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Today we shall see:

• Infrastructure decisions I endorse or regret

• How BMW Group optimizes software builds

• A personal information dashboard for your terminal

Enjoy!

(Almost) Every infrastructure decision I endorse or regret after 4 years running infrastructure at a startup

In this article, the author discusses their role in leading infrastructure at a startup that needed to scale quickly over four years. They outline the key decisions made from the start and how these have affected the company. The discussion includes choices about cloud providers, monitoring tools, and productivity software, explaining the reasoning behind each decision. The author evaluates whether they would make the same decisions again or recommend different options to others. This article offers insights into the practical aspects of infrastructure development in a fast-growing startup environment.

How BMW Group optimizes software builds using AWS VM Import/Export and Amazon EBS Snapshot Copy

This article outlines BMW's integration of Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance its automated driving development, leveraging AWS for increased compute and storage capacities. BMW employs Virtual Machine Import/Export (VMIE) and Amazon Elastic Block Store (EBS) Snapshots to facilitate its software development cycle. VMIE supports the migration of virtual machine images to Amazon EC2, while EBS Snapshots enable efficient data backup and recovery across AWS Regions.

The text highlights BMW's software development challenges, particularly in managing over 110,000 CI/CD builds daily (!). By using VMIE and EBS, BMW accelerates its development process, optimizing build times and reducing costs.

WTF, a personal information dashboard for your terminal

WTF, or wtfutil, is a tool that turns your terminal into a customizable dashboard, letting you access a wide range of information at a glance. It integrates with many tools through various modules, making it easy to keep track of everything from project progress to system performance without leaving the terminal. Ideal for those who work extensively with the terminal, wtfutil simplifies data access and monitoring, allowing for a personalized setup with its modular design.

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