibility and shift cost information left. [Live Webinar and InfoQ-moderated Q&A, June 13th, 2024 - Register Now](. [( [] [Deepthi Sigireddi on Distributed Database Architecture in the Cloud Native Era]( In this podcast, Vitess CNCF project technical lead Deepthi Sigireddi discusses the architecture of cloud native distributed databases, sharding, replication, and failover. She also talks about what DB developers should consider when choosing distributed databases. (Podcast) [( [] [Using Behaviour Stories to Manage Cultural Debt]( In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Ahmad Fahmy about using behaviour stories to promote culture change in fractured organisations. (Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [AWS Introduces Amazon Bedrock Studio for Building Generative AI Applications]( - [] [Recap of Google I/O 2024: Gemini 1.5, Project Astra, AI-powered Search Engine]( - [] [Google Brings Gemini Nano to Chrome to Enable On-Device Generative AI]( - [] [OpenAI Announces New Flagship Model GPT-4o]( - [] [AI Lab Extension Allows Podman Desktop Users to Experiment with LLMs Locally]( [] [Large Language Models for Code: Exploring the Landscape, Opportunities, and Challenges]( Loubna Ben Allal discusses Large Language Models (LLMs), exploring the current developments of these models, how they are trained, and how they can be leveraged with custom codebases. (Presentation with transcript included) Sponsored by HPE Ezmeral Software and Intel [Exploring Enterprise AI: An Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs) and Vector Databases - Sponsored by HPE Ezmeral Software and Intel]( [Exploring Enterprise AI: An Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs) and Vector Databases]( This paper illustrates the significant potential of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) and LLMs in revolutionizing business operations. Learn the fundamentals of LLMs and neural networks, discover how vector databases work, and delve into the RAG technique. [Download Now](. [DevOps Latest Content]( TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Honeycomb Announces Frontend Observability Tool with Improved Real User Monitoring]( - [] [How Google Does Chaos Testing to Improve Spanner's Reliability]( - [] [HashiCorp Boundary Adds Aliases, MinIO Storage and Better Search]( [] [The Three As of Building A+ Platforms: Acceleration, Autonomy, and Accountability]( Platform engineering is not just a technical problem to solve nor an end in itself. In this article, I will share key lessons I have learned while building and delivering three platforms over the last two decades from VMware and Stripe to Apollo GraphQL, including where we got stuck, how we unblocked ourselves, and what ultimately led to the right outcomes for our users and the business. (Article) [Cloud Latest Content]( TOP Cloud NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Microsoft Introduces the Public Preview of Bicep Templates Support for Microsoft Graph]( - [] [Microsoft Introduces the Public Preview of Flex Consumption Plan for Azure Functions at Build]( - [] [Amazon EC2 C7i-flex Instances: Price-Performance Benefits for Compute-Intensive Workloads]( [] [UniSuper’s Entire Infrastructure Deleted by Internal Google Cloud Error]( An Australian superannuation fund manager, UniSuper, using Google Cloud for an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) contract, found it had no disaster recovery (DR) recourse when the entire infrastructure subscription was deleted. (News) [Development Latest Content]( TOP Development NEWS HEADLINES - [] [OpenSSF Launches Siren for Open Source Threat Intelligence]( [] [Experimenting with LLMs for Developer Productivity]( This article describes an experiment that sought to determine if no-cost LLM-based code generation tools can improve developer productivity. The experiment evaluated several LLMs by generating unit tests for some open-source code and measuring the code coverage as well as the manual rework necessary to make the tests work. (Article) [] [From Mainframes to Microservices - the Journey of Building and Running Software]( Suhail Patel discusses the platforms and software patterns that made microservices popular, and how virtual machines and containers have influenced how software is built and run at scale today. (Presentation with transcript included) [Java Latest Content]( TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES - [] [New Relic Release April 2024 Java Report]( - [] [WildFly 32 Delivers Preview of Jakarta EE 11 and Final Version of WildFly Glow]( - [] [Graal Cloud Native IntelliJ IDEA Plugin Enables Cloud Agnostic Projects Based on Micronaut]( - [] [JEP 467: Java Enhances Documentation with Markdown Support]( [] [Java News Roundup: OpenJDK Updates, Piranha Cloud, Spring Data 2024.0.0, GlassFish, Micrometer]( This week's Java roundup for May 13th, 2024, features news highlighting: JEP 477, Implicitly Declared Classes and Instance Main Methods (Third Preview), proposed to target for JDK 23; the May 2024 edition of Piranha Cloud; Spring Data 2024.0.0; and point and milestone releases of Spring Framework, GlassFish and Micrometer. (News) [.NET Latest Content]( [] [Visual Studio 2022 17.11 Preview 1: Pull Requests, Debugging, Profiler and More Improvements]( Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2022 17.11 Preview 1. This release contains features regarding pull requests, default shortcuts, debugging and the Visual Studio profiler. Additionally, the new release introduces enhancements for *.vsconfig files. (News) [Web Development Latest Content]( TOP Web Development NEWS HEADLINES - [] [How Airbnb Caters to Users with Low Vision with Accessible Text Resizing]( [] [Running PostgreSQL in the Browser with WebAssembly]( With the recently released PGlite, a WASM build of Postgres that is packaged into a TypeScript client library, developers can run Postgres queries in the browser with no extra dependencies. PGlite is used for reactive, real-time, local-first apps. (News) [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( TOP Architecture & Design NEWS HEADLINES - [] [InfoQ Dev Summit Boston: Save up to 60% with Our Special Memorial Day Sale]( [] [Understanding Architectures for Multi-Region Data Residency]( Alex Strachan discusses challenges to build multi-region data storages, understanding why and when a business needs to do this, who are the real stakeholders, and who owns what. (Presentation with transcript included) [Culture & Methods Latest Content]( TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Making Agile Software Development Work for Multicultural Teams]( - [] [QCon London: a Tale of Team Topologies at m3ter]( [] [Accelerating Technical Decision-Making by Empowering ICs with Engineering Strategy]( Carta harnesses the power of a small group of senior engineers called navigators to bridge the gap between global strategy and local decision-making, using a written engineering strategy. 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