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Fault Tolerance in Distributed Systems: Tracing with Apache Kafka and Jaeger

Confluent

Using Jaeger tracing, I’ve been able to answer an important question that nearly every Apache Kafka ® project that I’ve worked on posed: how is data flowing through my distributed system? Before I discuss how Kafka can make a Jaeger tracing solution in a distributed system more robust, I’d like to start by providing some context.

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Open source business model struggles at WordPress

The Pragmatic Engineer

Wordpress is the most popular content management system (CMS),  estimated  to power around 43% of all websites; a staggering number! This article was originally published a week ago, on 3 October 2024, in The Pragmatic Engineer. To get timely analysis on software engineering industry in your inbox, subscribe.

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Data logs: The latest evolution in Meta’s access tools

Engineering at Meta

Here we explore initial system designs we considered, an overview of the current architecture, and some important principles Meta takes into account in making data accessible and easy to understand. 2011: Users can easily review actions taken on Facebook through Activity Log. feature on Facebook. What are data logs?

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Robinhood to Acquire Bitstamp

Robinhood

Bitstamp was founded in 2011 and has offices in Luxembourg, the UK, Slovenia, Singapore, and the US. Expected to close in the first half of 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. Robinhood Markets, Inc. Robinhood”) has entered into an agreement to acquire Bitstamp Ltd.

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OCP Summit 2024: The open future of networking hardware for AI

Engineering at Meta

By breaking down traditional data center technologies into their core components we can build new systems that are more flexible, scalable, and efficient. As a distributed system, DSF is designed to support high scale AI clusters. DSF-based fabrics allow us to build large, non-blocking fabrics to support high-bandwidth AI clusters.

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Ethics Sheet for AI-assisted Comic Book Art Generation

Cloudera

In short, I’m very much for AI art systems, while recognizing that not all such systems are ethical. However, if such a system creates inordinate suffering, for example by suddenly putting lots of professional artists out of work, that is clearly ethically problematic. Scope, motivation, and benefits. Access — who can use it?

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Best Ethical Hacking Books for 2024 [Beginners to Advanced]

Knowledge Hut

The technique of breaking into networks or computer systems to search for threats or vulnerabilities that a hostile attacker might uncover and use to steal data, inflict financial loss, or cause another major harm is known as penetration testing. Helps readers develop a deep understanding of how systems can be compromised.

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