New research released today from Databricks shows how its GEPA (Generative Evolutionary Prompt Adaptation) technique improves prompt optimization by an order of magnitude. venturebeat.com/ai/the-usd10...

There's more than one Linux certification for IT pros to consider... @networkworld.bsky.social www.networkworld.com/article/4060...

“Networking has gone through several inflection points,” Barun Kar CEO of Upscale told @networkworld.bsky.social . “We feel there is an inflection point happening right now as we speak, driven by AI..." www.networkworld.com/article/4060...

Microsoft Fabric is now in use by 80% of the Fortune 500 and now it's getting even more powerful with graph database tech. venturebeat.com/data-infrast...

Sure you can do QA for AI code inside of AI tools, but do you trust it? There are a lot of tools for doing AI code review, including CodeRabbit. How do you choose and figure out what's best? venturebeat.com/ai/with-vibe...

I set up my first Oracle database in the late 1980's and here we are in 2025 and the company today is more relevant than ever before and AI is a big reason. venturebeat.com/data-infrast...

Airflow isn't the only open-source data orchestration platform...Kestra 1.0 just dropped and it's taking a declarative approach at changing enterprise data workflows. venturebeat.com/data-infrast...

My favorite #Linux distro just got even better with Linux Mint 22.2 'Zara' - what's new zdnet.com/article/my-f... via @zdnet.bsky.social and @sjvn.bsky.social The new @linuxmint.bsky.social can't boast much in the way of new features, but it does come with many modest, attractive improvements.

Space is the 'final' frontier for data centers... “Through the years, a limiting resource for the research community on the space station was the transfer of data and near real-time data analysis..." www.datacenterknowledge.com/next-gen-dat...

Lots to like for networking teams in Kubernetes 1.34 “What keeps Kubernetes moving isn’t the perfect winds, but the will of our sailors who adjust the sails, man the helm, chart the courses and keep the ship steady..” @networkworld.bsky.social www.networkworld.com/article/4048...

A Joyous Skynet Day, my AI colleagues.

Anthropic's Claude Chrome browser extension rolls out - how to get early access www.zdnet.com/article/anth... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Want to use Anthopic Claude #AI in tandem with Chrome? You can apply to give it a try. But there are security & privacy concerns with it.

Just days after Gartner’s stock plummeted 50% on warnings of slowing enterprise technology purchases, Snowflake delivered a resounding counter-narrative. Enterprises aren’t pulling back on data infrastructure. They’re doubling down. venturebeat.com/data-infrast...

Essedum Release 1.0 is an open-source platform designed specifically to accelerate AI integration in networking. @networkworld.bsky.social www.networkworld.com/article/4047...

"The data finally proves that you don't have to sacrifice your community to build a legendary business," Matthew Trifiro, founder of COSSA and co-author of the report, told me. "Venture funding acts as a powerful catalyst, not a compromise." www.itprotoday.com/software-dev...

The Linux Foundation is now home to another database ..this time it's the new open source DocumentDB and it could be a major disruption to the market (in a very good way..) venturebeat.com/data-infrast...

The air is hissing out of the overinflated AI balloon theregister.com/2025/08/25/o... via @theregister.com & @sjvn.bsky.social Instead of blowing up, the #AI balloon may slowly expire.

This is a serious issue - not just for Linux, but all code bases.

Network needs & specifications have changed over the decades, but one particular issue is inevitably a common root cause... “It always seems to be a problem with the cabling,” Mark Mullins, a founding member of Fluke Networks, told @networkworld.bsky.social www.networkworld.com/article/4043...

Just published on FOSS Force: Newelle: The AI Helper App for Linux fossforce.com/2025/08/newe...

Sad. But true.

Data catalogs evolve from search tools to business problem-solvers venturebeat.com/data-infrast...

Why NYSE's data streaming performance jump matters more than speed: It's about AI-ready architecture @venturebeat.com venturebeat.com/data-infrast...

Why #Perplexity is going after Google Chrome - and yes, it's serious zdnet.com/article/why-... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social The courts are likely to force #Google to sell #Chrome to someone, which may spark a bidding war.

Is zero trust a bust? At the DEF CON conference, researchers from AmberWolf provided a scathing report on the state of zero trust, claiming that instead of 'never trust, always verify,' actual ZTNA tech always trusts and never verifies. @networkworld.bsky.social www.networkworld.com/article/4039...

The legendary @hdm.io was @defcon.bsky.social this year (of course!) and revealed some critical challenges in widely used SSH protocol and provider recommendations on how to make it better. @networkworld.bsky.social www.networkworld.com/article/4038...

Debian 13 arrives with major updates for Linux users - what's new in 'Trixie' zdnet.com/article/debi... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social n Debian, the grandpappy of desktop #Linux distros, latest release is looking darn good.

Surprise! Even in the modern cloud/SASE era of network security there is still a very real need for a tabletop firewall “There’s a lot of things that cloud can’t protect. Ryan Poutre, director of product management, network security, at WatchGuard told @networkworld.bsky.social

“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” -- George Orwell

Data doesn’t just magically appear in the right place for enterprise analytics or AI, it has to be prepared and directed with data pipelines. Google Cloud now has agentic AI tools that will make it a whole lot easier.. venturebeat.com/data-infrast...

“In the two years since I’ve been here, we’ve pretty much revitalized and brought out new products across the portfolio,” Donatelli told @networkworld.bsky.social . “So we are innovating at a very rapid rate.” www.networkworld.com/article/4034...

venturebeat.com/ai/hard-won-... How to use AI powered coding tools for enterprise success: Key Lessons from Intuit Mailchimp's vibe coding experience

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is growing its roster of GA serverless databases today - with the debut of Amazon DocumentDB Serverless. as it turns out it's really good fit for agentic AI too. venturebeat.com/data-infrast...

I've been writing on Informatica for well over a decade. It's remarkable to see how AI-powered features are making a difference in enterprise data operations venturebeat.com/data-infrast...

“One of the most surprising findings was a significant shift in developer preferences for AI compared to previous years, while most developers use AI, they like it less and trust it less this year..." venturebeat.com/ai/stack-ove...

"In the modern cloud world ... the complexity of different cloud providers’ services has made it difficult to define infrastructure in a way that’s portable across providers. It’s a challenge that new startup FluidCloud is aiming to solve," writes @techjournalist.bsky.social

Pure bandwidth throughput isn't the only thing that matters -Lots of really interesting latency/traffic optimization tech in Broadcom Tomahawk Ultra. “Our goal here was to have something that could exceed InfiniBand with standard Ethernet..." www.networkworld.com/article/4022...

"Everybody already uses NetBox because of the open source dynamic; there are hundreds of thousands of installs out there of the software which affords us a vantage point that’s really unique ...” www.networkworld.com/article/4021...

Open-source skills can save your career when AI comes knocking www.zdnet.com/article/the-... via @zdnet.bsky.social & @sjvn.bsky.social Yes, the tech job market is going to look radically different in the next few years, but with #AI and #opensource skills, you'll do just fine

AI job replacement: Is the apocalypse coming for IT work? www.spiceworks.com/it-careers/a... by @sjvn.bsky.social Nope. But we, both as employers and employees, will need to come to terms with a new, challenging job market. #AI

Your jump from Windows 10 to Linux gets easier with KDE Plasma 6.4 www.zdnet.com/article/your... by @sjvn.bsky.social The new #Linux #KDE desktop is looking mighty fine.

I'm a command line guy always have been. Seeing more power come to my terminal (and oh yeah for free too?!) is awesome. “To be very clear, for the vast majority of developers, Gemini CLI will be completely free of charge.." venturebeat.com/ai/google-is...

Federal agencies have spent the past 18 months piecing together this complex #MoneyLaundering web. And now they’re ready to announce seizure of a few hundred million from industrial scale #PigButchering #scams. You can almost hear the bacon sizzling. In #SBBlogwatch, we grab the lettuce and tomato:

Group originally tasked with bringing Ethernet to metro and carrier deployments has expanded over the years to handle SASE, NaaS and now AI too. Today it's got a new name to reflect that expansion. www.networkworld.com/article/4011...

Never.Bet.Against.Ethernet. www.networkworld.com/article/4006...

There's a lot of opportunity (andd $$) to made in Networking-as-a-Service www.networkworld.com/article/4006...

Building agents isn't enough. Enterprise need to be able to measure, evaluate and improve them and that takes some...TAO. @venturebeat.com venturebeat.com/ai/why-most-...

The cloud financial management landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift as organizations grapple with increasingly complex technology stacks that extend beyond traditional public cloud infrastructure. www.itprotoday.com/ops-and-more...

Just now • Visible to anyone on or off LinkedIn NETGEAR yeah that Netgear the same one you see in the store..is gearing up to take on the tough challenge of security for SMEs www.networkworld.com/article/4002...

There's more to networking protocols than just Ethernet and Infiniband - Intel's Omni-Path lives on Cornelis Networks, which is out today with a new 400G option with some big numbers. www.networkworld.com/article/4001...