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Writer at The New Stack/SDxCentral. Former Editor-in-Chief at eWEEK. Covering/analyzing IT business/innovation since 1995. I straighten spin. Tweets are my own.
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Why the need for humans won’t disappear in the age of autonomous databases
Why the need for humans won't disappear in the age of autonomous databases sponsor-percona,sponsored-event-coverage, The promise of fully autonomous systems — databases that manage, heal, and optimize themselves amid rapidly increasing data stores — is tantalizing to CTOs. But as Percona co-founder Vadim Tkachenko explained to The New Stack last week, the reality is far more nuanced: While automation is indeed transforming the data landscape, the human element remains not only relevant but...
Percona celebrates 20th birthday with new foundation — and a goat cake
Percona, which makes a popular open-source database-as-a-service (DBaaS), celebrated its 20th birthday this week with a rebrand, a new supporting non-profit foundation – and a birthday cake shaped like a goat. The event was held here in Mountain View, California, at the Computer History Museum, and the GOAT (Greatest Of All Time) cake was the star of the show, implying that open-source DBs are the greatest in the IT business.
JFrog report recaps a tumultuous year in supply chain security
Calendar year 2025 not only broke records for code package proliferation; it also redefined the foundational architecture of the software supply chain. Bad actors then turned this into a high-value target. For CISOs and security professionals, the structural shifts driven by AI are forcing a reckoning: the security perimeter is no longer just the code they write or the open-source dependencies they pull. It’s now the vast, ungoverned realm of AI models and agentic development tools themselves.
Temporal hits 3,000 paying customers with its crash-proof workflow engine
If you work the high wire at a circus, you’d better have a net down below if you want to continue in that line of business. Likewise, if you have an IT system that’s producing night and day for you and your clients, you should have complete protection if a slip-up or security breach happens – whether it affects one customer or 5 million.
Temporal reveals serverless option for its Durable Execution platform
Temporal reveals serverless option for its Durable Execution platform sponsor-temporal,sponsored,sponsored-post, We’ve all dreamed at one point or another about having safety guards on everything we do — such as keeping erratic drivers away in city traffic, avoiding illnesses, and making sure the food we eat doesn’t make us sick. Now there are real-time guardrails in software development that ensure all code works and doesn’t crash, no matter its state.
Reinventing PostgreSQL for the Next Generation of Apps
Enterprises don’t modernize databases casually. They do it when latency becomes a business liability, when global uptime is non-negotiable, when licensing pressure grows unbearable and when developers need to move faster than procurement cycles allow. Increasingly, these factors are pushing organizations to PostgreSQL as a replacement for costly incumbents, such as Oracle and SAP.
Right-Sizing AI for the Edge: Power, Models and Security
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — At Edge Impulse’s recent panel discussion on Edge AI, three industry leaders shared their views on the opportunities and challenges of deploying AI closer to where data is created. Moderated by The New Stack’s founder and publisher Alex Williams, the panel featured Margherita Ferragatta, CEO of IDT Solution; Sean Varley, chief evangelist for Ampere Computing; and Aniket Ponkshe, head of Software Partnerships at Canonical.
JFrog Maps Strategy for AI-Driven Development Future
The world of software development is a relentless treadmill that constantly accelerates to meet the demands of enterprise users. Within this rapid evolution, the role of high-level strategy — looking beyond the immediate horizon to anticipate what’s next — becomes paramount, especially in very competitive markets.
JFrog Upgrades AI Tooling, Governance To Speed up Software Delivery
Artificial intelligence is no longer a mere curiosity inside enterprise developer stacks — it’s becoming the nervous system of how software gets built, secured and released. JFrog, long known as a pioneer in artifact and release management, is now betting that enterprises will need not only more powerful AI tools, but also frameworks for trust, governance and control.
How Snowflake Redefined Its Data Stack With an AI-First Strategy
At last week’s Snowflake Summit in San Francisco, CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy and SVP of Products Christian Kleinerman laid out a broad AI-first strategy that redefines Snowflake from an industry-leading data warehouse provider to a full-spectrum data and AI management platform capable of mobilizing business across silos and industries. “This is the most significant technological moment we’ve seen in two decades,” Ramaswamy told tech reporters. “And we’re evolving to reflect that.” Snowflake’s mission?
AI PCs Finally Get Their Killer App: Floating AR Desktop
There aren’t many companies that can say this, but it’s true: Sightful is sitting squarely at the intersection of augmented reality, next-gen PCs, and the coming AI-powered productivity wave. The company has launched Spacetop for Windows, a software-only version of its signature AR workspace laptop.
Code Fast, Crash Hard: The Million-Dollar Quality Crisis
In the constant race to ship software faster, quality is increasingly being left behind, and the consequences could be catastrophic. According to the inaugural 2025 Quality Transformation Report, released this week by test and automation software maker Tricentis, nearly two-thirds of global organizations are at significant risk of a software outage within the next 12 months due to the widespread deployment of untested code.
Proliferation of cloud native apps requires fast toolsets
Sponsored feature At this time, the most important trend involving AI development in cloud native environments is around the rapidly multiplying integrations of AI/ML workloads with cloud native architectures and practices, also known as Cloud Native AI or AI-Native Cloud.
Gemini 2.5 Pro: Google's Coding Genius Gets an Upgrade
Google this week rolled out an updated Gemini 2.5 Pro model with what it describes as “significantly enhanced coding capabilities” for developers. The search and web services giant enabled early access to Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview (I/O Edition) ahead of its planned debut May 20 at Google I/O. Based on feedback obtained from developers during testing, this new model ostensibly has a deeper understanding of code paired with high-end reasoning capabilities.
Nutanix Unveils Major Platform Expansions at .NEXT 2025
At its .NEXT 2025 conference this week in Washington, D.C., Nutanix introduced a set of new products and services that carry its “Run Anything Anywhere” corporate banner into some new use cases. Involving next-gen infrastructure, containerized applications, and AI-powered enterprise workflows, these additions to the Nutanix catalog demonstrate the company’s move from a mere hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) provider to a broader platform enabler for distributed, scalable IT operations.
Pulumi's New Internal Developer Platform Accelerates Cloud Infrastructure Delivery
At its user conference today, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider Pulumi introduced Pulumi IDP, an internal developer platform (IDP) designed to speed up cloud software delivery while embedding security and governance from the get-go.
JFrog Sounds Alarm on Crypto-Stealing Python Package
JFrog’s security team is advising its customers and the public to be aware of a recent supply chain attack involving a malicious Python package named “ccxd python m-exe – futures” that mimics the popular “ccxt” cryptocurrency exchange trading package and can cause widespread damage. The ccxt library is a collection of available crypto exchanges or exchange classes. Each class implements the public and private API for a particular crypto exchange.
Hyperscaler cloud firewalls (again!) fail to meet basic security standards
CyberRatings.org, the independent non-profit organization dedicated to putting confidence into cybersecurity product quality, perhaps can be likened to one of those little “conscience cherubs” who whispers in a cloud provider‘s ear, imploring it to do the right thing when it comes to maintaining cybersecurity services. It’s apparent, however, that some companies aren’t paying full attention to some good advice.
How genAI is powering up the cloud for 80% of enterprises
Like just about everything else in the IT business, cloud computing is seeing a rejuvenation of software and support in 2025, driven by the fast-growing deployment of generative artificial intelligence (AI) (generative artificial intelligence (genAI)). Businesses are witnessing notable improvements in performance as their own applications and cloud providers integrate new bots and AI-based infrastructure to smooth inefficiencies and aid developers in building new services.
How SASE remediates remote work access issues
Virtual private networks (VPNs) have been a conventional solution for enterprise system remote access, but their architecture isn’t optimal for a fully – or even partially – distributed workforce. VPN infrastructure has always had capacity limitations, leading to performance degradation when concurrent connections exceed these thresholds.
Java Modernizes: New Tools for AI and Quantum Age
Ever since Sun Microsystems open sourced Java in 2006, innovation has flowed out of its loyal and creative development community. Current Java corporate caretaker Oracle has maintained the tradition it inherited in the 2010 acquisition of Sun with the release of Java 24 (Oracle JDK 24) at JavaOne 2025 earlier this month.
Is universal ZTNA worth a SASE upgrade?
There are few everyday things more uncomfortably awkward than seeing an acquaintance you haven’t seen in a long while, approaching them for a hug or handshake, then getting a fist bump shoved at you instead (“Whoops!”). It’s all about alignment; if you both had been on the same page, a much more comfortable greeting would have occurred. Same thing with IT.
Nvidia pushes beyond data centers to ‘AI factories’
SAN JOSE, California – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote at this week’s GTC 2025 event promised a future where artificial intelligence (AI) fundamentally reshapes business operations, moving beyond incremental improvements to a completely new production model.
How to channel multivendor SASE into next-gen NetOps
Despite what IT hardware and software companies claim, modern enterprise networks aren’t getting any easier to stand up and maintain. Distributed workforces, cloud migration, and the proliferation of IoT devices have stretched conventional network architectures tremendously.
Future-proofing an enterprise network
Where all IT network functions come to a single, next-gen management control point is where you most likely find network administrators smiling instead of sweating. No longer must they bounce around from screen to screen and function to function trying to find the origin of a blockage and get the solution. In a unified control system everything is laid right out in front of them so they can see exactly where the pain point is, making it much easier and faster to determine a remedy.
Fintech Partnership Streamlines Banking Data Integrations đ
Making Glyue app available in Docusignâs developer platform helps banks reduce the time and cost associated with building integrations from scratch. Article by Chris J. Preimesberger SAN FRANCISCO â In the highly competitive sector of specialized financial IT, innovation is not just a market advantage, itâs a mandate.
Kubiya Unveils Industry's First AI 'Teammate' for Autonomous Kubernetes Ops
AI-powered DevOps tools can speed the development process by automating tedious tasks that developers often find burdensome, such as compliance checks, testing, and infrastructure management. This enables developers to focus more of their time on the creative and engaging aspects of their work, leading to a better experience with AI integration from the outset. Tools that offer these features – and that actually work – are gold to enterprise developers.
Inside Docusign’s AI-Powered Agreement Management Platform
Business doesn’t get completed and people don’t get paid unless agreements are signed. Work may make the world go ’round, but business agreements enable the work to go ’round first. Docusign, which practically invented the global digital signature market, has grown into an international standard due to that innovation. But it has evolved beyond that.
2025 Trending Cloud Services: Industry-Specific and Serverless
Peering ahead at the universe of cloud services, there are several notable trends expected to configure the topography of IT in 2025.
Wi-Fi 7 adoption starting to get up to speed
It’s been four years since Wi-Fi 6 was released to general use, and the time now has arrived for the inevitable latest version of the all-important networking implement. Cisco recently announced Wi-Fi 7 access points (APs) for its customers, opening to the mainstream the new era of Wi-Fi with what it calls “a flexible foundation to future-proof workspaces.” But Cisco isn’t the first to provide Wi-Fi 7 APs. In fact, it has already been deployed in several use cases.
How a lesser-known IT integrator competes in the shark tank
When a company has the money to renovate an existing IT system or build a new one from scratch, the world of systems integrators and technology solutions providers becomes an important factor in how the business continues to compete. Lots of businesses know – or suspect – they don’t have the right people in house to do this work, so they need to find someone who does.
How a lesser-known IT integrator competes in the shark tank
When a company has the money to renovate an existing IT system or build a new one from scratch, the world of systems integrators and technology solutions providers becomes an important factor in how the business continues to compete. Lots of businesses know – or suspect – they don’t have the right people in house to do this work, so they need to find someone who does.
AWS, Nvidia grow their partnership to bolster genAI development
Remember when Microsoft and Intel were the two biggest names in IT development 25 years ago? While those two are still major players, there is no dynamic IT duo in the world right now larger than Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Nvidia. Cloud-native developers working with the two behemoth IT companies now have more options to deploy their work.
Purpose-built multicloud networking emerges as a new trend
In the age of “cloud everywhere,” where businesses increasingly rely on multiple cloud providers, purpose-built multicloud networking is no longer simply a luxury – it’s quickly becoming a necessity. Why? It’s mainly about agility and flexibility, which means avoiding vendor lock-in. Multicloud networking allows users to choose the best cloud services for specific needs without being tied to a single provider.
AWS unloads its usual ton of new tools at re:Invent 2024
Amazon Web Services unloaded its annual barrage of new development tools and services this week at re:Invent 2024 in Las Vegas, where Christmas came three weeks early for some people. Developers will unwrap a wonderland of new options due to what is now becoming available from the world’s largest cloud computing software provider.
The rising threat of online fraud: how to protect yourself
As AI moves into more companies, fraud scams and deepfake imaging becomes more realistic and harder to detect. Cybersecurity experts have pointed out the increasing influx of modern scams such as AI-powered phishing, clone emails, and gift-card fraud that use personal data to create highly convincing attacks. Understanding how these scams work is essential for CISOs and their teams to protect personal information, corporate data, and money.
Three Cloud Firewalls Fail to Meet Basic Expectations: A Critical Analysis by CyberRatings
Remember open-book tests in school? Those were assignments that students enjoyed doing because all the answers were right in front of them; all they needed to do was to look up the facts and copy them into the test. There are similar types of product tests in the IT world. In this case, we’re discussing a no-brainer-type test of cloud network firewalls that’s causing a stir of sorts.
Pulumi Centralizes Kubernetes Management with Native Tools
Judging by all the next-generation tools coming on the market this year, the management of Kubernetes definitely requires a great deal of simplification and security. There’s no question that administrative complexity in cloud management is a worrying factor for IT managers and developer teams. At KubeCon Salt Lake City 2024, cloud infrastructure software maker Pulumi today revealed its own new set of tools and features aimed at simplifying and securing Kubernetes deployments.
How enterprises can identify and control AI sprawl
Artificial intelligence (AI) is stomping into enterprises and reinventing business operations, but it brings a new set of challenges. Uncontrolled growth of AI applications – AI sprawl – can lead to significant issues for IT systems and the entire enterprise. Imagine multiple teams independently developing similar AI solutions, unaware of each other’s efforts.
Arm SVP defines his company's revised AI development approach
Processor designer Arm Holdings is integrating its compute platform directly into a new GitHub Copilot extension in a move designed to benefit the 20 million developers building on Arm using Github. The integration uses Copilot’s artificial intelligence (AI)-powered code suggestions to help developers write, test, and optimize code more efficiently on Arm’s development platform. The Arm Extension for GitHub Copilot will become available by the end of the year as part of the GitHub Marketplace.
Comparing/contrasting NaaS vs. network MSPs
The internet as a commercial and social enterprise began taking root and growing in the mid-1990s. Back then, all the components for data pipelines – traffic routers, cables, access points, switches, network cards, and storage nodes – were hardwired inside data centers. Application service providers (ASPs) in the late 1990s were the early providers of new internet-borne software apps made available by subscription.
The rise of the self-healing networks
Network reliability and performance are no longer merely technical advantages for enterprises – they have become business imperatives. Next-gen supply chains and increasing larger data loads now require improved networking performance in world markets. Enter self-healing AI, an innovation that empowers networks to adapt, optimize, and defend themselves autonomously, clearing the way for truly future-proof enterprise infrastructure.
Why companies should become aware of AI risk management
Artificial intelligence is the current shiny new object a lot of IT people are playing with to see if it can help their businesses become more profitable. But like any new technology, there are always questions about how it’s being used, how secure it is, and which use cases are best for it. WitnessAI is a San Mateo, Calif.-based startup that is concentrating on an aspect of internal-use AI that a lot of companies haven’t considered: How corporate data can be leaked by using AI tools incorrectly.
How legacy IT systems can hold your business back
Legacy IT infrastructure is like an old car: It might be your favorite, it might still run, but it’s inefficient, unreliable, and lacks the safety features of a newer model. While legacy IT systems may still be functional, they can hold a business back from reaching its full potential – especially if market competitors are busy upgrading their own systems.
Anyscale: New Optimized Runtime for Ray, Kubernetes Operator
Anyscale, the fast-emerging company behind the open source AI compute engine Ray, revealed a list of new products and services at its annual user conference in San Francisco earlier this week. Among them: An optimized Ray runtime, created in response to customer feedback, and a Kubernetes operator.
OpenAI's Realtime API Takes a Bow
SAN FRANCISCO — OpenAI, which at last count serves roughly 200 million users with its commercial ChatGPT bot, is branching out in the enterprise AI space. At its DevDay event here Tuesday, the company introduced four new versions of its application development product, led by a new public beta of its Realtime API. Realtime API allows developers to build applications that can have a back-and-forth conversation with an AI chatbot.
JFrog Launches Code-to-Runtime Security for Supply Chain Protection
Hackers are always searching for any soft spot they can find in a system to compromise it. Those deficiencies can surface at any stage of the software development cycle, from inception to deployment. JFrog, which makes the JFrog Software Supply Chain Platform, on Sept. 10 at the SwampUp2024 conference unveiled new capabilities to insert security at every stage of the software development process.
JFrog, GitHub Join Forces for Unified Runtime Security
Finding and using “common denominators” is a term we all learned early in our education. They signify something that provides a basis for comparison or connection, whether in mathematical operations or in understanding the relationships between different individuals or entities. DevSecOps software maker JFrog and GitHub, the world’s busiest code development platform, have determined some key common denominators that could prove to be a real plus for developers.
JFrog, Nvidia Hook up to Secure AI Systems at Scale
There’s nothing like having a $3 trillion company (Nvidia) as a close and valued partner. Think of having the biggest kid on your school football team as a best friend. At JFrog’s annual DevOps and security conference, SwampUp2024, the Sunnyvale, Calif.-based company revealed new integrations for Nvidia Inference Microservices (NIMs), an easy-to-use set of microservices designed to speed deployment of generative AI models across the cloud, data centers and workstations.
SUSE Combines StackState, Rancher for Kubernetes Observability
SUSE Linux is putting the staff and IP of a recent acquisition to work expediently. Following its June 2024 addition of full stack observability platform maker StackState, SUSE now has paved a fast path for developers to identify and solve problems within their containerized cloud-based environments with a new-gen observability platform. As of Sept.
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