Astral unveils ‘extremely fast’ Python package installer
Astral, which makes high-performance Python tools such as the Ruff linter, has launched uv, an “extremely fast” Python package installer and resolver written in Rust. Designed as a drop-in replacement for pip and pip-tools, uv is ready for production use today in projects built around those workflows, Astral wrote in a blog post announcing the […]
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Satellite Connectivity in IoT Solutions
In this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Ian Itz from Iridium joins Ryan Chacon to discuss satellite connectivity in IoT solutions. We cover the key differentiators of satellite IoT companies, the benefits of different types of constellations, and the different sectors where we anticipate growth in satellite connectivity adoption. Ian also highlights the […]
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Oracle Autonomous Database adds AI conversation support
Oracle has updated its Autonomous Database offering in an effort to maintain its lead over competing cloud-based database services from rivals such as AWS, Google Cloud, IBM, and Snowflake. Oracle Autonomous Database is an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) service. Oracle Autonomous Database, which is based on Oracle’s proprietary relational database management system (RDBMS), currently Oracle […]
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Smart Homes, Big Savings
Illustration: © IoT For All The Cost-Efficient Future of Home Automation Smart homes are a source of indulgence and provide convenience and efficacy. Cost-saving smart home technologies provide a luxury experience; you can set appliances and sensors according to your preferences and needs. Despite the huge benefits of smart home integration, many people hesitate to […]
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10 ways generative AI will transform software development
Coding in the ’90s usually meant selecting an editor, checking code into CVS or SVN code repositories, and then compiling code into executables. Integrated development environments (IDEs) like Eclipse and Visual Studio improved productivity by including coding, development, documentation, building, testing, deploying, and other steps in the software development lifecycle (SDLC). Cloud computing and DevSecOps […]
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Laying the groundwork for cost-conscious coding
Every cloud-consuming company is concerned about runaway cloud costs. To address those concerns, the big three cloud service providers have introduced cloud pricing calculators. We’ve also seen the rise of finops. That’s a good start. But cloud calculators and finops are infrastructure-focused, not application-focused. To avoid unnecessary cloud costs, you need to optimize the code […]
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Cellular IoT Best Practices
In this episode of the IoT For All Podcast, Robert Hamblet, CEO of Teal, and Rob Tiffany, Chief Product Officer at Red Bison, join Ryan Chacon to discuss cellular IoT adoption best practices from a buyer’s perspective. Robert talks about eSIM technology and emphasizes that flexibility and preserving options are crucial for utilizing eSIM technology […]
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Help for generative AI is on the way
As the momentous first year of ChatGPT comes to a close, it’s clear that generative AI (genAI) and large language models (LLMs) are exciting technologies. But are they ready for prime-time enterprise use? There are well-understood challenges with ChatGPT, where its responses have poor accuracy. Despite being based on sophisticated computer models of human knowledge […]
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Sustainability Through Smarter City Waste Management
Illustration: © IoT For All Did you know according to data from the World Bank, the global urban population produces over 2.01 billion tons of solid waste annually? The same report states that if this trend were to continue, the amount of garbage produced is on track to reach 3.40 billion tons by 2050! This translates […]
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Steampipe unbundled: From cloud APIs to your database
We’ve seen how Steampipe can unify access to APIs, drive metasearch, enforce KPIs as code, and detect configuration drift. The enabling plugins were, until recently, tightly bound to the Steampipe binary and to the instance of Postgres that Steampipe launches and controls. That led members of Steampipe’s open-source community to ask, “Can we use the […]
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