GitHub Actions: How a Core Overhaul and Community Feedback Drive the Future GitHub Actions’ rapid growth since its 2018 launch has transformed it into an essential tool for developers worldwide. In 2025 alone, usage soared to 11.5 billion minutes for public and open source pr... automation CI/CD DevOps GitHub Actions open source product updates workflow
Databricks Launches a Game-Changing IDE for Data Engineering Teams Databricks has introduced a purpose-built Integrated Development Environment (IDE) tailored for data engineers working with Lakeflow Spark Declarative Pipelines. This innovative workspace brings toget... AI Assistance Automation CI/CD Databricks Data Engineering Declarative Pipelines IDE Lakeflow
Get Ready: PBIR Set to Become the Default Power BI Report Format The Power BI world is on the brink of a major transformation. Microsoft is setting the Power BI Enhanced Report Format ( PBIR ) as the default for all new reports beginning January 2026. This upcoming... CI/CD data analytics migration PBIP PBIR Power BI report format source control
Unlocking Cost-Effective Automation: GitHub Actions Introduces 1 vCPU Linux Runners For developers and teams looking to automate repetitive tasks without breaking the bank, the arrival of the 1 vCPU Linux runner in GitHub Actions public preview is true improvement. This runner is tai... automation CI/CD containerization devops GitHub Actions Linux runner public preview
From Prompts to Production: Building Reliable AI Workflows with Agentic Primitives Developers often begin their AI journey by experimenting with prompt-based interactions. While this approach offers quick results, it falls short as projects scale and require consistency. A systemati... agentic primitives AI workflows automation CI/CD context engineering package management prompt engineering
GitHub Models Removes the Biggest Barrier to AI in Open Source Open source projects often struggle to adopt AI-powered features due to the friction of requiring users to bring their own paid API keys or self-host large language models. These hurdles deter both ho... AI inference API integration automation CI/CD developer tools GitHub Models LLMs open source