<p>October has been one of the most exciting and eventful months for the <a href="https://litmuschaos.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer">LitmusChaos</a> community. With <a href="https://hacktoberfest.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hacktoberfest</a> 2025 in full swing, we went all in, from hosting community-driven events to supporting contributors, shipping releases, and celebrating amazing open-source contributions. </p>

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  Hacktoberfest 2025 (The Month of Open Source)
</h2>

<p>Hacktoberfest has always been special for LitmusChaos, and this year, we made it even bigger. The community came together to contribute to LitmusChaos and Litmus Docs, improving the project’s security, user experience, and accessibility with Litmus 4.0.</p>

<p>Here’s what we achieved together in October:</p>

<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://github.com/litmuschaos/litmus" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub</a> Stars: 112 new stars</li>
<li>LitmusChaos Issues: 42 created → 27 closed (PRs merged), 15 in progress</li>
<li>Litmus Docs Issues: 34 created → 31 closed (PRs merged), 3 in progress</li>
<li>New Contributors

<ul>
<li>  23 new contributors to LitmusChaos</li>
<li>  18 new contributors to Litmus Docs</li>
</ul>


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</ul>

<p>These numbers reflect the incredible passion our contributors showed throughout Hacktoberfest. A big shoutout to everyone who helped strengthen LitmusChaos through code, docs, and discussions!</p>

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  Release Spotlight: LitmusChaos MCP Server
</h2>

<p>One of the biggest highlights of October was the release of the <a href="https://docs.litmuschaos.io/docs/next/mcp-server/overview" rel="noopener noreferrer">LitmusChaos MCP</a> (Model Context Protocol) Server, a major step toward making Chaos Engineering more accessible and intelligent.</p>

<p>The Litmus MCP Server allows users to interact with chaos experiments using natural language, bridging the gap between developers and automation. Imagine simply asking, “Run a pod-delete experiment on the checkout service,” and seeing it happen seamlessly — that’s the power MCP brings to the Litmus ecosystem.</p>

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  Adoption Continues to Grow
</h2>

<p>LitmusChaos continues to see strong adoption within the cloud-native ecosystem.</p>

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<p>October Installation Trends:</p>

<ul>
<li>Mid-month spike: around 5.2K installations (Oct 6–7)</li>
<li>End-of-month range: roughly 3.8K–4K installations</li>
<li>Average daily installations: around 3.5K–4K</li>
</ul>

<p>It’s heartening to see teams worldwide continue to adopt ChaosCenter to build more resilient systems.</p>

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  New Blog of the Month
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<p>We published a new blog this month:</p>


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      <h2>Making Chaos Engineering Accessible: Introducing the LitmusChaos MCP Server</h2>
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<p>The post dives into how the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is bringing natural language interfaces to chaos engineering, making it easier than ever to design and execute experiments using LitmusChaos.</p>

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  Growing Our Content &amp; Community Reach
</h2>

<p>We’ve been consistent in sharing knowledge, updates, and community stories across our platforms.</p>

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  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa57PMqmz_j0wnteRa9nCaw" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a>
</h3>

<p>13 new videos published:</p>

<ul>
<li>Community &amp; Contributor Calls</li>
<li>Getting Started with Litmus” — a 10-part video series</li>
<li>16 new subscribers joined our channel
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  <a href="https://x.com/LitmusChaos" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a>
</h3>

<ul>
<li>+12 new followers and some great engagement on Hacktoberfest updates</li>
</ul>

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  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/litmuschaos" rel="noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn</a>
</h3>

<ul>
<li>+51 new followers — welcome to all the new faces joining the chaos community!</li>
</ul>

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  <a href="https://kubernetes.slack.com/?redir=%2Farchives%2FCNXNB0ZTN" rel="noopener noreferrer">Slack</a>
</h3>

<ul>
<li>42 new members joined our community Slack <a href="https://kubernetes.slack.com/?redir=%2Farchives%2FCNXNB0ZTN" rel="noopener noreferrer">Community</a>
</li>
</ul>

<h2>
  
  
  October Offline Meetups
</h2>

<p>We hosted two exciting in-person meetups in October to celebrate Hacktoberfest and connect with our amazing contributors!</p>

<p>📍 LitmusChaos x Hacktoberfest Meetup — Bangalore (Oct 4)</p>

<p>We kicked off October with a bang at the Harness Bangalore office, where 130+ attendees joined us to celebrate open source and learn about chaos engineering.</p>

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<p>📍 Hacktoberfest Hyderabad Meetup — in Collaboration with DigitalOcean (Oct 11)</p>

<p>Next up, we partnered with DigitalOcean for the Hyderabad Hacktoberfest meetup, proudly sponsored by Harness.</p>

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  Community &amp; Contributor Calls
</h2>

<p>Our monthly calls were buzzing with energy and participation!</p>

<h3>
  
  
  Community Call
</h3>

<p>Topics we discussed:</p>

<ul>
<li>Release of Litmus v3.22.0</li>
<li>Active Hacktoberfest activities and contributions</li>
<li>Introduction to Litmus MCP</li>
</ul>

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  Contributor Call
</h3>

<p>Highlights included:</p>

<ul>
<li>Recap of community contributions during Hacktoberfest</li>
<li>Open PRs discussion and shoutouts to active contributors</li>
<li>Contributor best practices and guidelines</li>
</ul>

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<p>These calls continue to be a great space for collaboration, feedback, and celebrating progress together.</p>

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  Wrapping Up
</h2>

<p>October was nothing short of amazing — full of learning, contribution, and connection.<br>
From new contributors joining the fold to community-driven meetups and continuous adoption growth, LitmusChaos continues to thrive, powered by its community ❤️</p>

<p>As we move into November, we’re excited to keep the momentum going. More releases, new experiments, and continued community engagement await!</p>

<p>🔗 Join the conversation on <a href="https://kubernetes.slack.com/?redir=%2Farchives%2FCNXNB0ZTN" rel="noopener noreferrer">Slack</a> and follow us on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/litmuschaos" rel="noopener noreferrer">LinkedIn</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa57PMqmz_j0wnteRa9nCaw" rel="noopener noreferrer">YouTube</a>, and <a href="https://x.com/LitmusChaos" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> for the latest updates.</p>

كان أكتوبر شهرًا مثيرًا لمجتمع LitmusChaos، مليئًا بالأحداث والمساهمات خلال Hacktoberfest 2025. دعم الفريق المساهمين واحتفل بالإنجازات الملحوظة في المصادر المفتوحة.

Octubre ha sido un mes emocionante para la comunidad de LitmusChaos, lleno de eventos y contribuciones durante Hacktoberfest 2025. El equipo apoyó activamente a los contribuyentes y celebró logros notables en código abierto.

Octobre a été un mois passionnant pour la communauté LitmusChaos, rempli d'événements et de contributions pendant Hacktoberfest 2025. L'équipe a activement soutenu les contributeurs et célébré des réalisations remarquables en open source.

October has been an exciting month for the LitmusChaos community, filled with events and contributions during Hacktoberfest 2025. The team actively supported contributors and celebrated remarkable open-source achievements.

LitmusChaos October Highlights - Hacktoberfest, Meetups & More!

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<p>SQL Server 2025 has been <a href="https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/sqlserver/sql-server-2025-is-now-generally-available/4470570" rel="noopener noreferrer">officially announced</a> at Microsoft Ignite 2025 and is now generally available.  It had been in public preview since May of 2025 and consumers have been eagerly anticipating the official release of one of Microsoft's most popular software products. I had previous written a fun article where I used AI and historical date like previews, events, and past release dates to try and guess the <a href="https://www.trustedtechteam.com/blogs/sql-server/sql-server-2025-release-date" rel="noopener noreferrer">release date of SQL Server 2025</a>.  </p>

<p>Now it's finally here, and with it comes a whole host of highly anticipated features, most notably AI integration. </p>

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  Major Themes
</h2>

<p><strong><a href="https://www.trustedtechteam.com/blogs/sql-server/sql-server-2025-new-ai-features" rel="noopener noreferrer">Built-in AI</a> &amp; vector search</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>SQL Server 2025 adds native support for vector-stores/indexing (via DiskANN) enabling semantic search over large datasets. </li>
<li>You can combine traditional keyword SQL queries with vector‐based search in one engine. </li>
<li>Support for retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns, connecting to AI models via REST endpoints, etc. </li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Modern developer productivity enhancements</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Native JSON support, regular expression support, REST APIs, GraphQL via Data API Builder, etc. </li>
<li>The idea is to let developers build AI-driven/modern applications whether on-premises or cloud with more extensibility. </li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Security, performance &amp; scalability</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>New authentication support via Microsoft Entra ID managed identities and outbound authentication via Azure Arc for hybrid/edge. </li>
<li>Improved query optimization: e.g., persisted statistics on replicas, improved locking mechanisms (TID Locking, LAQ) to reduce contention, improved batch processing and columnstore support for analytics. </li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Hybrid and cloud‐centric analytics &amp; data integration</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>Integration with Microsoft Fabric: near real-time replication of SQL Server data (mirrored database) into OneLake for analytics. </li>
<li>Better support for hybrid cloud, on-premises, and edge scenarios — managing, governing, monitoring across environments with Azure Arc, centralized management etc. </li>
</ul>

<h2>
  
  
  Why this matters
</h2>

<ul>
<li>The database is being positioned as a first‐class AI platform, not just a relational engine.</li>
<li>For companies with large datasets, or those looking to embed AI/semantic search capabilities, this version could significantly change how they build data and app-architectures.</li>
<li>For hybrid/edge scenarios (on-premises + cloud + edge), the enhancements around Azure Arc, Fabric integration, and real-time replication make it easier to maintain consistency, governance, and analytics across environments.</li>
<li>Developers get more flexible tooling (JSON, REST, GraphQL etc) so the barrier to building modern apps on top of the database is lower.</li>
<li>Performance/scalability/security updates mean this is not just “shiny new features” but also foundation</li>
</ul>

تم الإعلان رسميًا عن SQL Server 2025 في مؤتمر Microsoft Ignite 2025 وهو متاح الآن بشكل عام. بعد معاينة عامة منذ مايو 2025، يتضمن الإصدار ميزات متوقعة بشدة، لا سيما دمج الذكاء الاصطناعي، مما يعزز قدراته كواحد من أكثر منتجات البرمجيات شعبية من Microsoft.

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SQL Server 2025 has been officially announced at Microsoft Ignite 2025 and is now generally available. After a public preview since May 2025, the release includes highly anticipated features, particularly AI integration, enhancing its capabilities as one of Microsoft's most popular software products.

SQL Server 2025 is Here!

<h1>
  
  
  AI Amnesia: Erasing Knowledge Without a Trace
</h1>

<p>Imagine your AI model accidentally learned something it shouldn't have – sensitive customer data, for example. Current methods for deleting this information often require retraining the entire model, an expensive and time-consuming process. What if we could surgically remove that knowledge without starting from scratch?</p>

<p>The key lies in a novel approach: creating artificial "forgetting cues." We're teaching the model to unlearn specific data patterns by exposing it to carefully crafted synthetic examples. These examples are designed to strongly contradict the information we want the model to forget, effectively overwriting the problematic associations in its memory. This works even if you don’t have access to the original data you need to erase.</p>

<p>Think of it like this: you're trying to forget a bad song stuck in your head. Instead of trying to actively suppress it (which rarely works), you blast an even more catchy song. The new song overwrites the old one, effectively erasing it from your mental playlist.</p>

<p><strong>Benefits of Selective Forgetting:</strong></p>

<ul>
<li>  <strong>Enhanced Data Privacy:</strong> Remove sensitive data without compromising the overall model's performance.</li>
<li>  <strong>Reduced Retraining Costs:</strong> Avoid full model retraining, saving significant time and resources.</li>
<li>  <strong>Improved Model Security:</strong> Eliminate vulnerabilities introduced by unintentionally learned patterns.</li>
<li>  <strong>Adaptable Learning:</strong> Enables continuous refinement of AI models based on evolving data landscapes.</li>
<li>  <strong>Compliance Ready:</strong> Supports compliance with data privacy regulations like GDPR.</li>
<li>  <strong>Scalable Solutions:</strong> Works efficiently even with limited access to training data.</li>
</ul>

<p><strong>Practical Tip:</strong> One challenge is ensuring the synthetic data accurately targets the information you want to remove without negatively impacting the model's ability to generalize. Rigorous testing and validation with holdout datasets are crucial.</p>

<p>The promise of AI that can truly 'forget' opens exciting possibilities for responsible AI development. By enabling precise data deletion, we pave the way for more secure, compliant, and adaptable machine learning systems. Imagine AI models that can adapt to changing ethical guidelines or quickly unlearn incorrect information, all without massive retraining efforts. This is a crucial step towards trustworthy and responsible AI that respects data privacy and aligns with societal values. Future exploration could include extending this to different data modalities and model architectures.</p>

<p><strong>Related Keywords:</strong> machine unlearning, data privacy, few-shot learning, zero-shot learning, synthetic data, model editing, catastrophic forgetting, incremental learning, continual learning, deep learning, neural networks, data security, algorithmic fairness, responsible ai, ethical ai, federated unlearning, privacy-preserving ai, model retraining, AI governance, data deletion, GDPR compliance</p>

يتناول المقال نهجًا جديدًا لمعالجة مشكلة نسيان الذكاء الاصطناعي، حيث قد تحتفظ نماذج الذكاء الاصطناعي عن غير قصد بمعلومات حساسة. تتطلب الطرق التقليدية لحذف هذه البيانات غالبًا إعادة تدريب كاملة للنموذج، وهو ما يعد مكلفًا ويستغرق وقتًا. تتضمن التقنية الجديدة إنشاء 'إشارات نسيان' اصطناعية تساعد النموذج على نسيان أنماط بيانات معينة من خلال تعريضه لأمثلة صناعية تتناقض مع المعلومات غير المرغوب فيها، مما يسمح بإزالة المعرفة المستهدفة دون الحاجة للوصول إلى البيانات الأصلية.

El artículo aborda un nuevo enfoque para tratar el problema de la amnesia de la IA, donde los modelos de IA pueden retener inadvertidamente información sensible. Los métodos tradicionales para eliminar estos datos a menudo requieren un reentrenamiento completo del modelo, lo que es costoso y lleva tiempo. La nueva técnica implica crear 'señales de olvido' artificiales que ayudan al modelo a desaprender patrones de datos específicos al exponerlo a ejemplos sintéticos que contradicen la información no deseada, permitiendo así la eliminación selectiva de conocimientos sin necesidad de acceder a l…

L'article traite d'une nouvelle approche pour résoudre le problème de l'amnésie de l'IA, où les modèles d'IA peuvent involontairement conserver des informations sensibles. Les méthodes traditionnelles pour supprimer ces données nécessitent souvent un réentraînement complet du modèle, ce qui est coûteux et long. La nouvelle technique consiste à créer des 'cues d'oubli' artificiels qui aident le modèle à désapprendre des schémas de données spécifiques en lui présentant des exemples synthétiques qui contredisent les informations indésirables, permettant ainsi une suppression ciblée des connaissan…

The article discusses a novel approach to address the issue of AI amnesia, where AI models may inadvertently retain sensitive information. Traditional methods for deleting such data often require complete retraining of the model, which is costly and time-consuming. The new technique involves creating artificial 'forgetting cues' that help the model unlearn specific data patterns by presenting it with synthetic examples that contradict the unwanted information, allowing for targeted knowledge removal without needing access to the original data.

LitmusChaos October Highlights - Hacktoberfest, Meetups & More!

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