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Zero Downtime Database Migrations with gh-ost: A Production Must-Have
In today’s always-on world, taking your production database offline for a schema change is often unacceptable. Even a few seconds of downtime can mean lost revenue, frustrated users, or broken services. This is especially true for large, heavily-trafficked MySQL databases.
Traditional ALTER TABLE operations in MySQL can be blocking, meaning they lock the table and prevent writes (and sometimes reads) for the duration of the operation. For big tables, this can take minutes or even hours.
AI and Kubernetes: What's the Big Deal?
You hear “AI” and “Kubernetes” thrown around constantly. On their own, they are two of the biggest forces in technology. But when you put them together, they solve massive problems for each other.
Think of it this way: AI models are the complex, powerful “brains,” but Kubernetes is the industrial-scale “factory” needed to build and run them.
AI Needs a Home: Why OpenStack is the Power Plant for Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and GenAI are no longer just buzzwords; they are massive, production-grade workloads. But this revolution runs on a very specific, very expensive, and very power-hungry resource: accelerators like GPUs.
While public clouds offer these resources, the costs can be astronomical for the 24/7 training and large-scale inference that serious AI requires. Organizations are also increasingly concerned about data sovereignty and network latency.
This is where OpenStack becomes the critical-yet-unsung hero.
Want Kubernetes Fast? k3s, MicroK8s, Kind, & Minikube Compared
Full-blown Kubernetes can be a beast to set up. Whether you’re a developer who just wants to test an app, a CI/CD pipeline that needs to spin up a fresh cluster for every build, or an operator deploying to a tiny edge device, you need a faster, lighter solution.
That’s where lightweight Kubernetes distributions come in. But the landscape is crowded. Let’s compare four of the most popular options—k3s, MicroK8s, Kind, and Minikube—and answer the most important question: which ones can you actually use in production?
The Great Migration: Why Broadcom's VMware Decisions Are Driving Customers to OpenStack
The technology landscape is experiencing a major shift, and it’s all centered around virtualization. The acquisition of VMware by Broadcom has set off a tidal wave of strategic reviews in IT departments worldwide.
Faced with the end of perpetual licenses, a mandatory shift to new subscription-only models (often bundled into the all-or-nothing VMware Cloud Foundation - VCF), and significant price hikes, long-time VMware customers are feeling backed into a corner.
In today’s always-on world, taking your production database offline for a schema change is often unacceptable. Even a few seconds of downtime can mean lost revenue, frustrated users, or broken services. This is especially true for large, heavily-trafficked MySQL databases. Traditional ALTER TABLE operations in MySQL...
You hear “AI” and “Kubernetes” thrown around constantly. On their own, they are two of the biggest forces in technology. But when you put them together, they solve massive problems for each other.
Think of it this way: AI models are the complex, powerful “brains,” but Kubernetes is the industrial-scale “factory” needed to build and run them.
Full-blown Kubernetes can be a beast to set up. Whether you’re a developer who just wants to test an app, a CI/CD pipeline that needs to spin up a fresh cluster for every build, or an operator deploying to a tiny edge device, you need a faster, lighter solution. That’s where lightweight Kubernetes distributions come...
Get ready, Bogotá! The official announcement is here: Kubernetes Community Days (KCD) Colombia 2025 is a reality, and it’s shaping up to be one of the most significant open-source events in Latin America this year. Today, August 29, 2025, marks the day. What makes this event so special isn’t just its place as one of 30...