Secrets in the AI Era: Where Plaintext Lives

Secret management in the age of AI agents requires rethinking trust boundaries. The critical question is no longer who can access secrets, but where plaintext can ever exist.

January 22, 2026 · 6 min · 1208 words · Samy Fodil

Secrets in the AI Era: Where Plaintext Lives (Deep Dive)

A deep dive into secret management threat models in the age of AI agents. The critical question is no longer who can access secrets, but where plaintext can ever exist, and what that implies for risk, blast radius, and operational burden.

January 22, 2026 · 10 min · 1934 words · Samy Fodil

Building a Resilient, Low Latency Order Processing System with Taubyte

In modern e-commerce, latency is a revenue killer. When a user clicks “Buy,” they expect instant feedback. From a systems perspective, the goal is to keep the hot path (customer interaction) short, predictable, and failure-tolerant, without compromising inventory correctness or auditability. Inspired by the article Serverless Order Management using AWS Step Functions and DynamoDB, we’ll take a sovereignty- and security-first approach to build a high-speed, resilient order workflow using Taubyte, optimized for the moment that matters: when a customer presses “Buy.” ...

January 29, 2025 · 8 min · 1495 words · Zaoui Amine

Why Security and Data Sovereignty Are Driving Companies Toward Self-Hosting

As cyberattacks become more sophisticated and data regulations tighten, companies are increasingly turning to self-hosting solutions. Discover why data sovereignty and security are driving businesses away from traditional cloud providers and how modern platforms like Taubyte are making self-hosting easier, scalable, and cloud-like in capabilities while maintaining full control over sensitive data.

January 27, 2025 · 4 min · 664 words · Zaoui Amine