2026-03-19 22:31
🚀 Heroku has transitioned to a Sustaining Engineering model to enhance service for its users. Their goal is to ensure a stable and secure environment for apps and data. 🔧 Recent updates include: - **1GB slug limits:** Increased from 500MB to support complex libraries and AI/ML frameworks. - **Longer build timeouts:** Providing more flexibility for complex builds. - **Heroku CLI v11:** Improved architecture for faster execution and better maintainability. Stay updated by following the Heroku...
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Keshav Pokkuluri
2026-03-19 22:29
🚀 Heroku CLI v11 has officially launched, marking a major architectural update! This version completes the migration to ECMAScript Modules (ESM) and oclif v4, enhancing performance and usability. Users will notice faster command execution and improved maintainability. 🌈 The visual experience has also been revamped, featuring a unified color system and theme support for better clarity. Additionally, v11 supports Node.js 22, ensuring alignment with modern JavaScript standards. #Heroku #CLI...
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Eric Black
2026-03-19 22:28
Heroku has increased the maximum compressed slug size from 500MB to 1GB, allowing for larger app deployments, especially for AI and data-heavy libraries. 🚀 This change aims to reduce developer friction, although larger slugs may slow down dyno boot times. ⏳ Additionally, build compile timeouts have been extended to accommodate complex apps with many dependencies, easing deployment processes. #Heroku #AppDevelopment #SoftwareUpdates #AI #DevOps
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Jesse Brown
2026-03-17 15:00
Behind the scenes, the maintenance of Cloud Native Buildpacks is crucial for platforms like Heroku. Over the past 14 months, 27 releases have been made, including security patches and new features. This work, mostly unseen by developers, ensures smooth operations and rapid responses to vulnerabilities. 🔒 Features like System Buildpacks and Execution Environments benefit multiple platforms, creating shared value across the cloud-native ecosystem. The collaborative nature of open source fosters...
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Juan Bustamante
2026-03-12 15:00
🚀 Modern applications on Heroku are complex ecosystems involving dynos, databases, and APIs. As these systems grow, so do the logs and metrics, making observability crucial for performance optimization. 🔍 The new SolarWinds Papertrail add-on integrates logs and metrics into one unified platform, reducing the friction of managing multiple tools. This means faster troubleshooting and improved efficiency for developers. 📊 By eliminating the need for context switching, Papertrail enhances...
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Rachel Revoy
2026-03-06 16:50
🚨 New changes are coming for SSL/TLS certificates! The maximum lifetime of these certificates is being reduced to enhance web security. Starting March 15, 2026, the validity period will drop to 200 days, with further reductions in the following years. If you're using Heroku Automated Certificate Management (ACM), no action is needed. For those managing certificates manually, plan for more frequent renewals and update your processes accordingly. For more details, check out the Heroku...
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Emily Huang
2026-02-19 17:08
🚀 Heroku is rolling out updates to Managed Inference and Agents, aimed at enhancing developer experience and expanding model options. 🔄 The new standard plan simplifies the process by allowing access to all supported models with a single add-on and API key. No more managing multiple configurations! 🆕 Additionally, Heroku introduces the Claude 4.6 family and five new open-weight models for various applications, enhancing flexibility and efficiency. 📊 Check out the new Cohere Embed V4 model for...
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Anush DSouza
2026-02-17 20:34
🚀 Exciting news from Heroku! Large language models, like Claude, can now execute code in secure sandboxes, reducing token consumption by up to 98%. This feature helps manage untrusted code efficiently using one-off dynos, ensuring safety and isolation. You can access these tools via Managed Inference and Agents API or through the MCP tool for broader applications. Learn more about how to optimize your coding processes! #Heroku #CodeExecution #AI #LanguageModels #Innovation
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Anush DSouza
2026-02-13 19:36
🚀 Debugging can be a challenge, especially during production incidents. Heroku introduces a solution with AI-powered observability using the Model Context Protocol (MCP). This system connects AI coding assistants to observability platforms, streamlining error identification directly within your IDE. No more context-switching or complex queries—just instant answers. Learn more about how Heroku Managed Inference and Agents enhance your workflow. #AI #Observability #Heroku #TechInnovation...
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Karunasri (Karuna) Garigipati
2026-02-11 22:08
🚀 Exciting news for Heroku Enterprise customers! The Heroku GitHub Enterprise Server Integration is now generally available. This new integration enhances security by utilizing GitHub Apps instead of traditional OAuth tokens, ensuring a more resilient connection for your pipelines. Key benefits include decoupled authentication, granular security controls, and reduced management overhead. Get started today by enabling the feature for your team and linking to your GitHub Enterprise Server!...
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Alberto Sigismondi
2026-02-06 15:19
🚀 Heroku is shifting to a sustaining engineering model aimed at stability, security, and support. This means an emphasis on maintaining quality over introducing new features. Current customers can continue their usage without any changes to pricing or service. Existing Enterprise contracts will remain in effect, but new Enterprise accounts will not be offered. This transition allows Heroku to invest in areas that provide long-term value, including secure AI deployment. #Heroku #TechUpdate...
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Nitin T Bhat
2026-01-29 17:50
🚀 Building an AI Search on Heroku can streamline your RAG systems. Many developers face challenges when vector searches return irrelevant documents. This article discusses a two-stage retrieval system that improves accuracy by reranking documents based on their relevance to the query. It highlights the architecture, including indexing and query pipelines, and Heroku services that facilitate embedding, reranking, and answer generation. Learn how to enhance your AI search capabilities!...
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Anush DSouza
2026-01-15 16:00
🚀 Exciting news! Heroku has announced the general availability of reranking models on Managed Inference and Agents, featuring support for Cohere Rerank 3.5 and Amazon Rerank 1.0. These semantic reranking models enhance search precision by scoring documents based on relevance to specific queries. They help filter out noise and reduce costs in the RAG pipeline. To implement, simply provision a model via the Heroku CLI and use the Rerank API to retrieve the best answers for your queries. For...
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Anush DSouza
2025-12-18 19:42
🚀 Big news from Heroku! This month, we expand our Managed Inference and Agents, enhancing our AI PaaS framework. New additions include top-tier models like Claude Opus 4.5 and Nova 2, all accessible via a single CLI command. These models run securely on AWS, ensuring your data remains private. 🔒 Check out the refreshed aistudio.heroku.com for your provisioned models. #HerokuAI #AIModels #DataSecurity #TechUpdates #Innovation
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Anush DSouza
2025-12-04 19:50
Modern enterprises need to build cloud-native applications quickly to stay competitive. 🌐 Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) like AWS offers reliability but can be complex. To enhance agility, teams often use Platform as a Service (PaaS) like Heroku, simplifying the development process. Heroku allows developers to focus on code while managing operational tasks, leading to faster deployments and innovation. For example, Salesforce reduced expense approval time from two days to just two hours...
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Gillian Gual Hinkle
2025-12-04 16:00
🚀 Exciting news from Heroku! Starting December 18, 2025, they will introduce automatic prompt caching for Managed Inference and Agents. This feature, enabled by default, aims to enhance response times for common workloads without any extra effort. Currently, caching focuses on system prompts and tool definitions, excluding user messages. You can disable caching for specific requests if needed. Prompt caching works by securely storing and reusing processed components, leading to faster...
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Anush DSouza
2025-11-24 17:30
🚀 Exciting news for developers! The Heroku Terraform Provider is now fully optimized for Fir, enabling Infrastructure as Code (IaC) on Heroku’s next-generation platform. Fir combines cloud-native standards with the Heroku experience, allowing for better control, consistency, and scalability. With over 9.6 million downloads, Terraform is an essential tool for managing resources efficiently. This integration simplifies Kubernetes complexities while enhancing your provisioning process. #Heroku...
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Alberto Sigismondi
2025-11-14 23:00
On October 20, 2025, Heroku experienced significant service disruptions due to a database service outage from its cloud infrastructure provider in Virginia. The incident unfolded in two phases. Phase 1 involved database issues leading to provisioning delays and degraded performance of key Heroku services. Phase 2 saw further complications with networking issues and control plane failures, affecting customer applications and causing errors. Recovery efforts were implemented, but some users...
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Michelle Peot
2025-11-11 08:00
🚀 Exciting news for .NET developers! Heroku now supports .NET 10, released at .NET Conf 2025, along with ASP.NET Core 10, C# 14, and F# 10. This new Long Term Support (LTS) version will be supported for three years, making it a reliable choice for development and migration. With .NET 10, you can deploy file-based apps effortlessly, enabling quick setups without complex configurations. Don't forget, .NET 8 and 9 will reach End of Support on November 10, 2026. Now is the time to plan your...
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Rune Soerensen
2025-11-04 16:27
🚀 Learn how to enhance your Heroku app's performance by reducing latency! The article explains the impact of TCP slow start on web applications and introduces keep-alive connections as a solution. Keep-alives allow multiple requests to reuse a single connection, improving response times by maximizing bandwidth. Understanding these concepts can significantly benefit developers working with HTTP. #Heroku #WebDevelopment #TCP #PerformanceOptimization #KeepAlive
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Richard Schneeman
2025-10-30 17:45
🚀 Exciting news for developers! Heroku Connect has upgraded its Accelerated Polling feature to now support Salesforce Change Data Capture (CDC). This enhancement allows for faster and more reliable data synchronization, addressing previous limitations with legacy technology. With support for over 170 new Salesforce standard objects, your critical data, such as Opportunity Line Items, can now sync more efficiently. To get started, simply enable CDC in Salesforce and select the “Uses...
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Vivek Viswanathan
2025-10-14 15:05
🚀 Exciting updates from Heroku at Dreamforce! Heroku introduces innovations to its AI PaaS, enhancing Salesforce orgs with improved pro-code capabilities, data foundations, and AI integration. Key highlights include enhanced security, increased scalability, and streamlined app development processes. These updates aim to simplify the complexities developers face, making it easier to build modern applications. #Heroku #Salesforce #AI #Dreamforce #AppDevelopment
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Betty Junod
2025-10-14 15:00
🚀 Exciting news from Heroku! The next generation of Heroku Postgres is here, introducing an Advanced tier designed for intelligent applications. This update prioritizes performance and scalability, allowing for seamless growth and handling of massive workloads. Key features include high throughput, flexible compute and storage options, and a unique follower pool architecture for better read performance. Join the pilot to experience these advancements firsthand! 🌟 #Heroku #Postgres...
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Jonathan Brown
2025-10-08 15:45
🚀 Exciting news from Heroku! Introducing the pilot of Heroku Vibes, designed to turn your ideas into running apps effortlessly. This new platform builds on the nostalgia of Heroku Garden, aiming to simplify app creation for everyone, not just developers. With AI-powered capabilities, you can now describe your app in natural language, and Heroku Vibes will handle the rest—from code generation to deployment. Say goodbye to complex setups and hello to a seamless experience! 🌐💻 #HerokuVibes...
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Anush DSouza
2025-09-17 15:00
🚀 Introducing Heroku AI Studio, a new workspace designed to enhance your AI app development! This tool streamlines the process from prompt to production, allowing developers to focus on building rather than troubleshooting. Key features include real-time model interaction, efficient prompt tuning, and seamless integration into your codebase. Getting started is simple – just access your Heroku Dashboard and click “Open Playground” to begin exploring! #HerokuAI #AIDevelopment #TechTools...
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Anush DSouza
2025-09-10 15:00
Salesforce customers often use third-party services through Connected Apps and External Services. However, security risks persist in the integration landscape. 🔒 Heroku AppLink enhances security by providing a managed bridge between Salesforce and Heroku. It handles authentication, service discovery, and request validation, reducing reliance on stored credentials. This allows developers to reuse existing code and improves visibility and trust boundaries for admins and security teams. For...
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David Baliles
2025-09-08 21:33
🚨 When production issues arise, Heroku’s new capabilities can help. With the heroku run command, developers can launch a dedicated dyno for troubleshooting without risking the stability of live applications. This interactive session allows for real-time diagnostics and efficient problem resolution. 🛠️ Additionally, OpenTelemetry (OTel) enhancements provide valuable insights into application performance after fixes are applied. #Heroku #DevOps #Troubleshooting #OpenTelemetry #DatabaseMigration
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Su Glasgo
2025-09-05 15:00
🚨 **Heroku Outage Update** 🚨 On June 10, 2025, Heroku experienced a service disruption due to an unintended system update. This affected not only platform performance but also the Heroku Status site, leading to confusion among users. 🛠️ On June 15, we outlined our remediation objectives, focusing on: - Immutable infrastructure - Improved communication resilience - Faster investigation and recovery 🔧 Key actions taken include halting unattended vendor upgrades, auditing system images, and...
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Michelle Peot
2025-09-05 15:00
🚨 **Heroku Outage Update** 🚨 On June 10, 2025, Heroku faced a service disruption due to an unintended system update by a vendor. The outage also affected the Heroku Status site, leading to communication challenges. 📅 A summary of our root cause analysis was shared on June 15. Key remediation goals include enhancing infrastructure resilience, improving communication channels, and speeding up recovery processes. 🔧 **Current Actions:** - Permanent halt on unattended vendor OS upgrades - Audit of...
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Michelle Peot
2025-09-04 15:00
🚀 Heroku has transformed at Dreamforce into an AI PaaS, designed to enhance the shift from experimentation to production. Key highlights include new features like AppLink, Managed Inference, and Agents, all aimed at speeding up the delivery of AI-powered applications. Discover how companies like Workday and AT&T; are achieving significant results with Heroku’s solutions. Explore more at Dreamforce! #Heroku #Dreamforce #AI #TechInnovation #BusinessGrowth
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Lauren Groccia
2025-09-04 15:00
🚀 Heroku has transformed into an AI PaaS, addressing the challenge of moving AI from experimentation to production. This evolution includes features like AppLink and Managed Inference, designed to speed up the development of AI-powered applications. Join us at Dreamforce 2025 to see how businesses like Workday and AT&T; leverage Heroku for impactful results! #Heroku #AI #Dreamforce #CloudComputing #Innovation
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Lauren Groccia
2025-08-26 15:00
🚀 Exciting news for developers! Amazon's Nova models are now available on Heroku. Provisioning these advanced AI models is as easy as adding an add-on to your Heroku app. This allows businesses to access powerful, cost-effective AI with simplicity. The Nova family includes nova-pro, designed for accuracy and deep reasoning, and nova-lite, optimized for speed and high-throughput applications. Explore the capabilities of these models today! #AmazonNova #Heroku #AI #MachineLearning #TechNews
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Anush DSouza
2025-08-20 15:00
🚀 Exciting news for developers! OpenAI's new model, gpt-oss-120b, is now available on Heroku Managed Inference and Agents. This open-weight model allows for easy integration into existing applications through an OpenAI-compatible API. With its Mixture-of-Experts architecture, gpt-oss-120b is efficient and designed for a variety of text generation tasks. Early benchmarks show it performs competitively with other models. Explore the future of AI application development on Heroku! 🌟 #AI #OpenAI...
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Anush DSouza
2025-08-19 15:00
🚀 Organizations aim to build AI applications that access private data, but connecting large language models (LLMs) to proprietary datasets can be challenging. Heroku Managed Inference and LlamaIndex offer a solution for creating retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications. LlamaIndex helps orchestrate data, while Heroku AI simplifies deployment. Use cases include financial analysis and insurance claim assessments, enhancing efficiency and accuracy in data retrieval. 📊🤖 #AI...
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Anush DSouza
2025-08-08 16:33
Unlock the potential of AI with Heroku and Pydantic AI! 🚀 Developers can easily integrate advanced AI capabilities using Heroku Managed Inference and Agents. A simple click attaches powerful models like Anthropic's Claude 4 Sonnet to your applications. Pydantic AI enhances this by providing a Python framework for building production-grade agents, ensuring a smooth development experience. 🐍 Together, they support advanced workflows through the Model Context Protocol and Agent2Agent Protocol,...
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Anush DSouza
2025-07-31 15:00
🌟 The latest article in the AppLink Fundamentals series focuses on the practical aspects of building with AppLink. It covers the development workflow, local testing, and managing changes to the OpenAPI specification. Key considerations for choosing programming languages for Salesforce extensions are also discussed. Additionally, the article highlights Agentforce integration, showcasing its ability to enhance agent capabilities beyond standard Salesforce functions. A real-world example...
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Ken W. Alger