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Practical insights on cloud operations, reliability, and engineering economics, from the team that runs production so you don't have to.

The three families of MinIO alternatives for S3 object storage
August 1, 20265 min read

MinIO Community is archived: what to do with your object storage in 2026

MinIO Community is archived. The open-source S3 alternatives, and why Ceph via Rook is the target we favor for serious deployments.

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The two layers of AI agent security: containment and authorization
July 24, 20267 min read

Sandboxing AI agents with OpenShell and snaps

NVIDIA OpenShell and snap confinement cover two layers of AI agent security: containment and authorization. What each one actually enforces.

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Visible IT costs and the six layers of hidden costs
June 16, 20268 min read

The hidden costs of your IT infrastructure, and how to recover them

Maintenance, incidents, technical debt, cloud waste: the 6-layer model of hidden costs eating your IT budget, and how AuroraIQ recovers them.

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