Welcome back to the latest digest of DevOps Bulletin! I hope you've had a productive week, and if not, this week's digest is guaranteed to fuel your upcoming one with a plethora of DevOps wisdom.

Jumping right in, have you ever been haunted by the cold start timeouts with AWS Lambda and API Gateway? Well, not anymore! On the AWS front, discover how an I/O Optimized feature in AWS Aurora could potentially reduce your database expenses by 90%.

Speaking of marvels, a peek behind the curtains reveals how Disney’s SRE teams work tirelessly to ensure the magic continues. Ever thought about Kubernetes sidecars and pondered what they are or why they even exist? Wonder no more, especially with the new updates in Kubernetes 1.28. For those intrigued by logging, I delve deep into how CoreDNS logging operates!

Cost management has always been the talk of the town, and it's no different this week. Immerse yourself in a comprehensive guide to navigating Kubernetes cost management as we navigate 2023. For my AWS Lambda aficionados, I've compiled a list of 20 advanced tips that are bound to refine your Lambda game.

A hot topic this week has been the Terraform license change, and I've sourced insights on what SaaS CTOs need to be cognizant of in this realm. Notably, OpenTF, the groundbreaking fork of Terraform, makes its debut.

In line with our tradition, here are some open-source projects that I'm eager to present:

• Serverless Icebreaker: A nifty utility crafted to assess pre-built AWS Lambdas and drastically reduce cold start duration.
• Hydra: A column-oriented take on Postgres.
• An LLM tailored to transform natural language queries seamlessly into SQL queries.

And this is just the tip of the iceberg. With several more insights and tools waiting in the wings. Enjoy the read!