
AWS Dynamic Inventory in Ansible Automation Platform: aws_ec2 Plugin Best Practices
Table of Contents The problem with a static AWS inventory Quick CLI demo: the plugin in 30 seconds Anatomy of the aws_ec2.yml file Getting hostnames …

Book Review: RAG from First Principles
Author: Jia Huang I picked up RAG from First Principles because I’m fascinated by the potential of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems …

New MCPA Certification from Linux Foundation, Plus Up to 40% Off Training
MCP Just Got Its First Official Certification If you’ve been anywhere near agentic AI development this year, you’ve run into MCP. Model …

CKNE Is Here: A New Kubernetes Certification for Network Engineers
Introduction The Linux Foundation has opened the beta for a new certification: the Certified Kubernetes Network Engineer (CKNE). If CKA covers the …

PyTorch Conference North America 2026: 7 Tracks and a 40% Discount
PyTorch Conference North America 2026 - October 20-21, San Jose After KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America and AGNTCon, the Linux Foundation is back …

AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe 2026: Discount Code for Amsterdam
TL;DR AGNTCon + MCPCon Europe 2026 runs September 17-18 in Amsterdam, focused on agentic AI systems and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). …

Liquid-Cooled SSDs in the Age of AI: From Thermal Limits to System-Level Value
As the power density of AI and HPC systems continues to rise, liquid cooling is moving from a high-end option to a default architecture. GPUs and CPUs …

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026: Discount Code Inside
TL;DR KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2026 runs November 9-12 in Salt Lake City. There’s 30% off 20% off current pricing on Individual …

OceanBase Hours Singapore: Why the Database Is Becoming the Foundation of the AI Data Platform
AI Doesn’t Just Need More Data. It Needs Fresher Data. At OceanBase Hours in Singapore this week, the conversation kept circling back to one …

Sudo for Beginners: Run Linux Commands with Elevated Privileges Safely
Introduction If you have spent any time on a Linux system, you have probably typed sudo before a command without really thinking about why. sudo …

AGNTCon + MCPCon Japan 2026: Discount Code
TL;DR AGNTCon + MCPCon Japan 2026 runs September 10-11 in Tokyo, covering agentic AI systems and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). There’s 25%+ …

Book Review: Practical LLM Evaluation for Production Systems
Authors: Ammar Mohanna, Indrajit Kar, Zonunfeli Ralte Publisher: Packt I picked up Practical LLM Evaluation for Production Systems because evaluation …
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