Software bill-of-materials docs eyed for Python packages

Software bill-of-materials (SBOM) documents would be used in Python packages as a means to improve their “measurability” and to address the problem of “phantom dependencies” in Python packages, under a Python Enhancement Proposal (PEP) now being floated at python.org....

The bitter lesson for generative AI adoption

The rapid development and improvement in generative AI technology pose a challenge for training and fine-tuning as a sustainable path for adoption. If organizations constantly need to fine-tune new models for specific tasks, they might be in a costly cycle of catching...

The AI security tsunami

AI isn‘t just changing cloud computing, it’s completely reshaping how we think about security in the cloud—on both sides. Attackers use AI to cause breaches, and enterprises use AI to defend against such attacks. Let me break this down into what‘s happening and what...

5 new features in EDB Postgres AI

More than half of enterprises (56%) run mission-critical workloads in hybrid environments, according to a 2024 EDB survey of enterprise executives. From data warehouses and data lakes to HTAP, OLTP, and AI development, hybrid models have become a strategic advantage,...

From devops to CTO: 5 things to start doing now

I was promoted to CTO in my late twenties, and while it is common to see young CTOs leading startups these days, it was unusual in the ’90s. I was far less experienced back then, and still developing my business acumen. While I was a strong software developer, it...

Are 10% of your software engineers lazy?

Nearly 10% of all software engineers are “ghosts” who “do virtually nothing” but collect $300K salaries. This, according to research from Stanford University. The paper takes particular aim at engineers who work remotely, declaring that 14% of them apparently spend...