Python Software Foundation Shows Everyone What Integrity Looks Like

Platform Engineering Labs Launches Formae to Modernize Infrastructure Management
Infrastructure-as-code company Platform Engineering Labs has announced the launch of formae, an infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tool for DevOps and platform teams managing cloud-based infrastructure.

Microsoft Positions Sentinel As The Central Platform for Agentic Security
Microsoft would like customers to choose Sentinel as the core of their security strategy, but what that choice entails remains unclear.

Open Source Has Too Many Parasocial Relationships
The people who wrote the software you found on the side of the Internet for free don’t owe you anything.

System Initiative Adds LLM Connectivity To Generate Automations
System Initiative has announced support for so-called “AI Agents” for infrastructure automation tasks.

Musings on The AI Con
Reflections after hearing Prof Emily M. Bender and Dr Kobi Leins speak on The AI Con, on 1 July 2025.

Using AI Both Helps And Hinders Cybersecurity
Generative AI works best when used to enable cybersecurity product outcomes, not as a selling point all on its own.

14 Years of PivotNine
Personal reflections on 14 years of running PivotNine.

Pure Storage Goes Meta With FlashBlade //EXA
Pure Storage has announced a new product called the FlashBlade //EXA, aimed at a segment of the AI market the company is calling “AI Factories”.

Platform engineering is the new DevOps
DevOps is falling out of fashion as operational concerns overtake developer productivity within DevOps teams.
