There’s a new draft revision to the government’s guidance on minimum elements for software bills of materials (SBOMs). This update introduces new data fields such as component hash and generation context, reports TNS Sponsor Editor Susan Hall. Find out how the OpenSSF is helping to shape this new standard.

In other tech trends we’re covering today:

• A new research paper challenges the widely held belief that eBPF always provides a performance boost, especially for network-based applications. The report found that eBPF often provides no significant performance benefit, and in some cases can even make applications more sluggish. TNS Senior Editor Joab Jackson breaks down the findings and recommendations in today’s post.
• AI is fundamentally changing the developer’s job by shifting the focus from manual coding to orchestration, validation and architectural design, writes Joseph Morais, a technical champion and data stream evangelist at Confluent. In today’s sponsored post, Joseph explores this new reality and what it means for developers.

APIs are the connective tissue of modern software, powering everything from microservices communication to critical business functions. But while their value is clear, their true cost is often hidden, buried in complex cloud bills, sprawling development environments, and inefficient operational practices. Many organizations find that traditional cost monitoring fails to uncover the underlying drivers...

In this webinar, Pete Garcin and Evan Prowse of ActiveState joined TNS host Chris Pirillo to explore the advantages and risks of using open source in containers. If you missed it—or want to revisit the insights—the full session is now available on demand.

Join us on September 18 for a fireside chat with Steve Fenton and Matt Allford as they reveal the preliminary findings of Octopus Deploy’s benchmark on platform engineering.