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Engineering notes from operating open infrastructure: the failures, design decisions, and upstream work that make open infrastructure better.

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OpenStackSeptember 2, 2026

Why Infrastructure Flexibility Matters More Than Choosing the “Right” Cloud

Why infrastructure flexibility matters and how open cloud technologies can help organizations adapt as workloads and business needs change.

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GPUsAugust 31, 2026

AI Networking: What GPU Infrastructure Really Requires

Learn how AI workloads change network design across GPU clusters, storage, east-west traffic, RDMA/RoCE, Kubernetes placement, and production inference.

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GPUsAugust 31, 2026

The Overall Picture: Building Production-Oriented GPU Infrastructure With Atmosphere

Booting a GPU server isn't the same as making it production-ready. How Atmosphere unifies OpenStack, Ironic, and Kubernetes to turn H200 hardware into recoverable, reusable AI infrastructure.

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Optimizing cloud consumption through FinOps
September 2, 2020
FinOps aims to set up all the tools and processes to master the variable cloud cost model. What exactly is it used for and how do you set it up? Read More
Four (More) Ways To Prepare Your Data Center For AI
September 1, 2020
Equip your data center to better manage heavy workloads from AI/ML/DL. Optimize GPU performance and pick the right networking system to prepare.
August 31, 2020
Data centers need to prepare to handle heavy workloads efficiently. Take a look at some of the best practices for tackling AI, ML and DL workloads!
August 28, 2020
Do not confuse cloud elasticity for scalability. Learn more about how cloud elasticity helps in resolving the issues of resource provisioning.
August 27, 2020
Hardware as a Service is growing rapidly because of increased innovation and pressure on cloud computing. Learn more about the upcoming trends!
August 26, 2020
Strategizing your cloud stack is vital for its efficiency. Here are some reasons why deploying Kubernetes on bare metal infrastructure is for you.
August 25, 2020
Cloud object storage is transforming to adapt to new technology trends. Learn more about its traditional functions, new changes and use cases here.
August 24, 2020
With the evolving business environment, IT and cloud strategy is also witnessing a shift. Take a look at how enterprises are adjusting their strategy.
August 21, 2020
Knowing your data helps identify the costs incurred on cloud storage and other resources. Read to know about areas that influence cloud storage pricing.
August 20, 2020
Bare metal cloud offers advantages like high computing power and cost predictability. Learn about the upcoming market trends in this sphere of cloud infrastructure.