Opinion

The ‘toggle-away’ efficiencies: Cutting AI costs inside the training loop

You don't need the newest GPUs to save money on AI; simple tweaks like "smoke tests" and fixing data bottlenecks can slash your cloud bill and carbon footprint.

By Jayachander Reddy Kandakatla

Mar 20, 20269 mins

Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AITechnology Industry

By Gautam Sikka

Mar 20, 20269 mins

Artificial IntelligenceSoftware DevelopmentTechnology Industry

Vibe coding and the future of software development

Tech leaders weigh in on vibe coding: What it is, what it’s not, and how to use it safely in production software.

By Isaac Sacolick

Sep 23, 2025 11 mins

DevSecOps Development Tools Generative AI

Cloud computing has an ROI problem

Data from Australia confirms that the high cost of scalability and agility is forcing some enterprises to rethink their cloud strategies.

By David Linthicum

Sep 23, 2025 6 mins

Hybrid Cloud Multicloud ROI and Metrics

Advanced debug logging techniques: A technical guide

Smarter debug logging helps devs cut through noise, spot issues fast, and keep apps healthy at any scale.

By Neel Shah

Sep 22, 2025 5 mins

Development Tools JavaScript Python

NPM attacks and the security of software supply chains

Process improvements and a closer look at funding streams will provide far more protection for the open source software we depend on than isolated guardrails.

By Matt Asay

Sep 22, 2025 7 mins

Cyberattacks Open Source Security Practices

How Oracle became a cloud player

With a focus on cost-efficiency, flexibility, and specialized use cases, Oracle has transformed from a legacy software giant to a serious contender in the public cloud space.

By David Linthicum

Sep 19, 2025 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Architecture Cloud Computing

Adding up the hidden costs of generative AI

Developers are leaning hard into AI coding—but rising costs may slow the momentum.

By Josh Fruhlinger

Sep 19, 2025 3 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Technology Industry

Smoother Kubernetes sailing with AKS Automatic

A good middle ground between AKS and ACI, AKS Automatic makes running cloud-native applications easier for companies without Kubernetes skills.

By Simon Bisson

Sep 18, 2025 8 mins

Cloud-Native Kubernetes and Containers Microsoft Azure

Is AI the 4GL we’ve been waiting for?

Clearly, artificial intelligence has achieved more significance than fourth-generation languages ever did. But the similarities merit our attention.

By Matthew Tyson

Sep 17, 2025 7 mins

Generative AI No Code and Low Code Programming Languages

Software developers aren’t buying it

Developers detest marketing. If you want to sell them a tool, make it easy for them to find the information they need and leave them alone to try out your tool.

By Nick Hodges

Sep 17, 2025 5 mins

Careers Development Tools Engineer

Are cloud providers neglecting security to chase AI?

Rapid AI investments and the complexities of hybrid cloud architecture threaten to undermine enterprise trust in cloud platforms’ security.

By David Linthicum

Sep 16, 2025 6 mins

Cloud Security Generative AI Hybrid Cloud

2-agent architecture: Separating context from execution in AI systems

AI works better when one agent thinks and another acts — splitting context from execution makes conversations smoother and smarter.

By Jenil Shah

Sep 15, 2025 8 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Software Development

Down and out with Cerebras Code

Cerebras’s hosted Qwen3 Coder service promised to be the Claude replacement many developers craved. We’re losing hope.

By Andrew C. Oliver

Sep 15, 2025 13 mins

Artificial Intelligence Development Tools Generative AI

More hardware won’t fix bad engineering

Engineering fundamentals aren’t just for computer science students. They pay huge dividends in both your systems’ service levels and your company’s balance sheet.

By Matt Asay

Sep 15, 2025 6 mins

Critical Infrastructure Databases Technology Industry

The hidden threat to AI performance

Memory limitations have blindsided many cloud users. It’s crucial for enterprises to expand their focus beyond GPUs and for providers to fix memory problems to keep AI performance on track.

By David Linthicum

Sep 12, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Computer Components

Making good choices: How to get the best from Python tools

Artificial intelligence may be Python’s killer app, but there’s still an art and a science to integrating Python tools into your workflow.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Sep 12, 2025 3 mins

Development Tools Generative AI Python

How LinkedIn built an agentic AI platform

Working with AI at scale requires that you use models and their APIs like any other components in a software development stack.

By Simon Bisson

Sep 11, 2025 8 mins

Data Architecture Machine Learning Natural Language Processing

Unlocking LLM superpowers: How PagedAttention helps the memory maze

LLMs are memory hogs, but PagedAttention fixes that, making AI apps faster, cheaper and way more efficient.

By Raul Leite

Sep 11, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Databases Generative AI

Six hard truths for software development bosses

In the end, managing developers isn’t about code or process. It’s about understanding the invisible weight of your presence, your words, and your silence.

By Nick Hodges

Sep 10, 2025 5 mins

Careers Engineer IT Leadership

How to evaluate AI agent development tools and platforms

More companies are moving to integrate custom AI agents into business operations. Here are eight essential capabilities to look for when evaluating AI agent development tools and platforms.

By Isaac Sacolick

Sep 9, 2025 11 mins

Development Tools Devops Generative AI

Conflicting opinions on the ROI of AI

Are AI projects a success? The answer depends on who is funding the study. It’s no surprise that enterprises are struggling to align resources with expectations.

By David Linthicum

Sep 9, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Digital Transformation ROI and Metrics

How to spin Python’s challenges into AI gold

The multitude of Python tools makes for many choices and many potential pitfalls. Streamline your AI projects by standardizing on tools, approaches, and a ‘golden path’ for development.

By Matt Asay

Sep 8, 2025 7 mins

Engineer Generative AI Python

Is Meta’s $10 billion cloud deal a good idea for you?

Large cloud commitments tempt companies with their promises of deep discounts, but they come with hidden costs that may be a mistake for your business.

By David Linthicum

Sep 5, 2025 6 mins

Cloud Computing Digital Transformation IT Strategy

What makes JavaScript great

JavaScript’s low bar to entry has resulted in one of the richest programming language ecosystems in the world. This month’s report celebrates the bounty, while also highlighting a recent example of the perils.

By Matthew Tyson

Sep 5, 2025 4 mins

JavaScript Libraries and Frameworks TypeScript

Vibe coding with GitHub Spark

Code without writing code in GitHub’s AI-powered application development platform.

By Simon Bisson

Sep 4, 2025 8 mins

Artificial Intelligence Engineer Version Control Systems

Seven little habits for writing better code

Writing good code requires close attention to detail and lots of will power and discipline. Good habits are half the battle.

By Nick Hodges

Sep 3, 2025 7 mins

Careers Engineer Software Development

Overseas enterprises and US sovereign clouds

Geopolitics and trust continue to shape the future of sovereign cloud adoption across the globe.

By David Linthicum

Sep 2, 2025 6 mins

Hybrid Cloud Multicloud Technology Industry

Why DocumentDB can be a win for MongoDB

If the company can embrace influence rather than control, it has the opportunity to help define the open document standard, which will encourage even more growth in the category.

By Matt Asay

Sep 1, 2025 8 mins

Databases Open Source

New tools make Python app distribution easier than ever

PyApp seems to be taking the Python world by storm, providing long-awaited click-and-run Python distribution. For developers who need a little more versatility, there’s uv. Find these tools and more in this week’s Python Report.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Aug 29, 2025 3 mins

Development Tools Libraries and Frameworks Python

Three tips for building agentic AI systems on cloud platforms

Building truly agentic AI in the cloud means designing for robust control, seamless integration, and continuous adaptation to ensure AI operates safely and effectively.

By David Linthicum

Aug 29, 2025 5 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud-Native Identity and Access Management

Using Cosmos DB in Microsoft Fabric

Microsoft’s flagship cloud-native database is now ready for analysis at scale, ideal for enterprise AI applications.

By Simon Bisson

Aug 28, 2025 7 mins

Big Data Cloud-Native Databases

From Teradata to lakehouse: Lessons from a real-world data platform modernization

Still stuck in legacy warehouses? This pharma leader shows how a Databricks lakehouse can turn compliance hurdles into a growth engine.

By Rama Devi Drakshpalli

Aug 28, 2025 11 mins

Data Architecture Data Management Data Warehousing

The discipline of great code

The discipline and precision required to write great code may be as tedious as polishing forks. It’s where excellence comes from.

By Nick Hodges

Aug 27, 2025 4 mins

Careers Engineer Software Development

How to avoid the risks of rapidly deploying AI agents

Smart organizations will apply a disciplined approach to deploying AI agents. These expert recommendations apply to security, data governance, integrations, quality assurance, and operations.

By Isaac Sacolick

Aug 26, 2025 10 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Machine Learning

How does AI affect cloud attack vectors?

Most organizations are unaware of how vulnerable their cloud systems have become. Gaps in preparation could cause serious problems as generative and agentic AI create new attack points.

By David Linthicum

Aug 26, 2025 6 mins

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Cloud Security

Securing AI workloads in Azure: A zero-trust architecture for MLOps

Locking down AI pipelines in Azure? A zero-trust, metadata-driven setup makes it secure, scalable and actually team-friendly.

By Vikram Garg

Aug 25, 2025 6 mins

Data Governance Data and Information Security Microsoft Azure

Enterprise essentials for generative AI

Having a ‘vision’ is not enough. Enterprises need clear objectives, solid data, and a design plan with built-in evaluations and humans in the loop.

By Matt Asay

Aug 25, 2025 10 mins

Artificial Intelligence Emerging Technology Generative AI

Generative AI dos, don’ts, and ‘undos’

Using AI agents for coding and business tasks? Here’s what to do, what to avoid, and how to recover when things go sideways.

By Josh Fruhlinger

Aug 22, 2025 3 mins

Artificial Intelligence Careers Generative AI

From cloud migration to cloud optimization

IT leaders can’t ignore the shift from just adopting cloud technology to optimizing deployments for better cost control and efficiency.

By David Linthicum

Aug 22, 2025 5 mins

Cloud Architecture Cloud Management Hybrid Cloud

Up and running with Azure Linux 3.0

Build Microsoft’s container Linux into your cloud-native workflows and even run it in Windows Subsystem for Linux. Here’s how.

By Simon Bisson

Aug 21, 2025 8 mins

Cloud-Native Kubernetes and Containers Microsoft Azure

The shift from AI code generation to true development partnership

AI isn’t just cranking out code anymore. It’s starting to think, solve problems and work like a real teammate in development.

By Jenil Shah

Aug 21, 2025 9 mins

Development Tools Devops Generative AI

Is the generative AI bubble about to burst?

Developers have a front-row seat on the rollercoaster ride of generative AI. How we use it in our daily work tells us a lot about where the AI boom is headed.

By Matthew Tyson

Aug 20, 2025 8 mins

Artificial Intelligence Generative AI Technology Industry

Your code is more strongly coupled than you think

Understanding the four kinds of dynamic connascence can help you see more deeply into the most subtle, obstinate, and misery-making code dependencies.

By Nick Hodges

Aug 20, 2025 7 mins

Careers Engineer Software Development

IBM can’t afford an unreliable cloud

Frequent IBM Cloud outages reveal systemic weaknesses in its control pane, putting its hybrid cloud strategy and customer trust at risk.

By David Linthicum

Aug 19, 2025 5 mins

Access Control Hybrid Cloud Identity and Access Management

How does the metrics layer enhance the power of advanced analytics?

Want smarter, faster decisions? A metrics layer keeps everyone on the same page with consistent, reliable numbers.

By Yash Mehta

Aug 18, 2025 8 mins

Analytics Business Intelligence Data Quality

Why AI fails at business context, and what to do about it

AI systems need humans to guide them with the unique enterprise history, policies, changes, and institutional knowledge before they can produce real business value.

By Matt Asay

Aug 18, 2025 8 mins

Analytics Business Intelligence Generative AI

The truth about Python’s AI-powered popularity surge

Python is a top choice for developing AI tools and applications, but its real superpower is ease of use. This week’s report highlights the ways Python just keeps getting better, with or without AI.

By Serdar Yegulalp

Aug 15, 2025 3 mins

Artificial Intelligence Programming Languages Python

Can your cloud provider really scale?

The service disruption in the Azure East US region reveals capacity problems that are happening more often. Enterprises need to rethink their strategies, enforce stricter SLAs, and accept that public clouds are still vulnerable.

By David Linthicum

Aug 15, 2025 5 mins

Critical Infrastructure Hybrid Cloud Technology Industry