Anjuli Vivian Atwal's Blog – July 2011 Archive (2)

Live streaming of Oscon 2011

Oscon 2011 is just days away from happening. For some of you, attending Oscon may not be an option. It's possible that you have other obligations, don't have a budget for it, or even don't know much about it. Well have no fear, this year Oscon 2011 will be streaming live on Codetown via the group Oscon 2011. For those of you who are curious about it, take some time to watch an hour or so. Anyone who really wanted to attend…

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Added by Anjuli Vivian Atwal on July 21, 2011 at 10:37am — No Comments

O'Reilly Oscon now features Java

The annual open source convention, simply known as Oscon, has come around for its 13th year and this year it features Oscon Java. Oscon is where developers, innovators, businesspeople, and investors come together to change everyday business practices and thinking. It's a technical conference that covers a range of open source, from Linux and MySQL to middleware and cloud computing as well as anything in between.

 

Oscon is designed to provide informative tutorials, activities,…

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Added by Anjuli Vivian Atwal on July 19, 2011 at 1:36pm — No Comments

Happy 10th year, JCertif!

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InfoQ Reading List

Presentation: AI Agents & LLMs: Scaling the Next Wave of Automation

The panelists demystify AI agents and LLMs. They define agentic AI, detail architectural components, and share real-world use cases and limitations. The panel explores how AI transforms the SDLC, addresses concerns about accuracy and bias, and discusses the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and future predictions for AI's impact.

By Govind Kamtamneni, Hien Luu, Karthik Ramgopa, Srini Penchikala

Figma's $300,000 Daily AWS Bill Highlights Cloud Dependency Risks

Figma's IPO filing reveals a staggering $300,000 daily spend on AWS, totaling $100 million annually, or 12% of its $821 million revenue. The company's deep reliance on AWS exposes it to significant risks, including potential outages and policy changes. This highlights the critical dilemma for tech firms: balancing the benefits of cloud agility with rising costs and vendor lock-in challenges.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers

Presentation: Inflection Points in Engineering Productivity as Amazon Grew 30x

Carlos Arguelles discusses pivotal inflection points throughout Amazon's monumental growth. He explains how significant operational crises, exponential engineer growth, and market shifts drove crucial investments in engineering productivity and foundational infrastructure, offering valuable lessons for senior developers and leaders.

By Carlos Arguelles

Podcast: Mandy Gu on Generative AI (GenAI) Implementation, User Profiles and Adoption of LLMs

In this podcast, Mandy Gu from Wealthsimple discusses how to establish AI programs in organizations and implement Generative AI (GenAI) initiatives, and the relationship between user profiles and adoption of LLMs.

By Mandy Gu

Article: Ceph RBD Turns 15: A Story of Open Source Creation

Fifteen years ago, Ceph RBD began as a community-driven idea that grew into essential infrastructure powering today's cloud platforms. This insider story from Yehuda Sadeh-Weinraub reveals how two developers started a distributed storage that now supports OpenStack and Kubernetes through transparent, collaborative development.

By Yehuda Sadeh-Weinraub

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