Oracle Linux’s UEK-Next Enables Developers to Explore and Validate the Latest Linux Development
Oracle Linux has recently launched UEK-next, an offering that combines upstream Linux kernels with Oracle Linux patches. This allows users to preview and test the latest Linux features and hardware support before they are officially released in Oracle ...
Optimizing Adidas’ Container Platform Using GitOps
Adidas recently discussed how they evolved their platform configuration towards a GitOps-based setup. In a series of blog posts, Adidas elaborated on the utilization of GitOps in their container platform and how they plan to introduce improvements in t...
Improving GitHub Deployments with Merge Queue
Recently, Github talked about how they use merge queues for implementing code updates at GitHub. Merge queues have been developed and scaled to manage over 30,000 pull requests, alongside the corresponding 4.5 million CI executions, for GitHub.com. By ...
Vitess Version 19 Released: Ends Support for MySQL 5.7, Improves MySQL Compatibility
Recently, Vitess launched its latest stable release v19. The highlights of this update include metrics for monitoring stream consolidations, improved query compatibility with MySQL for multi-table delete operations, support for incremental backups, and...
Oracle Announces Oracle Cloud Native 1.8, Supports ARM and Kubernetes 1.28
The Oracle Linux team recently announced the release of Oracle Cloud Native Environment 1.8, a scalable Kubernetes distribution designed for deploying containerized applications in both public cloud environments and on-premise setups. This release incl...
GitHub Announces Upgrade to Action Runners with 4-vCPU, 16 GiB Memory
GitHub recently announced an enhancement to their GitHub Actions-hosted runners. Moving forward, workflows from public repositories on Linux or Windows that utilize GitHub's default labels will be executed on the new 4-vCPU runners. By Aditya Kulkarni
Cloudflare Recaps Thanksgiving 2023 Incident and Response Actions
On Thanksgiving Day 2023, Cloudflare detected a threat actor on their self-hosted Atlassian server. Their security team responded by removing access and initiating an investigation. CrowdStrike's Forensic team was brought in for an independent analysis...
GitLab Launches Browser-Based Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) Scan
GitLab has recently introduced a browser-based Dynamic Application Security Testing (DAST) feature in version 16.4 (or DAST 4.0.9). This development is part of GitLab's ongoing efforts to enhance browser-based DAST by integrating passive checks. The re...
AWS Announces Finch 1.0, an Open Source Client for Container Development
Recently, AWS announced the general availability of Finch, an open-source tool that aims to simplify container development on macOS. Finch allows users to build, run, and publish Linux containers on their macOS, and interact with container registries s...
Docker 4.22 Introduces Resource Saver and Improvements to Docker Compose
Docker Desktop 4.22 has been released, featuring the new Resource Saver functionality designed to reduce idle memory and CPU usage, ensuring optimal utilization of machine resources. Additionally, Docker Compose now supports the inclusion of subproject...