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Explore the ongoing debate about cloud vs. bare metal for startups and indie developers. Discover when cost-effective dedicated servers or hybrid strategies outweigh hyperscaler benefits.

Explore the trade-offs of using /etc/hosts versus DNS for internal name resolution in Infrastructure as Code environments, and understand why large-scale production applications still rely on robust DNS.

Uncover why Amazon.com often experiences degraded functionality during AWS outages, exploring its hybrid infrastructure and reliance on cloud services. Learn about the complex interplay between Amazon's retail and cloud divisions.

Explore the urgent migration strategies and diverse hypervisor alternatives organizations are adopting in response to Broadcom's significant VMware price hikes. Discover solutions from Hyper-V and Proxmox to cloud and containerization.

Explore innovative approaches to achieving true cloud-agnostic infrastructure, from AI-powered agents defining requirements to universal declarative systems like NixOS, aiming to overcome vendor lock-in and simplify multi-cloud deployments.

Explore the ongoing debate about the AI bubble, distinguishing between a market correction and the technology's endurance. This analysis delves into valuation justifications, the survival prospects of key players, and AI's current capabilities.

Learn about the .space TLD outage, its impact on websites and email, and practical DNS troubleshooting steps like provider switching and NS record repropagation that helped users restore service.

A fiber cut caused radar and radio failures at Dallas airports, exposing critical infrastructure vulnerabilities. Explore the challenges of modernizing air traffic control, from analog vs. digital systems to ensuring robust infrastructure resilience.

Upcoming mandates will drastically shorten SSL certificate lifecycles to as little as 47 days by 2029. Explore essential strategies, automation tools like Terraform and Ansible, and new auditing services that leverage Certificate Transparency to manage renewals effectively and prevent costly expirations.

Uncover the persistent relevance of C and C++ as foundational languages powering embedded systems, cutting-edge scientific simulations, and critical global infrastructure, despite the rise of new alternatives.