Llama 3.1 405B, Google Cloud Spanner, Surge in DDoS Attacks, CI/CD beyond YAML

In this issue, August 6, 2024 [View it in your browser.]( [Llama 3.1 405B](#Llama), [CI/CD beyond YAML](#CI), [Google Cloud Spanner](#Google), [Surge in DDoS Attacks](#Surge), [Thinking Like an Architect](#Like), [Apache TomEE](#Apache), [Increasing Productivity](#Increasing), [Communication Patterns](#Communication) [InfoQ Dev Summit Munich (Sep 26-27): Summer Sale ends soon]( Last chance to save up to 60% with our Summer Sale. Join peers for two days of actionable advice on critical dev priorities from trusted, active senior software developers. [Register before August 13th to save](.  Sponsored by Scrum.org [Professional Scrum Competency | Understanding & Applying the Scrum Framework - Sponsored by Scrum.org]( [Professional Scrum Competency | Understanding & Applying the Scrum Framework]( Explore Scrum theory and the Scrum framework. Learn how to use Scrum to increase the effectiveness of individuals, teams and organizations. [Read now](. [( [] [Communication Patterns for Architects and Engineers with Jacqui Read]( In this episode, Thomas Betts talks with Jacqui Read about communication patterns. Similar to software and architecture patterns, these provide guidance for how to improve communication by knowing your audience and what you need to explain to them. (Podcast) [( [] [Founding and Growing an Engineering Company with Dr. Olga Kubassova]( In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Dr Olga Kubassova about founding and growing an engineering company in the medical imaging domain. (Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Meta Releases Llama 3.1 405B, Largest Open-Source Model to Date]( - [] [Google's JEST Algorithm Automates AI Training Dataset Curation and Reduces Training Compute]( - [] [Gen AI Increases Workloads and Decreases Productivity, Upwork Study Finds]( [] [Generative AI and Organizational Resilience]( Alex Cruikshank discusses where GenAI is likely to have the greatest impact, steps to manage this change, and ways to leverage the shift to AI mediated work to better understand business processes. (Presentation with transcript included) Sponsored by Harness [Mastering Chaos Engineering - Sponsored by Harness]( [Mastering Chaos Engineering]( On August 15th, join InfoQ and Harness for a live webinar and Q&A that will explore the principles of chaos engineering and demonstrate how it can help your team identify hidden weaknesses and prevent potential outages through controlled chaos testing. We'll cover everything from foundational concepts to real-world applications, guiding you through each step of mastering this valuable practice. [Save Your Seat](. [DevOps Latest Content]( TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Meta Optimises AI Inference by Improving Tail Utilisation]( - [] [How the Adidas Platform Team Reduced the Cost of Running Kubernetes Clusters]( - [] [Google Introduces Free Trial for AlloyDB PostgreSQL Database]( [] [CI/CD beyond YAML]( Conor Barber explores the evolution of infrastructure, focusing on the shift from YAML configurations to pipelines-as-code, covering modern CI/CD systems like Github Actions, Gitlab, and CircleCI. (Presentation with transcript included) Sponsored by DoiT [Master Generative AI with AWS - Sponsored by DoiT]( [Master Generative AI with AWS]( Explore O’Reilly’s "Generative AI on AWS," offered by the cloud experts at DoiT. [Download now]( and elevate your AI skills with expert insights and practical tools. [Cloud Latest Content]( TOP Cloud NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Google Cloud Enhances Spanner with Dual-Region Configuration]( - [] [Support for Quorum Queues in Amazon MQ for RabbitMQ]( - [] [AWS Announces a Generative Artificial Intelligence-Powered Service AWS App Studio in Preview]( - [] [Cloudflare Introduces Advanced Load Balancing to Eliminate Hardware Dependency]( [] [AWS Discontinues Various Services, Raising Concerns in the Community]( For the first time in its history, AWS has discontinued several managed services within a matter of days. Among the affected services are the source control AWS CodeCommit, the cloud-based IDE AWS Cloud9, and the time-series forecasting service Amazon Forecast. The wave of deprecations has led to concerns within the community due to the lack of clear communication. 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(News) Sponsored by Curity [API Security and Authorization - Sponsored by Curity]( [API Security and Authorization]( [Check out this free course]( for an overview of API security and authorization, a look at requirements and some best practices to adopt. [Java Latest Content]( [] [Java News Roundup: WildFly 33, Spring Cloud Data Flow, Apache TomEE, LangChain4j, Micronaut]( This week's Java roundup for July 22nd, 2024, features news highlighting: the release of WildFly 33; Spring Cloud Data Flow 2.11.4; the second milestone release of Apache TomEE 10.0; LangChain4j 0.33; Micronaut 4.5.1; Eclipse Store 1.4; and an update on Jakarta EE 11. (News) Sponsored by Camunda [A Buyer’s Guide to End-to-End Process Orchestration - Sponsored by Camunda]( [A Buyer’s Guide to End-to-End Process Orchestration]( Achieve uninterrupted and frictionless automation - even when dealing with the most intricate processes. [Download the guide](. [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( [] [Thinking Like an Architect]( By explaining the roles of an architect and the concept of connecting levels, Gregor Hohpe delves into the importance of metaphors for making complex technical concepts more relatable and sketches for abstracting and capturing the essence of complex systems. (Article) [Culture & Methods Latest Content]( TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Gojko’s Lizard Optimization for Product Growth and Retention]( [] [Increasing Productivity by Becoming a Dual-Purpose Stream Aligned and Platform Software Team]( To manage their increased workload effectively and maintain quality and efficiency, a software team decided to become dual-purpose: stream-aligned and platform. They rewrote their main application to be API-first and implemented micro releases with their customer-facing products, to provide value to their end users quickly and maintain a steady flow of accomplishments for the team. 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