The 2024 Installer gift guide, part one

Image: David Pierce / The Verge Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 62, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, happy Post-Thanksgiving Chill Weekend, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been reading about junk food and … Read more

Evaluating Free Website Deployment Platforms So You Don’t Have To

Pages website deployment refers to publishing static websites or static content on the internet, making it accessible and browsable. Most platforms currently support or are evolving to support serverless deployment of dynamic websites. To help developers select high-quality free website deployment services, this article comprehensively tests and evaluates leading global modern front-end deployment platforms from … Read more

Ethereum ETFs See Record $333M Inflows, Outpacing Bitcoin Funds as Catch-Up Trade Gains Momentum

Spot ethereum (ETH) exchange traded funds (ETF) in the U.S. saw record daily inflows on Friday, another sign that the second-largest cryptocurrency is gaining momentum as a catch-up trade after vastly underperforming bitcoin (BTC) this year. The nine products combined booked $332.9 million in net inflows during Friday’s shortened trading session, <a href=”https://farside.co.uk/eth/” target=”_blank”>data</a> compiled … Read more

Do Database Administrators Still Matter in the Age of Managed Databases?

All cloud computing platforms offer different managed services and compute capacity, including database services. The future of database administrator (DBA) jobs is an ongoing topic of discussion. Managed database services like Amazon Web Services Relational Database Service (AWS RDS) streamline traditional DBA tasks, including installing and upgrading database servers. Driving Database Performance with Domain Expertise … Read more