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A Developer-Centric Cloud Architecture Framework (DCAF) for Enterprise Platforms (Thu, 12 Feb 2026)
Enterprise-class cloud systems seldom fail because of infrastructure constraints; rather, problems arise when architectural vision cannot scale to match the scale of the business. With the increasing use of the cloud by various teams, geographic locations, and business units, certain recurring scenarios emerge:
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Mastering Postback Tracking and S2S Conversion Tracking (Thu, 12 Feb 2026)
Accurate conversion tracking is the backbone of any high-performing affiliate or partner marketing program. Postback tracking, also known as server-to-server (S2S) tracking, offers a privacy-friendly, robust way to record conversions without relying on client-side pixels.  This article explains what postback and S2S tracking are, how they work, why they matter, and how to implement, troubleshoot, and choose platforms that support them.
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AWS Bedrock Knowledge Bases: Comparing S3 Vector Store, OpenSearch, PostgreSQL, and Neptune for Cost and Performance (Thu, 12 Feb 2026)
Since July 15, 2025, AWS has added support for S3 vector stores for Bedrock knowledge bases, allowing for seamless storage and retrieval of embeddings for RAG workflows. Currently, it supports multiple stores: AWS-Managed Non AWS-Managed OpenSearch MongoDB Atlas S3 vector store Pinecone PostgreSQL Redis Enterprise Cloud Neptune
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Building an Identity Graph for Clickstream Data (Thu, 12 Feb 2026)
Clickstream data is easy to collect and hard to use. Every modern system can emit page views, taps, API calls, and application events with timestamps and attributes. The trouble starts when analysis or downstream services require a notion of “user.” In most production systems, identity is incomplete by default. Many events arrive without a logged-in account. Cookies reset. Mobile devices are shared. IP addresses rotate. A single person often appears as several disconnected records, while unrelated users occasionally collide on the same attributes.
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DevOps Cafe Podcast

DevOps Cafe Ep 79 - Guests: Joseph Jacks and Ben Kehoe (Mon, 13 Aug 2018)
Triggered by Google Next 2018, John and Damon chat with Joseph Jacks (stealth startup) and Ben Kehoe (iRobot) about their public disagreements — and agreements — about Kubernetes and Serverless. 
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DevOps Cafe Ep 78 - Guest: J. Paul Reed (Mon, 23 Jul 2018)
John and Damon chat with J.Paul Reed (Release Engineering Approaches) about the field of Systems Safety and Human Factors that studies why accidents happen and how to minimize the occurrence and impact. Show notes at http://devopscafe.org
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DevOps Cafe Ep. 77 - Damon interviews John (Wed, 20 Jun 2018)
A new season of DevOps Cafe is here. The topic of this episode is "DevSecOps." Damon interviews John about what this term means, why it matters now, and the overall state of security.  Show notes at http://devopscafe.org
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