What's new in clouds?
Michał Hodur
Google Cloud Platform introduces managed Kafka
Google promises to take Kafka Cluster management off of your to-do list. That’s good. We don’t have that many open-source managed solutions. They are proposing a solution to the traditional pub/sub approach. It provides generic interface, so usual libraries may connect to the cluster with no hassle. The pricing model is similar to that in BigQuery, we’re paying for slot-hours. Managed Kafka is available in selected regions.
Oracle on the other hand introduces Ampere A2
The new ARM-based VMs in the cloud. These are based on next-generation processors. Oracle states that it provides excellent price-for-performance. New instances provide up to 156 vCore/946 GB RAM and up to 24 network interfaces. The price is also very competitive: $0.014/OCPU/hour and $0.002/GB/hour. OCI states that they are up to 28% more performant than the previous generations. How’s the outcome? We’ll see, once more data arrives.
Is ARM64 the new AMD64? I hope these prices will increase the demand of green computing power.
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Michał Hodur
Michał Hodur
I am an experienced programmer specializing in Python and Go, with a knack for cloud technologies—particularly Google Cloud, but I'm also on good terms with other clouds. Kubernetes is my playground, where I efficiently manage containerized chaos at scale. When I'm not taming the cloud, you'll find me behind a camera, indulging in photography and filmmaking. I like to think of it as debugging reality, one frame at a time. In my spare time, I enjoy hitting the open road and living a traveler's life—coding from coffee shops around the world. My professional goals include learning and writing in Erlang and its quirky cousins. In 2023, I was honored with the Hashicorp Core Contributor award, a badge I wear with pride (and a touch of humility).