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Software development begins with code, which is then integrated, compiled, tested, and in the end distributed to users. This is often the secret sauce of innovation that organizations must protect to keep their competitive edge. With the software application development market growing at almost 30% per year and the average project taking just 4-6 months to complete – and trending downwards – the result is more software to develop and constant pressure to release it as fast as possible.

In this two-part Q&A series, we’re looking at how to seize the full potential of cloud migrations to advance your career. In part one, we talked with four industry experts about the skills DBAs can gain, the unique career opportunities that come up, and the best way to get involved in a cloud project. Chris Yates from Republic Bank, Kendra Little from Dutchie, and Matt Gordon and Joshua Higginbotham from Centric Consulting shared their insights and provided some really valuable advice.

Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, announced today the general availability of Charmed Kubeflow 1.8. Charmed Kubeflow is an open source, end-to-end MLOps platform that enables professionals to easily develop and deploy AI/ML models. It runs on any cloud, including hybrid cloud or multi-cloud scenarios. This latest release also offers the ability to run AI/ML workloads in air-gapped environments.

Azure Key Vault is a cloud-based service provided by Microsoft Azure for managing and safeguarding cryptographic keys, secrets, and digital certificates used by cloud applications and services. It offers a secure and compliant way to store, manage, and control access to these sensitive pieces of information. Key Vault is designed to help protect the confidentiality and integrity of data, enhance the security of applications, and simplify key management tasks.