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Beyond the Breach: Proactive Defense in the Age of Advanced Threats

Michael Brunton-Spall discusses some of the most advanced attacks that are in the public domain, mostly attributed in public by commercial organizations.

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Architecture & Design

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Improving Developer Experience Using Automated Data CI/CD Pipelines

Noémi Ványi, Simona Pencea discuss a code and data branching strategy that basically allows your data to follow your code.

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AI, ML & Data Engineering

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Efficient Resource Management with Small Language Models (SLMs) in Edge Computing

Small Language Models (SLMs) bring AI inference to the edge without overwhelming the resource-constrained devices. In this article, author Suruchi Shah dives into how SLMs can be used in edge computing applications for learning and adapting to patterns in real-time, reducing the computational burden and making edge devices smarter.

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Trends in Engineering Leadership: Observability, Agile Backlash, and Building Autonomous Teams

In this podcast Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods spoke to Chris Cooney about emerging trends in software engineering such as the backlash against "Agile" practices, the growing importance of observability and people-focused metrics, and strategies for aligning teams around common goals while still preserving their autonomy.

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Proactive Approaches to Securing Linux Systems and Engineering Applications

Maintaining a strong security posture is challenging, especially with Linux. An effective approach is proactive and includes patch management, optimized resource allocation, and effective alerting.

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The History of Fire Escapes

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Tanya Reilly looks at what can be learned from real world fire codes about expecting failure and designing for it.

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Tanya Reilly is a principal engineer at Squarespace, working on infrastructure and reliability.

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