NVIDIA Dynamo Planner: LLM Inference Optimization on Azure Kubernetes Service

In January 2026, Microsoft and NVIDIA released the second iteration of the NVIDIA Dynamo Planner—a groundbreaking tool for optimizing large language model (LLM) inference on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). This collaboration addresses one of the most challenging aspects of production AI: efficiently scaling GPU resources to balance cost, latency, and throughput. This comprehensive guide explores […]

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Kubernetes 1.35: In-Place Pod Resource Updates and AI Model Image Volumes

Kubernetes 1.35, released in January 2026 and now supported on Amazon EKS and EKS Distro, marks a significant milestone in container orchestration—particularly for AI/ML workloads. This release introduces In-Place Pod Resource Updates, allowing you to resize CPU and memory without restarting pods, and Image Volumes, a game-changer for delivering large AI models using OCI container […]

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The AI Hardware Price Surge: Why GPUs, SSDs, and RAM Are Getting Expensive (And When It’ll End)

Hardware prices are surging due to unprecedented AI demand. Comprehensive analysis of why GPU, SSD, and RAM prices are up 30-70% in 2025, when normalization will occur, and strategic buying recommendations.

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Exploring Anaconda AI Navigator: A Comprehensive Guide for Windows Users

When Anaconda released their AI Navigator tool, I was skeptical. After two decades of building data science environments from scratch, managing conda environments manually, and wrestling with dependency conflicts across dozens of projects, I wondered if yet another GUI tool could actually solve the problems that have plagued Python development for years. After six months […]

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GPU Resource Management in Cloud: Optimizing AI Workloads

GPU resource management is critical for cost-effective AI workloads. After managing GPU resources for 40+ AI projects, I’ve learned what works. Here’s the complete guide to optimizing GPU resources in the cloud. Figure 1: GPU Resource Management Architecture Why GPU Resource Management Matters GPU resources are expensive and limited: Cost: GPUs are the most expensive […]

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