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Meet the DPU: The "Third Pillar" of Compute That Makes AI Clouds Possible

Network

Meet the DPU: The "Third Pillar" of Compute That Makes AI Clouds Possible

Your multi-million dollar GPUs are wasting time on chores. The DPU is the third pillar of compute, a specialized processor that offloads infrastructure tasks, freeing up your CPU/GPU and enabling the entire business model of the secure AI cloud.

By Arun Babu Neelicattu 12 Aug 2025
OpenLLMetry vs. OpenInference: The Observability Stack Your LLM App Needs

Observability

OpenLLMetry vs. OpenInference: The Observability Stack Your LLM App Needs

Your app looks fine on the surface, but users say it's failing. Traditional logs can't explain why. Enter OpenLLMetry and OpenInference—tools that bring clarity to AI observability by capturing rich, standardized telemetry from your LLM stack.

By Arun Babu Neelicattu 08 Aug 2025
Packet Spraying & Flexible Order: The UEC's Secret Weapons for AI Networking

Network

Packet Spraying & Flexible Order: The UEC's Secret Weapons for AI Networking

Traditional networks create traffic jams. Ultra Ethernet's secret weapons are packet spraying and flexible order—a new design that eliminates hotspots and unlocks the full power of the fabric by breaking all the old rules of packet delivery.

By Arun Babu Neelicattu 06 Aug 2025
Not Your Standard Ethernet: The Industry-Wide Revolution to Dethrone InfiniBand

Network

Not Your Standard Ethernet: The Industry-Wide Revolution to Dethrone InfiniBand

Standard Ethernet can't handle AI. Early attempts were brittle patches on a flawed foundation. Now, a massive industry alliance is re-architecting it from the ground up. This is the story of the Ultra Ethernet Consortium's revolution.

By Arun Babu Neelicattu 04 Aug 2025
A Software Engineer's Guide to LLM Observability and Evaluation

Observability

A Software Engineer's Guide to LLM Observability and Evaluation

LLM observability is key for reliable AI apps. Traditional monitoring misses semantic errors. This guide covers four essentials: tracing, evaluation, prompt management, and analytics to build robust generative AI solutions.

By Arun Babu Neelicattu 01 Aug 2025
Run npm Packages Without Installing Node.js

How To

Run npm Packages Without Installing Node.js

Want to use an npm package without installing Node.js? Learn how to use a simple shell alias with Podman or Docker to run any tool in an isolated container. This keeps your host system clean while giving you on-demand access to any package. Here’s how to set it up.

By Arun Babu Neelicattu 31 Jul 2025
InfiniBand: The King of AI Networking and the Walls of its Walled Garden

Network

InfiniBand: The King of AI Networking and the Walls of its Walled Garden

For over two decades, InfiniBand has powered the fastest AI clusters through native lossless design, RDMA, and in-network computing—making it the performance king. Yet, NVIDIA’s tight integration and high costs have hyperscalers seeking open, Ethernet-based alternatives.

By Arun Babu Neelicattu 30 Jul 2025
Why Your AI Factory's Biggest Bottleneck Isn't the GPU—It's the Network

Data Center

Why Your AI Factory's Biggest Bottleneck Isn't the GPU—It's the Network

AI breakthroughs aren’t just about GPUs—networks are the real bottleneck. Large-scale AI training jobs depend on rapid, lossless communication; even a 0.1% packet loss can slash GPU utilization by 13%. Job completion time now depends on robust, predictable network design.

By Arun Babu Neelicattu 28 Jul 2025
The Silent Trust Killer: Is Cognitive Dissonance Poisoning Your Workplace?

Leadership

The Silent Trust Killer: Is Cognitive Dissonance Poisoning Your Workplace?

Is your workplace saying one thing but doing another? Discover how cognitive dissonance erodes trust, sparks stress, and what leaders can do to build a culture of true alignment and engagement.

By Arun Babu Neelicattu 25 Jul 2025
The Unseen Revolution: Why Small Models could be the True Engine of Agentic AI

Artificial Intelligence

The Unseen Revolution: Why Small Models could be the True Engine of Agentic AI

Agentic AI is transforming the field, enabling fast, efficient, and affordable automation far beyond chatbots through small, specialized models. These Small Language Models (SLMs) can outperform large models in real-world tasks, powering the next generation of enterprise and on-device AI.

By Arun Babu Neelicattu 21 Jul 2025
Hey Kubernetes Devs, You're Probably an OpenShift Pro and Don't Even Know It!

OpenShift

Hey Kubernetes Devs, You're Probably an OpenShift Pro and Don't Even Know It!

Know Kubernetes? You're closer to mastering OpenShift than you think. It's the K8s you know, but with enterprise power-ups built-in. Learn the key differences—from its strict security model to traffic management—and use our cheat sheet to get your apps running on OpenShift today.

By Arun Babu Neelicattu 20 Jul 2025
Choosing the Right Communication Protocol in 2025: gRPC, Traditional HTTP, and the Evolving Landscape

Choosing the Right Communication Protocol in 2025: gRPC, Traditional HTTP, and the Evolving Landscape

The post explores modern communication protocols—REST, GraphQL, gRPC, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, Protocol Buffers over HTTP, and WebTransport—offering practical recommendations for backend, frontend, and API layers, examining tradeoffs in performance, compatibility, and maintainability.

By Arun Babu Neelicattu 19 Jul 2025
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