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High-signal field notes, architecture teardowns, and engineering writing from 50 publications. A focused reading queue for becoming a stronger end-to-end engineer. Updated 20 Aug.
Redpanda open-sources top 16 AI connectors
Redpanda open-sources top AI connectors to the most used destinations, including OpenAI, Cohere, Bedrock, Ollama, and Vertex AI. Learn more.
Discord’s Powerful Cross-Platform Chat: Ready for Your Game
The Discord Social SDK is coming out of closed beta! Developers can now take advantage of Discord’s voice and text chat in their games and help players connect for longer playtimes by enhancing their multiplayer experiences.
Streaming optimized data to S3 for analytics with Parquet
Learn how to build a powerful data pipeline that feeds analytics systems from Redpanda using clean, compressed Parquet files in Amazon S3.
Real-time CDC for inventory tracking with PostgreSQL
Learn how to easily implement real-time CDC using PostgreSQL and Redpanda for stress-free inventory tracking.
Introducing the Community Server Cleanup Report for August 2025
Discord has built a whole new team dedicated to bringing communities more control, more power, and fewer reasons to scream into the void. Check out the first things they've done, including fixes and improvements for server management issues, onboarding, Forum channels, and mod tools.
Exporting data from Redpanda to S3 in batched JSON
Learn how to write messages from Redpanda to its own JSON file in S3.
From Intern Project to Production: How I Shipped the Draw Tool for Canva's Present Mode
Overview of the technical hurdles I overcame to evolve my intern project into a new feature for users.
Redpanda 25.2: Advancing Iceberg integrations for the real-time lakehouse
Check what’s new in Redpanda 25.2 as we expand our Iceberg capabilities, delivering on the promise of a real-time open lakehouse architecture.
Discord Patch Notes: August 4, 2025
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
Writing data from Redpanda to S3
Learn the easiest way to stream data into Amazon S3 from Redpanda.
IoT for fun and Prophet: Scaling IoT and predicting the future
Check out this real-world example of scaling IoT for predictive analysis with Redpanda, Iceberg, and Prophet—without high costs or complexity.
ROOST Announces “Coop” and “Osprey”: Free, Open-Source Trust and Safety Infrastructure for the AI Era
Open-sourced tools put enterprise-grade content safety and threat investigation capabilities within reach of organizations of all sizes
Discord for Business Vol. 2: Cannes-worthy ad product updates
Built-in rewards, brand lift analytics, mobile Quests… and our Cannes highlights!
Bringing data from Amazon S3 into Redpanda Serverless
Learn how to set up a data pipeline from Amazon S3 to Redpanda complete with in-stream transformation logic and zero custom infrastructure.
Reward Your Play: Complete Quests. Earn Orbs. Get Sweet Stuff.
Introducing a new type of Quest reward: Discord Orbs! Earn them by completing Quests and redeem them in the Shop for hundreds of different items — including Discord Nitro credit. Available on desktop and mobile.
*FLAILS AROUND* SUMMER SPECIAL! JOIN NITRO, GET AN EXTRA MONTH OF NITRO ON US!
NITRO, NITRO, NITRO! From now until July 15th, 2025, if qualifying users start a new monthly Nitro membership, they’ll get a SECOND month of Discord Nitro to top ‘em off!
Track real-time ad analytics with Snowflake (the easy way)
Learn how to build scalable, high-performance pipelines for digital advertising use cases with Snowflake and Redpanda — a developer-first real-time data platform.
Discord Patch Notes: July 7, 2025
Check out the finer details of the more technical fixes implemented into Discord recently.
AI data processing: Driving scalability and transparency | Redpanda
Discover how AI streamlines data processing by automating tasks, uncovering insights, and enabling smarter, faster decision-making for businesses.
Discord Update: June 30, 2025 Changelog
Here's the Discord Changelog from June 30, 2025, so you can stay informed on what’s new in recent app updates!
Authenticity Matters: Discord's Pride Month 2025
This June, our PRIDE ERG came together to celebrate the meaningful act of simply being who you are and bringing your whole self to work.
Staff Picks, June 2025: Summer of Showcases
23 game showcases in June, and just as many recommendations! We’re talking about all the big announcements and big summer vibes with Alex, Armando, Matt, and… Matt???
Why streaming is the backbone for AI-native data platforms
To power AI at scale, organizations must adapt to the evolving role of the modern data warehouse. Here’s what you need to keep up in a rapidly evolving industry.
Measuring Commercial Impact at Scale at Canva
How We Built Canva's IMPACT App with Streamlit in Snowflake
How to Set Up Your Server’s Roles for Members, Mods & Admins
There’s a LOT of Role permissions to comb through for your Discord server, and every community has its own needs. In this article, we’ll give some general guidance on each permission to help you decide what works best.