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WebAssembly (Wasm) and AI at the Edge: The New Frontier for Real-Time Applications (Fri, 04 Jul 2025)
In the fast-moving digital world, users demand instant responses and smarter technology on every device they use. This demand is pushing for advancement to faster, secure, and efficient computing techniques. Two technologies are coming to the fore as powerful solutions — WebAssembly (Wasm) and artificial intelligence at the edge (Edge AI) — redefining the ways real-time applications are built and deployed.  WebAssembly and Edge AI together form a powerful duo that bridges performance and intelligence at the device level. By enabling high-speed execution and local decision-making, they reduce latency, enhance privacy, and deliver seamless user experience, marking a major shift in how real-time applications are developed for today’s diverse and demanding digital environments.
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Modernizing Apache Spark Applications With GenAI: Migrating From Java to Scala (Fri, 04 Jul 2025)
If you're working on big data projects using Spark, you've likely come across discussions within your team about Java vs. Scala vs. Python, along with comparisons in terms of implementation, API support, and feasibility. These technologies are typically chosen on a case-by-case basis depending on the specific use case. For example, data engineering teams often prefer to use Scala over Java because of:
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Are Traditional Data Warehouses Being Devoured by Agentic AI? (Fri, 04 Jul 2025)
From a technical architecture perspective, I believe this wave of AI will profoundly reshape the entire software ecosystem. DSS systems are designed around the logic of human decision-making as the ultimate consumer. However, with the advent of the Agentic AI era, the final "consumer" is more likely to be an agent. This will lead to a complete redesign—or even elimination—of traditional data warehouses and complex ETL pipelines. Conventional data warehouses emphasize structure and query patterns, but they will be replaced by Agentic Data Stack architectures that focus on semantics and response patterns. Introduction: The Signal Behind Snowflake’s CEO Change In the spring of 2024, Snowflake, a star in the cloud data warehouse space, announced a change in leadership: Sridhar Ramaswamy, former head of Google’s advertising business, succeeded the legendary CEO Frank Slootman, who had helped Snowflake reach a $60 billion valuation.
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Event Storming Workshops: A Closer Look at Different Approaches (Fri, 04 Jul 2025)
Event Storming serves as a strategic approach to gain a comprehensive understanding of the business domain, aiming to unveil as many uncertainties and complexities as possible prior to initiating design and implementation. Each phase of this process demands varying degrees of detail and breadth of information. At times, a broad overview suffices, while certain scenarios necessitate an in-depth exploration of the intricate aspects of specific requirements. Preparing for Your Event Storming Workshop Who to Invite? A successful workshop hinges on three participant groups:
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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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