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CDN Industry Buzz in January 2023
It’s been two months since our last industry snapshot. Recently, there have been no industry-impacting events. But, in the sign of the times, Netlify has laid off 16% of its staff and Edgio 10%. We understand Edgio’s decision since the merger
AI Chips: NPU vs. TPU
NPUs and TPUs Neural processing units (NPUs) and tensor processing units (TPUs) are specialized hardware accelerators that are designed to accelerate machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. NPUs and TPUs are optimized for the mathematical operations that are commonly
Data Science Workflow Automation Tools: Flyte, Kedro, Metaflow, and Pachyderm
Workflow Automation Workflow automation tools are designed to help users build and manage complex, multi-step processes and tasks. They provide a set of tools and best practices for defining and executing workflows, as well as for monitoring and debugging workflow
ML Pipeline Tools: Argo Workflows and Kubeflow
ML Pipeline A machine learning (ML) pipeline is a series of steps to build, train, and deploy machine learning models. An ML pipeline typically includes preprocessing data, training models, evaluating models, and deploying models for use in production. ML workflow
Data Pipeline Tools: Airflow, Beam, Oozie, Azkaban, and Luigi
Data Processing Pipelines A data processing pipeline is a series of interconnected steps or stages to transform, enrich, and analyze data. These steps can include tasks such as extracting data from various sources, cleaning and filtering the data, transforming it
Low Code and No Code Platforms Overview
What is Low Code? Low-code platforms, known as no-code or citizen development platforms, allow users to create and customize applications without extensive programming knowledge. These platforms are designed to be user-friendly and intuitive, enabling non-technical users to build custom software
AWS s2n-quic Overview
s2n-quic is a lightweight implementation of the QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections) protocol in the s2n library. s2n is an open-source implementation of the TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocol designed to be simple, small, and fast. The QUIC protocol is
HTTP/2 vs. HTTP/3
HTTP/3 is the third major version of the HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol) network protocol used to exchange data on the World Wide Web. It is based on a new transport protocol called QUIC (Quick UDP Internet Connections), a multiplexed and
JSON vs. Protocol Buffers vs. Avro
Introduction JSON (JavaScript Object Notation), Protocol Buffers (also known as Protobuf), and Avro are all data serialization formats commonly used to transmit data between systems. These formats allow you to define the structure of the data that needs to be
WebAssembly Tools and Frameworks
WebAssembly 101 WebAssembly (Wasm) is a low-level, compiled programming language designed to run on modern web browsers. It is designed to be a safe, portable, and efficient alternative to JavaScript, the primary programming language used in web development. WebAssembly is
Popular Backend Frameworks
Back-end frameworks are software frameworks that provide a set of libraries and tools for web application development. They are responsible for managing the server-side of web applications and provide functions that enable developers to create dynamic, interactive web applications. Back-end
Open Source BGP Tools Overview
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) is a routing protocol that is used to exchange routing and reachability information between autonomous systems (ASes) on the Internet. BGP is designed to be used in large-scale network environments and is used by many organizations
Cool Web3 Startup: Fleek Network
Fleek Network, the latest developer platform, has raised $25M in Series A. The platform is set to launch in 2023. Fleek will help developers build, host, and deliver content and applications on Web3 protocols. Currently, the platform runs on AWS
Popular Front-end Frameworks
A front-end framework is a collection of pre-written code that is used to build the user interface (UI) of a web application. It typically includes a set of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript files that are designed to work together to
Basics of Stateful vs. Stateless Architecture
Stateful Architecture Stateful architecture is a design pattern in which an application or system maintains an ongoing record of the state of each user or client that interacts with it. This means that the application or system is able to
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