.NET Aspire 9.4 Released with CLI GA, Interactive Dashboards, and Advanced Deployment Features

.NET Aspire 9.4 has been released as the latest minor version of the cloud-native application development stack, marking its most significant update to date. As reported by Microsoft, this release introduces a range of enhancements focused on developer experience, deployment automation, and deeper integration across cloud services and local environments.

Presentation: The Form of AI

Savannah Kunovsky, from IDEO's Emerging Tech Lab, discusses how integrating design thinking with engineering rigor is crucial for developing truly impactful AI and emerging technologies. She shares real-world examples, including an AI-powered EdTech venture, to illustrate how this approach leads to user-centered and successful innovations.

Grafana 12.1 Brings Built-in Diagnostics and Enhanced Alerting

Podcast: Sovereign Clouds, Hyperscalers and European Alternatives: InfoQ Dev Summit Munich 2025 Preview

In this podcast episode, speakers from the upcoming InfoQ Dev Summit Munich 2025 tackle the practical challenges facing European developers caught between regulatory pressures and technological realities. The panel discusses trade-offs between using US cloud providers versus emerging European alternatives, exploring cloud-agnostic architecture strategies and the implications of data sovereignty.

Article: Backend FinOps: Engineering Cost-Efficient Microservices in the Cloud

Backend FinOps integrates financial discipline into microservices, crucial for cutting cloud costs. Challenges such as resource fragmentation and cold starts underscore the need for intelligent design, effective language choice, robust tagging, and automation. Implementing FinOps via IaC, CI/CD checks, and dynamic autoscaling (e.g., Karpenter) ensures sustained efficiency.