Greetings and welcome to our "Wisdom of the Cloud" newsletter, with a special edition titled "August Odyssey: Exploring Uncharted Territories of Cloud Native". As we enter the month of August, we set sail on an adventure in the ever-evolving domain of cloud native computing. Just like explorers, we are shaping the cloud ecosystem, discovering new and exciting opportunities while overcoming challenges. We are grateful for your participation in this journey, as your engagement, ideas, and contributions are the driving forces behind our innovative progress into unexplored territories. Thank you for being a part of this expedition!

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Executive compensation 

Dive into the intricacies of executive compensation with this insightful article from Andreessen Horowitz, covering everything from stock options to compensation benchmarking, and learn how to craft a competitive offer that balances cost, consistency, and the unique challenges of attracting top talent in a competitive market.

Gelling your engineering leadership team

Dive into this insightful piece on how to gel your engineering leadership team, offering a comprehensive guide on diagnosing conflicts, setting clear values, and establishing effective team structures to foster a harmonious and productive environment.

How to do great work
Immerse yourself in Paul Graham's profound exploration of the nature of great work, offering invaluable insights on choosing the right field, the power of curiosity, consistency, and the role of intellectual honesty in achieving genuinely remarkable outcomes.

CNCF ECOSYSTEM PULSE: LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

How we combined OpenTelemetry traces with Prometheus metrics to build a powerful alerting mechanism

Discover how to combine OpenTelemetry traces with Prometheus metrics to build a powerful alerting mechanism, a testament to the power of open-source collaboration and creative problem-solving in delivering efficient and impactful solutions.

Using Kyverno with Pod Security Admission

Uncover how to enhance your Kubernetes security by using Kyverno in conjunction with Pod Security Admission, offering a deep dive into the practical applications of these tools and how they can work together to provide a more robust and flexible security framework.

Plaid: pain-free deployments at global scale

Learn how Plaid, the engine behind the world's most successful fintech applications, leverages cloud-native technologies like Linkerd to enable hundreds of pain-free deployments daily at a global scale, ensuring seamless, secure, and reliable data exchange between financial institutions.

Kubeflow brings MLOps to the CNCF Incubator

Kubeflow has been accepted into the CNCF Incubator, marking a significant milestone for this open-source, community-driven project that brings Machine Learning Operations (MLOps) to Kubernetes and how it's shaping the future of distributed machine learning in popular frameworks.

Cloud Native Computing Foundation announces graduation of CRI-O

Join us in celebrating the graduation of CRI-O, a secure and performant Container Runtime Interface (CRI) implementation for Kubernetes, from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation, marking a significant milestone in providing users with a simple and clear container manager for cloud-native workloads.

From IP to identity: making cattle out of pets in cloud native

Embark on a journey from IP to identity in this insightful piece, exploring how cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes and Cilium transform how we manage infrastructure, turning 'pets' into 'cattle' and revolutionizing the concept of identity in systems programming.

Networking reception: Cloud Native Computing Foundation at Google Next

Connect with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) During our evening reception at Google Next! The reception will take place on August 29 from 6:30-8:30pm PT at The Howard in San Francisco. RSVP at the link and we'll see you there!

TECH DIVE: IN-DEPTH TECHNICAL ARTICLES

The case for using Rust in MLOps

Discover why Rust is becoming a solid alternative to Python for MLOps, offering superior performance, package management, and energy efficiency, mainly when used in conjunction with GitHub Copilot, in this comprehensive guide that might convince you to make the switch.

A half-hour to learn Rust

Embark on a swift and engaging journey to master the Rust programming language, a tool designed for performance and safety, in just half an hour with this comprehensive guide.

What you don't know about application performance

Dive into this insightful ACM article to discover unconventional yet effective methods of predicting program performance and capacity planning without needing full-scale benchmarking.

Interesting learning from outages - real-world engineering challenges

Explore the latest edition of 'Real-World Engineering Challenges' from The Pragmatic Engineer, where you'll delve into intriguing case studies of outages at Adevinta, GitHub, and Reddit and learn valuable lessons on system resilience, disaster recovery, and infrastructure debt.

Writing CSS in 2023: Is it any different than a few years ago?

Discover how the landscape of CSS has evolved in 2023 with this Smashing Magazine article exploring new features, techniques, and the impact of these changes on how we write CSS, from color functions to user preference queries.

Create an advanced search engine with PostgreSQL

Unleash the power of PostgreSQL to create your advanced search engine, exploring full-text search capabilities, relevancy boosters, typo-tolerance, and faceted search in this comprehensive guide from Xata.

ChatGPT and Crunchbase API: How to create a plugin from scratch

Embark on a step-by-step tutorial to create a ChatGPT plugin from scratch, leveraging the Crunchbase Basic APIs to extend the capabilities of ChatGPT, and learn how to customize and enhance ChatGPT responses in this comprehensive guide by Diego Romero.

JWTs on a journey — sending JWT access tokens across APIs

Embark on a journey with JWTs across APIs in this comprehensive guide from The New Stack, exploring the intricacies of token-based authorization, the challenges of token lifetime and data adequacy, and the various token-sharing techniques to meet security requirements in complex cloud-native applications.

BEHIND THE SCENES: PROCESS AND PEOPLE NEWS

Navigating software engineering career ladders

Navigate the complex landscape of software engineering career ladders with this insightful guide, shedding light on the varying significance of 'senior' roles across different company sizes and stages and offering a fresh perspective on your career progression choices.

The new new moats

Explore the evolving landscape of competitive advantages in the tech industry with Greylock's 'The New New Moats,' a deep dive into how AI and open-source models reshape traditional business moats and create new opportunities for startups and established companies.

Survey reveals AI’s impact on the developer experience

Discover the transformative impact of AI on the developer experience, as revealed by a comprehensive survey conducted by GitHub, highlighting how AI tools enhance productivity, foster collaboration, and reshape performance metrics in the software development landscape.

Harness the power of generative AI for software development

Unlock the potential of generative AI in software development with this comprehensive guide from GitHub, offering insights into large language models, effective, prompt engineering, and practical tips for integrating AI into your coding workflow.

For the love of the game

Immerse yourself in this thought-provoking piece from dbt's Roundup, exploring the intersection of analytics engineering and game design and challenging the conventional approach to data storytelling with a fresh perspective that encourages interactive, non-linear experiences.

What is developer experience? A roundup of links and goodness

Delve into the essence of Developer Experience (DX) with this comprehensive roundup from RedMonk, exploring the importance of DX in creating an environment where developers can excel and offering a wealth of resources for further reading on this critical aspect of software development.

How platform teams get stuff done

Explore Martin Fowler's in-depth analysis of how platform teams can effectively collaborate with other teams during different phases of platform adoption, including migration, consumption, and evolution, offering valuable insights into each phase's best practices and potential pitfalls.

Monitoring is a pain

Join Mat Duggan in his candid exploration of the common pitfalls in monitoring and metrics as he argues that we're all doing it wrong and offers insightful suggestions for improving our approaches to logging, metrics, and tracing in this thought-provoking piece.

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