In this Dockerless Course lesson, Kirill Shirinkin explores Podman — a rootless, Docker-compatible container manager for Linux. It goes beyond Docker with features like pods, systemd integration, and auto-updates. Learn why Podman might be all you need to manage containers without Docker: https://mkdev.me/posts/podman-a-complete-overview

In the 74th mkdev dispatch Kirill talks about the place of Kubernetes in the current infra engineer skill set. Also inside: SQLite multitenancy with Rails, why recreating an IAM Role doesn't restore trust, fundamentals of Amazon Redshift and more! https://mkdev.me/posts/kubernetes-is-ruby-on-rails-74

Kubernetes moved away from Docker, and this lesson by Kirill Shirinkin explains what replaced it and why. Learn how the Container Runtime Interface made tools like Cri-O possible—and why Cri-O now powers platforms like OpenShift. A must-read for anyone working with Kubernetes: https://mkdev.me/posts/cri-and-cri-o

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Guess we are not using Postman anymore then: https://anonymousdata.medium.com/postman-is-logging-all-your-secrets-and-environment-variables-9c316e92d424

While GenAI promises big productivity gains, it also amplifies serious cyber risks for businesses. This article by Paul Larsen, our Head of Data & AI, is an introduction to a series that will offer guidance to mitigate them: https://mkdev.me/posts/will-cyber-risk-kill-your-genai-vibe

Subscribe to get next parts in this series in the following weeks!

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A case of what happens if you let an LLM agent run a real vending machine. We are not that close to fully autonomous agents, but it’s impressive how far they got already: https://www.anthropic.com/research/project-vend-1

Kubernetes isn’t enough! 🚀 In DevOps Accents we chat with Mark Fussell, co-creator of Dapr & Diagrid co-founder, on how Dapr’s sidecar powers clean APIs & durable “agentic” apps. Listen here 👉 https://mkdev.me/posts/kubernetes-isn-t-enough-with-mark-fussell-from-diagrid-dapr-62

In the 75th mkdev dispatch Leo talks about the next period of GenAI usability we're going through. Also inside: Valkey turns one, migrating the Jira Database Platform to AWS Aurora, Amazon Aurora blue/green deployments and more! https://mkdev.me/posts/before-and-after-75

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DSQL is now generally available and is entirely per-usage based. Apparently, inserting 12 000 000 rows with 800mb of storage will cost you less than a dollar per month: https://marc-bowes.com/dsql-how-to-spend-a-dollar.html

The second article in the new series by Paul Larsen explains how GenAI-assisted coding can amplify existing cybersecurity risks and introduce new ones—like data leakage, insecure code, prompt injections, and malicious dependencies—while offering practical steps for developers to stay secure: https://mkdev.me/posts/don-t-let-cyber-risk-kill-your-genai-vibe-a-developer-s-guide

From the times of the client-server model to 2025: check out our conversation with with Mark Fussell from Diagrid & Dapr in episode 62 of #DevOpsAccents: https://mkdev.me/posts/kubernetes-isn-t-enough-with-mark-fussell-from-diagrid-dapr-62

Learn how agentic systems work, and what is a difference between a conductor and an agent, in this clip from episode 62 of DevOps Accents with our guest, Mark Fussell from Diagrid & Dapr. Check out the full episode wherever you get your podcasts!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3fztZZbsv8

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What you would usually use a front end framework for can now be achieved with CSS and occasional sprinkles of vanilla JavaScript. How is this related to cloud infrastructure and devops? Well, lack of framework means simpler builds, faster delivery and less moving pieces, dependency management and maintenance: https://www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/its-time-for-modern-css-to-kill-the-spa/

Episode 62 of DevOps Accents with Mark Fussell from Diagrid & Dapr available now! The place of sidecar architecture now and in the future, and many other topics discussed: https://mkdev.me/posts/kubernetes-isn-t-enough-with-mark-fussell-from-diagrid-dapr-62

Episode 63 of DevOps Accents: Data Science 2.0 moves from dashboards to decision workflows. Suzanne El-Moursi of Brighthive shares how data scientists shift from report builders to orchestrators of real decisions. Listen here: https://mkdev.me/posts/data-science-2-0-with-suzanne-el-moursi-from-brighthive-63

In the 76th mkdev dispatch Pablo makes a list of themes and topics to look out for in the coming months. The fall is always big for our industry! Don't miss your chance to make a splash. Subscribe to be the first to get the next dispatch: https://mkdev.me/posts/summer-is-over-76

The third article of this series by Paul Larsen warns product managers about the major cybersecurity risks of GenAI—like data leaks, prompt jailbreaks, and injection attacks—and offers practical steps to keep AI use productive without endangering company data or operations: https://mkdev.me/posts/genai-security-risks-for-product-managers-dd73bdc2-4f2e-4227-93b3-375da081d906

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What does it take to crawl 1 billion pages in 2025? On AWS, following the architecture the author came up with: 25 hours; $500 and 12 EC2 instances. Check out the full article to see how: https://andrewkchan.dev/posts/crawler.html

Prompt engineering is the new English.
Words = interface to AI.

Now language skills matter more than ever when working with models and agents. In this DevOps Accents episode with Suzanne EL-Moursi we unpack Data Science 2.0: https://mkdev.me/posts/data-science-2-0-with-suzanne-el-moursi-from-brighthive-63
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Docker made containers really popular. It was the OCI standards that made them portable. But running a single container is just the start. When you're working on a large scale, you also need orchestration, networking, storage — and it's best to have standards for all of these.

In this wrap-up of the Dockerless series we cover:
🔹 CRI – swap container managers in Kubernetes without having to change Kubernetes itself.
🔹 CNI is the standard for container networking – just plug and play!
🔹 CSI – making storage and orchestration platforms separate
🔹 Kata Containers are lightweight virtual machines that act like containers.
👉 The bigger picture: containers, VMs, networking, and storage are all coming together into one standardised, open ecosystem for building infrastructure.

https://mkdev.me/posts/dockerless-container-standards-landscape

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