Weekend RoundUp: Docker Compose Enters the Agent Era.

Agents, cloud GPUs, and easy deploys.

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Divine Odazie
July 11, 2025

Hey there,

Another Friday, another batch of fresh reads and opportunities.

This week’s roundup brings you sharp insights and events that might just tempt you away from your desk. If you happen to be near any of the featured cities… well, you’ve got options.

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Sit back and enjoy.

📰Top Picks:

AWS Just Made Media Search Less Miserable
In case you’ve got media files scattered across a jungle of S3 buckets, AWS just dropped some guidance to help you turn that chaos into a proper media lake. It helps you index, search, and process everything from AI tagging to semantic search, without touching your bucket setup. Handy? Check it out here.

What Exactly Is Open Source AI? 
That’s the question Linux Foundation Research (with Futurewei) set out to answer in a new report following the GOSIM AI Strategy Forum. Let’s just say…open-ish is not the same as open, and that matters, especially if you’re contributing to or relying on open source. Download here to read the full report.

Docker, But Make It Agentic
Docker launched an update yesterday. Compose now supports building and running AI agents with a simple compose.yaml. From LangGraph to CrewAI to Spring AI, your whole agent stack spins up with docker compose up. Add cloud GPU offloading, open model runners, and one-click deploys to Google Cloud and Azure. Read more

Small Patch, Big Relief for Azure DevOps Server
If you’re running Azure DevOps Server 2020.1.2, Patch 17 just dropped to fix that null reference exception from crashing your multi-repo triggers. Not glamorous, but it keeps things running smoothly and securely. Download, patch, and carry on. Read more.

Bonus: Continuous Delivery for Kubernetes, Without the Headache
Kubernetes simplifies infrastructure, but can complicate delivery🙂. This Octopus Deploy white paper breaks down how to do CD right, with tips on GitOps, zero-downtime strategies, and keeping your sanity intact. Download here.

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🗓️ Upcoming Events

Mark your calendars!

  • Kansas City Developer Conference (August 13th–15th, 2025, Missouri, USA):

    KCDC is back for its 16th year, bringing together devs, designers, PMs, and tech leads for a pre-conference workshop day and two full conference days. If you’re anywhere near KC, it’s worth the stop. Get your ticket.

  • GopherCon UK 2025 (August 13th- 15th, 2025, London, United Kingdom): Meet with over 400 delegates, speakers, and sponsors to uncover fantastic up-to-date content about Go programming and related technologies. Register here.

  • AWS Community Day Australia (August 15th, 2025, Brisbane Queensland, Australia): The Aussie AWS community is getting together for a full day of talks, demos, and cloud nerdery. Whether you're into serverless, containers, or just there for the stickers and hallway chats. Register here.

  • Laravel Live Denmark (August 21st -22nd, 2025, Denmark, Copenhagen): Laravel Live is heading to Denmark this August! Two days of talks, workshops, and good vibes with the Laravel community right in the heart of Copenhagen. Grab your ticket here.

  • Linux Security Summit Europe (August 28th -29th, 2025, Amsterdam, Netherlands): Get ready to meet with Linux developers, researchers, and security pros as they dig into the toughest challenges in kernel and system security. If kernel security is your jam, this is the room to be in. Register here.

  • Container Plumbing Days 2025 (August 28th, 2025, Amsterdam, Netherlands): Ready to investigate, discuss, hack, learn, and celebrate the “lower-level” open source container technologies, everything from the container runtime on down to the Linux kernel. Register here.

Opportunities:

And it’s a wrap!

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Have a restful weekend!

Divine Odazie
Founder of EverythingDevOps