Llama 3, Data Products, Java 23, .NET 9 RC 1, Automating Deployments, Building Platform Teams

In this issue, September 24, 2024 [View it in your browser.]( [Llama 3](#Llama), [Data Products](#Data), [Spotify's Dashboard](#Spotify's), [Kubernetes v1.31](#Kubernetes), [AWS Networking Cost](#AWS), [Java 23](#Java), [.NET 9 RC 1](#.NET), [Jetpack Compose](#Jetpack), [Long-Running Processes](#Long-Running), [Automating Deployments](#Automating), [Building Platform Teams](#Building) Last chance to secure early bird pricing [QCon San Francisco 2024 (Nov 18-22)]( & [QCon London 2025 (Apr 7-9)]( Early bird prices end next week. Learn how senior developers at early adopter companies navigate emerging software trends, helping you make informed decisions about your tech stack by learning from the innovators driving change in software development. 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(Article Series) [( [] [A Primer on AI for Architects with Anthony Alford]( This episode provides an overview of the real-world technologies involved in the umbrella phrase Artificial Intelligence. Anthony Alford explains just enough about machine learning, large language models, retrieval-augmented generation, and other AI terms which today’s software architects need to be able to discuss. (Podcast) [( [] [Techniques to Tackle Technical Debt with Dustin Thostenson]( In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Dunstin Thostenson about techniques to recognise and tackle technical debt. (Podcast) [AI, ML & Data Engineering Latest Content]( TOP AI, ML & Data Engineering NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Google Proposes Adding Pipe Syntax to SQL]( - [] [Stability AI Announces Integration of Top Text-to-Image Models with Amazon Bedrock]( - [] [Apple Open-Sources Multimodal AI Model 4M-21]( [] [Llama 3 in Action: Deployment Strategies and Advanced Functionality for Real-World Applications]( This article details the enhanced capabilities of the open-source Llama 3 LLM, and how businesses can adopt the model in their applications. The author gives step-by-step instructions for deploying Llama 3 in the cloud or on-premise, and how to leverage fine-tuned versions for specific tasks. (Article) [] [Architecting for Data Products]( Danilo Sato discusses what constitutes a data product and different types of data products, how data products support data architecture at different levels, skills and team topologies needed. 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[DevOps Latest Content]( TOP DevOps NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Grafana K6 Releases: Enhancements in Typescript, Ecmascript, Browser Testing, and More]( - [] [Spotify's Dashboard Portal: Empowering Data-Driven Decision-Making through Quality and Accessibility]( - [] [New Platform sbomify Streamlines Making Software Inventories for SBOMs]( - [] [Kubernetes v1.31 Released: Enhanced Security, Stability, and AI/ML Support]( [] [Kubernetes Autoscaler Karpenter Reaches 1.0 Milestone]( Amazon Web Services (AWS) has released version 1.0 of Karpenter, an open-source Kubernetes cluster auto-scaling tool. This release marks Karpenter's graduation from beta status and introduces stable APIs and several new features. Karpenter, initially launched in November 2021, has evolved into a comprehensive Kubernetes-native node lifecycle manager. (News) [Cloud Latest Content]( TOP Cloud NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Networking Cost Estimations and Analysis with Open-Source AWS Networking Cost Calculator]( - [] [Microsoft's Customer Managed Planned Failover Type for Azure Storage Available in Public Preview]( - [] [AWS Unveils Parallel Computing Service to Accelerate Scientific Discovery]( [] [AWS Announces General Availability of EC2 P5e Instances, Powered by NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs]( Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched EC2 P5e instances featuring NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs, substantially boosting AI and HPC performance. With enhanced memory bandwidth, these instances reduce latency for real-time applications. Ideal for tasks like LLM training and simulations, they offer improved scalability and cost-efficiency, making them pivotal for modern cloud computing. 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(News) Sponsored by ScyllaDB [ScyllaDB in Action (By Bo Ingram) - Sponsored by ScyllaDB]( [ScyllaDB in Action (By Bo Ingram)]( This eBook, based on the real-world experience of a Discord engineer, provides everything you need to know about ScyllaDB - a distributed, scalable, fault-tolerant database - from your very first queries to running it in a production environment. Discover ScyllaDB’s capabilities the best way—through hands-on examples. [Download Now](. [Java Latest Content]( TOP Java NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Java 23 Delivers Markdown Documentation, ZGC Generational Mode, Deprecate sun.misc.Unsafe]( - [] [Java News Roundup: Payara Platform, Piranha Cloud, Spring Milestones, JBang, Micrometer, Groovy]( [] [Embracing Reactive Applications on JVM: a Deep Dive into Modern I/O Models and Vert.x]( This article discusses the shift from blocking to non-blocking and asynchronous I/O models, highlighting their role in modern software development. It focuses on Vert.x, a toolkit for building reactive applications on the JVM, featuring the Multi-Reactor Pattern, Event Bus, and Verticles. Vert.x is ideal for cloud, Big Data, and IoT, as shown through benchmarks and real-world examples. (Article) [.NET Latest Content]( TOP .NET NEWS HEADLINES - [] [ASP.NET Core 9 RC 1: Keep-Alive Timeouts for Websockets, Improved SignalR Tracing, and More]( [] [.NET 9 Release Candidate 1: Approaching Final Release with Updates across the Framework]( Last week, Microsoft released the first release candidate for the upcoming .NET 9 framework, which includes a range of updates across its core components, such as the .NET Runtime, SDK, libraries, C#, and frameworks like ASP.NET Core and .NET MAUI. (News) [Mobile and IoT Latest Content]( TOP Mobile and IoT NEWS HEADLINES - [] [Swift Testing is a New Framework from Apple to Modernize Testing for Swift across Platforms]( [] [Jetpack Compose Embraces Adaptive UIs with Compose Material 3 Adaptive]( Compose Material 3 Adaptive, a library meant to create adaptive UIs able to adapt themselves automatically according to the current window size or device orientation, has reached 1.0 and is ready to be used in production apps. (News) [Architecture & Design Latest Content]( [] [Are You Done Yet? Mastering Long-Running Processes in Modern Architectures]( Bernd Ruecker discusses process orchestration and how tools like microservice orchestrators or workflow engines are built to implement long-running capabilities. (Presentation with transcript included) [Culture & Methods Latest Content]( TOP Culture & Methods NEWS HEADLINES - [] [QCon London: Learnings from Automating Deployments]( [] [Curating Developer Experience: Practical Insights from Building a Platform Team]( As a platform engineer, how do you help your customers go quicker, which aspects of developer experience should you care about and what do you actually do to curate an experience for them? This article is about curating a developer experience, it shares experiences and learnings from implementing DevEx and ideas on what platform engineers can do for development teams that use platforms. (Article) InfoQ Call for Contributors Write for InfoQ: Share knowledge, connect with the global software development community, and grow your career Are you an experienced senior software engineer or technical leader that is passionate about innovation, adoption of technologies, and the learning and sharing of knowledge with your peers? 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