Threat actors behind the virulent Shai-Hulud worm that wreaked havoc in open npm repositories toward the end of 2025 apparently are trying out a new strain that comes with slight modifications. Security researchers with Aikido Security, who have been tracking Shai-Hulud for months, wrote in a report that was updated January 2 that there doesn’t […]
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In modern industry, keeping machines running nonstop is a challenge. Systems grow more complex each year, yet expectations for reliability never relax. Predictive maintenance has emerged as one of the most effective ways to meet that challenge, allowing teams to see trouble coming before it causes a shutdown. The approach depends heavily on two complementary […]
A customer was asking about what certain items in Redgate Monitor mean. They have a variety of skills on their staff, and they have developers accessing Redgate Monitor. This post explains how your staff can start to learn a bit more about SQL Server as they use the tool.This is part of a series of posts on Redgate Monitor. Click to see the other posts.Tool TipsThere are lots of little tips and documentation available in Redgate Monitor. These have been added with various references to help you learn more about the data collected by Redgate Monitor, as well as assist…
Python has libraries that let us model random events and work with probabilities. We write code to simulate coin flips, dice rolls, or complicated scenarios instead of spending hours on manual calculations.Let’s see how we use Python to simulate random outcomes and probability, and why this approach helps us solve real problems faster than traditional methods. Random Number Generation in PythonThe random module produces numbers that look random but follow patterns we can predict. We set a seed value, and the module creates the same number sequence each time we run our program. We need this when we share research with…
Real AI gains don’t come from hype or pilots. They come from teams with strong teaching, mentoring and engineering culture already in place.
DevOps.com highlights the New Year’s top DevOps job opportunities with competitive salaries from companies such as Microsoft and Adobe.
Somehow two years have elapsed since my last update; hopefully it won’t be that long before the next one. My last post was about SQLSaturday Orlando 2023. Since then, we’ve transitioned leadership of the group to Doug Leal who has done a wonderful job of keeping the group going – he managed all of these these events:December 2023. Holiday DinnerApril 2024. Happy HourMay 2024. Meetup (Fabric)June 2024. Happy HourAugust 2024. Happy HourSeptember 2024. Happy HourOctober 2024. SQLSaturday OrlandoDecember 2024. Holiday DinnerMay 2025. Happy HourJuly 2025. Meetup (Migrating to Azure)August 2025. Happy HourOctober 2025. SQLSaturday OrlandoDecember 2025. Holiday DinnerMeetups (traditional user…
GitLab Inc. has updated its core continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) platform to natively provide more artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, along with built-in software artifact management capabilities and more robust security tools.
AI agents are helping to shift developers’ focus from long hours of manual coding to high-value problem-solving, architecture and decision-making processes.
The attacker introduced malicious Python code that would expose secrets like authentication credentials in public repositories.