As a DevOps person, I know that to make FinOps successful, you need more than just a good strategy—you need the right tools and technologies to execute that strategy effectively. FinOps is about creating visibility into cloud usage, enabling accountability, and driving continuous optimisation. The tools you choose can make or break that process. So, let me share some of the best FinOps tools and technologies that have helped me, and that I think can make your journey smoother.Cost Management DashboardsThe first and most important type of tool for any FinOps initiative is a robust cost management dashboard. These tools…
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Textual is a great Python user interface package. Textual lets you create a GUI-like interface in your terminal. You can use many different widgets in Textual. However, the widget you will be focusing on in this tutorial is the humble checkbox. Checkboxes are used for Boolean choices. They return a True if checked and a False if unchecked. You can use a checkbox as a clear visual cue to indicate whether one or more options are enabled or disabled. In this tutorial, you will learn the following: How to create a standard checkbox How to customize the checkbox widget Let’s…
The pattern across AI coding tools this week has been clear: the industry is building governance, review, and safety mechanisms as fast as it’s building capabilities. Google’s latest contribution is plan mode for Gemini CLI, announced March 11, and now enabled by default for all users. Plan mode puts Gemini CLI in a read-only state where the agent can navigate your codebase, search for patterns, read documentation, and map dependencies — but it cannot modify any files except its own internal plans. The agent researches your request, asks clarifying questions, and proposes a strategy for your review before any code…
Whether you’re troubleshooting boot issues, preparing to format a drive, or setting up a new disk, knowing how to view disk and partition information is essential. In this guide, we will show how to list storage disks and partitions in Linux systems using both command-line tools and GUI utilities. By the end of this guide, you will learn how to view or report information about disks and partitions on your Linux server, desktop computer, or workstation. [ You might also like: 3 Useful GUI and Terminal-Based Linux Disk Scanning Tools ] 1. List Linux Disks Using fdisk Command fdisk is…
This article explains how to use LM Studio to run AI models locally and use them in a Java application with Spring AI and Spring Boot. LM Studio is one of the most popular alternatives to Ollama, making it easy to run LLMs directly on your laptop. With a clean UI and a built-in OpenAI-compatible API server, you can easily integrate it with your applications. For those of you experimenting with LLMs and Java applications, the Spring AI framework seems like the natural choice. Today, you’ll learn how to use models launched via LM Studio in your application using Spring…
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The New York Times recently ran a long feature with a dramatic headline declaring the end of computer programming as we know it. The article describes developers at Google, Amazon, startups and elsewhere who now spend their days talking to AI agents instead of writing code by hand. Some barely type at all. They describe what they want, review a plan, approve it, and the machines do the rest. If you learned to code in the old days, this sounds somewhere between science fiction and heresy. The piece follows engineers who once measured progress in painstaking increments. A good day…
We all love listening to music and watching videos, whether it’s at the gym, at work, or relaxing at home, multimedia content is part of our daily life. Everyone has their own collection of favorite videos and music, and there’s always something new to add. While there are streaming services like Spotify and YouTube itself, many people still prefer downloading their own content for offline access, better quality control, and organizing their personal media libraries. Today, we’re going to show you how to easily download both videos and audio tracks from YouTube using yt-dlp – a feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader…
As someone who works in DevOps, I’m always focused on creating systems that are efficient, scalable, and reliable. But when it comes to the cloud, one critical piece often gets overlooked—cost management. This is where FinOps becomes essential. It’s not just a set of tools; it’s a framework that helps us align cloud spending with business goals. The question is, how do you go from understanding FinOps in theory to implementing it in practice? Here’s how I went from understanding FinOps to putting it into practice.Start with AlignmentThe first thing I did was bring together engineers, finance teams, and leadership…
Google’s Gemini Code Assist team shipped a set of updates on March 10 that target the part of development where most time is actually spent — the hands-on-keyboard coding loop. Agent Mode with Auto Approve, inline diff views, a Context Drawer for precise file management, custom commands, and a companion feature called Finish Changes collectively aim to reduce the friction between writing code and reviewing AI-generated changes. These aren’t headline-grabbing agent announcements. They’re workflow improvements. And for teams already using Gemini Code Assist in VS Code or IntelliJ, they address the specific points where AI-assisted coding still creates drag. Agent…