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IBM Launches Enterprise Advantage Service to Help Businesses Scale Agentic AI

  • Dean Marc
  • January 19, 2026
ARMONK, N.Y., Jan. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced IBM Enterprise Advantage, a first-of-its-kind asset-based consulting service that combines proven…
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What Is The Point In Making Points?

  • Dean Marc
  • November 26, 2025
Because, polygons, they are not. If your best architects and engineers spend more time debugging than designing, you do not have a talent issue — you have a debt issue. When architecture has…
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Embedded Swift Improvements Coming in Swift 6.3

  • aster.cloud
  • November 22, 2025
Embedded Swift is a subset of Swift that’s designed for low resource usage, making it capable of running on constrained environments like microcontrollers. Using a special compilation…
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Visual Studio 2026 is here: faster, smarter, and a hit with early adopters

  • aster.cloud
  • November 12, 2025
Dear developers, We’re thrilled to announce that Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available! This is a moment we’ve built side by side with you. Your feedback has helped shape this release…
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Introducing Google Gen AI .NET SDK

  • aster.cloud
  • October 24, 2025
Last year, we announced the Google Gen AI SDK as the new unified library for Gemini on Google AI (via the Gemini Developer API) and Vertex AI (via the Vertex AI…
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Julia 1.12 Highlights

  • aster.cloud
  • October 13, 2025
Julia version 1.12 has finally been released. We want to thank all the contributors to this release and all the testers who helped find regressions and issues in the pre-releases. Without you,…
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Development gets better with Age

  • aster.cloud
  • October 9, 2025
He has heard the whispers, “he is getting older, who will replace him?” People asking him with a straight face, “when will you retire?” After close to 25 years at Amazon, where each year has…
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The Growth of the Swift Server Ecosystem

  • aster.cloud
  • September 27, 2025
Nearly ten years ago, Swift was open sourced and an official runtime for Linux was released. I’ve been involved with Swift on the server since almost the very beginning, originally picking it…
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What is an ISV (independent software vendor)?

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  • August 27, 2025
​An ISV (independent software vendor) makes and sells software products that work with computer hardware, operating systems (OSes) or software platforms made by another company.An ISV…
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What is application migration? Examples and best practices

  • root
  • August 18, 2025
​Application migration is the process of moving an application program from one environment to another.Application migration is the process of moving an application program from one…
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What is an SBOM (software bill of materials)?

  • aster.cloud
  • July 2, 2025
​An SBOM (software bill of materials) is a detailed inventory of all components and software dependencies involved in the development and delivery of an application.An SBOM (software bill of…
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Apple supercharges its tools and technologies for developers to foster creativity, innovation, and design

  • Dean Marc
  • June 9, 2025
Access to the on-device Apple Intelligence model, large language model integration in Xcode, and an elegant new software design across Apple platforms give developers everything they need to…
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Just make it scale: An Aurora DSQL story

  • aster.cloud
  • May 29, 2025
At re:Invent we announced Aurora DSQL, and since then I’ve had many conversations with builders about what this means for database engineering. What’s particularly interesting isn’t just the…
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Notta vs Fireflies: Which AI Transcription Tool Deserves Your Attention in 2025?

  • aster.cloud
  • May 16, 2025
Picture this: You’re frantically typing during a critical strategy meeting, desperately trying to capture every insight while simultaneously attempting to, you know, actually…
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Nurturing Minds in the Digital Revolution

  • root
  • April 25, 2025
In the relentless quest for innovation and digital advancement, organizations often find themselves at a pivotal crossroads. Digital transformation promises cutting-edge efficiency and…
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Guide: Our top four AI Hypercomputer use cases, reference architectures and tutorials

  • aster.cloud
  • March 9, 2025
AI Hypercomputer is a fully integrated supercomputing architecture for AI workloads – and it’s easier to use than you think. In this blog, we break down four common use cases,…
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Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Claude Code

  • Dean Marc
  • February 25, 2025
Today, we’re announcing Claude 3.7 Sonnet1, our most intelligent model to date and the first hybrid reasoning model on the market. Claude 3.7 Sonnet can produce near-instant responses or…
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Why a decades old architecture decision is impeding the power of AI computing

  • aster.cloud
  • February 19, 2025
AI computing has a reputation for consuming epic quantities of energy. This is partly because of the sheer volume of data being handled. Training often requires billions or trillions of pieces…
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This Month in Julia World

  • aster.cloud
  • January 17, 2025
A monthly newsletter, mostly on julia internals, digestible for casual observers. A biased, incomplete, editorialized list of what I found interesting this month, with contributions from the…
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Google Summer of Code 2025 is here!

  • aster.cloud
  • January 17, 2025
Level up your coding skills in Google Summer of Code 2025 Get ready for the 2025 Google Summer of Code (GSoC) program! We started this adventure in 2005 and over the past 20 years we…
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Hiding in Plain Site: Attackers Sneaking Malware into Images on Websites

  • Dean Marc
  • January 16, 2025
PALO ALTO, Calif., January 16, 2025 — HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) today issued its latest Threat Insights Report, highlighting how threat actors are using malware kits and generative…
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Here’s why it’s important to build long-term cryptographic resilience

  • aster.cloud
  • December 24, 2024
The UN has proclaimed 2025 to be the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology — cryptographic security is more important than ever. The UN has proclaimed 2025 to be the…
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Best Cloud Platforms Offering Free Trials for Cloud Mastery

  • John Francis
  • December 23, 2024
Cloud computing never disappeared. It has and will always be there. But have we forgotten about it? I think not. This is why we need to maximise what these Cloud providers have offered for…
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IBM Selected as Official Fan Engagement and Data Analytics Partner for Scuderia Ferrari HP

  • Dean Marc
  • November 7, 2024
ARMONK, N.Y., Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced it has entered into a multi-year agreement with Ferrari S.p.A. to become the official Fan Engagement…
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Apple debuts iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max

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  • September 10, 2024
Powered by the A18 Pro chip and built for Apple Intelligence, the Pro lineup introduces larger display sizes, Camera Control, innovative pro camera features, and a huge leap in battery life…
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Apple introduces AirPods 4 and the world’s first all-in-one hearing health experience with AirPods Pro 2

  • Dean Marc
  • September 10, 2024
The new AirPods lineup includes a brand-new design for AirPods 4, a new array of colors for AirPods Max, and revolutionary Hearing Protection, Hearing Test, and Hearing Aid features for…
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The Best Friends for a Rustacean. Top Books in Learning Rust.

  • John Francis
  • August 25, 2024
We’ve gathered the best selling software engineering books to learn Rust. Recommended by many other developers and reviewers.  Rust is a new programming language that combines the…
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5 Books Every Beginner Programmer Should Read

  • aster.cloud
  • July 25, 2024
Starting to code can feel like a daunting task, but pairing courses with the right books can provide both hands-on skills and in-depth knowledge. To help you on this journey, we’ve curated a…
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Transforming the Developer Experience for Every Engineering Role

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  • July 14, 2024
In today’s fast-paced software development landscape, ambitious goals, complex technologies, and shifting priorities can lead to frustrated developer experience. However, the pressure to…
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5 reasons virtual machines still matter

  • aster.cloud
  • June 28, 2024
Containers are a vital technology for modern infrastructure, but virtual machines still have their place. Virtualization used to be a big deal. For a while, it was the primary way to run…
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What Is Infrastructure From Code?

  • aster.cloud
  • April 23, 2024
Maybe you’ve heard of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), which is the process of managing and provisioning computer data center resources (mostly but not entirely in the cloud) through…
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Strengthening Federal Cybersecurity: CISA, Zero Trust, And Google Workspace: Exclusive Sessions At Next ‘24

  • aster.cloud
  • March 31, 2024
The Federal IT landscape is undergoing a rapid shift toward stronger cybersecurity, driven by CISA’s Zero Trust Maturity Model v2.0. This model offers a roadmap for federal agencies…
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10 Cloud Development Gotchas To Watch Out For

  • aster.cloud
  • March 29, 2024
Cloud-based development has many advantages but some big downsides, too. Here are 10 reasons to think twice before developing, testing, or deploying your apps in the cloud. The benefits…
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Canonical Accelerates AI Application Development With NVIDIA AI Enterprise

  • aster.cloud
  • March 20, 2024
Charmed Kubernetes support comes to NVIDIA AI Enterprise Canonical’s Charmed Kubernetes is now supported on NVIDIA AI Enterprise 5.0. Organisations using Kubernetes deployments on Ubuntu…
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Intel and Biden Admin Announce up to $8.5 Billion in Direct Funding Under the CHIPS Act

  • Dean Marc
  • March 20, 2024
Proposed funding, coupled with an investment tax credit and eligibility for CHIPS Act loans, would help Intel advance American semiconductor manufacturing and technology leadership in the AI…
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Accelerate AI Development With Ubuntu And NVIDIA AI Workbench

  • aster.cloud
  • March 19, 2024
Canonical expands its collaboration with NVIDIA through NVIDIA AI Workbench. NVIDIA AI Workbench is supported across workstations, data centres, and cloud deployments. NVIDIA AI Workbench is…
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Why We Need Both Cloud Engineers And Cloud Architects

  • aster.cloud
  • March 19, 2024
Let’s clear up the confusion around the semantics of these critical roles. They offer a combo of strategic vision and on-the-ground development skills. Are you a cloud architect, engineer, or…
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Why We Need Both Cloud Engineers And Cloud Architects

  • aster.cloud
  • March 11, 2024
Cloud providers are becoming commoditized, so you have to be careful to determine where the best value lies. In the rapidly evolving landscape of IaaS cloud computing, public cloud providers…
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How To Fail At Platform Engineering

  • aster.cloud
  • March 11, 2024
A team of DevOps professionals working at DevOpsX had high expectations from the platform their organization just launched. The platform had promised to revolutionize workflows related to Git,…
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Zain KSA and Huawei Sign New Strategic Collaboration on 5.5G

  • Dean Marc
  • February 29, 2024
[Barcelona, Spain, February 29, 2024] At MWC Barcelona 2024, Zain KSA, the leading telecommunications and digital services provider in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, signed a memorandum of…
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IBM Report: Identity Comes Under Attack, Straining Enterprises’ Recovery Time From Breaches

  • Dean Marc
  • February 21, 2024
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today released the 2024 X-Force Threat Intelligence Index highlighting an emerging global identity…
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Five Key Things To Consider When Building A Cloud FinOps Team

  • aster.cloud
  • February 12, 2024
In today’s fast-paced business landscape, managing cloud costs efficiently has become crucial. To achieve this, organizations are increasingly turning to Cloud FinOps teams to optimize…
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How To Get Started With A Ruby On Rails Project – A Developer’s Guide

  • Dean Marc
  • January 27, 2024
In this guide you will be able to create a Ruby on Rails application for your development environment. These steps can also be used when deploying an application on a production environment…
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How To Get Started With Klaviyo – A Developer’s Guide

  • Dean Marc
  • January 27, 2024
Klaviyo is a software service that provides marketing capability to clients. It is designed for email automation, promotion, marketing campaigns and more. Its default form of communication is…
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5 Ways Platform Engineers Can Help Developers Create Winning APIs

  • aster.cloud
  • January 25, 2024
Modern applications demand developers to build APIs that handle intricate features, deliver lightning-fast performance, and materialize in record time. As platform engineers, you are the…
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Simplify Speech Analytics With BigQuery, Powered By Vertex AI

  • aster.cloud
  • January 14, 2024
Businesses generate massive amounts of speech data every day, from customer calls to product demos to sales pitches. This data can transform your business by improving customer satisfaction,…
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Microsoft Releases Azure Migrate Assessment Tool For .NET Application

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  • January 14, 2024
AppCAT application and code assessment tool helps to identify issues .NET applications may have when moved to the Azure cloud. Microsoft has unveiled AppCAT, an Azure Migrate tool intended to…
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AI Agents Help Explain Other AI Systems

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  • January 14, 2024
MIT researchers introduce a method that uses artificial intelligence to automate the explanation of complex neural networks. Rachel Gordon | MIT…
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New Cloudflare Report Shows Organizations Struggle to Identify and Manage Cybersecurity Risks of APIs

  • Dean Marc
  • January 9, 2024
Insights reveal that while APIs account for the majority of Internet traffic, they remain largely unsecured San Francisco, CA, January 9, 2024 – Cloudflare, Inc. (NYSE: NET),…
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FinOps From The Field: Cloud Cost Forecasting

  • aster.cloud
  • January 8, 2024
Cloud computing has become an essential part of many businesses and, as a Technical Account Manager, I have seen firsthand how cloud computing can help businesses save money and improve their…
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You Should Be Worried About Cloud Squatting

  • aster.cloud
  • January 5, 2024
Just when you thought you knew all the ways hackers could access your data on a public cloud, a new threat has emerged. Luckily, the fixes are manageable. Most security issues in the cloud can…
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