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Database Reliability: The SRE Approach to Keeping Data Safe
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Open Source Isn't a Business Model Choice Anymore. It's the Only Option.
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- Companies like MongoDB, Elastic, Redis, and HashiCorp relicensed to restrict community access.
- ZizkaDB offers an alternative by running inside customers' own cloud environments.
IBM Could Be a Massive Winner as the Encryption Reset Becomes Urgent
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JavaDoc WTF 4MB of Fonts JDK 23+
I was publishing two small packages to maven central and saw that they added usage tracking. I clicked and noticed 8MB number that should not be caused by 2 tiny packages, it was supposed to be…
- JDK 23 includes 4MB DejaVu fonts in javadoc, causing unexpected 8MB usage.
- Maven plugin solution: add --no-fonts to additionalOptions in pom.xml.
- Maven command with -Dmaven.javadoc.disableNoFonts=true prevents font inclusion.
'What do they have their hands on?' Customer reacts to Eastlink breach
Telecommunications provider Eastlink is warning some customers of a potential data breach that happened in recent days, but it does not believe that credit card or banking information was exposed.