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Article: Designing Continuous Authorization for Sensitive Cloud Systems

Venkata Nedunoori — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT

Most cloud systems make one authorization decision at login. Everything after runs on trust established at authentication time. For systems handling regulated data, that gap is where breaches happen. This article presents a continuous authorization architecture covering risk-tiered evaluation, behavioral baselines, privacy-preserving audit trails, and a phased and incremental rollout.

By Venkata Nedunoori

Podcast: Increasing Users' Data Agency: from BlueSky's AT Protocol to the Local-First Software Movement

Martin Kleppmann — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:00:00 GMT

Martin Kleppmann, an associate professor at Cambridge and author of Designing Data-Intensive Applications, discusses the evolution of data systems over the last decade, mainly the shift from monolithic databases to modular building blocks. Kleppmann underlines the importance of moving from cloud-centric data storage systems to decentralised data storage similar to Bluesky’s AT protocol.

By Martin Kleppmann

Pinecone Brings AI Agents Directly to Enterprise Data with Microsoft OneLake Integration

Craig Risi — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT

Pinecone has announced a new integration between its Nexus knowledge engine and Microsoft OneLake, aiming to fundamentally change how enterprise AI agents access and reason over corporate data.

By Craig Risi