Should I code or run meetings? If I’m not allowed to approve new features, why am I to blame for delayed delivery? If that sounds familiar to you, this piece should be helpful.

Learn how to integrate Kafka with OpenTelemetry for enhanced distributed tracing, better performance monitoring, and effortless troubleshooting.

Learn how to integrate OpenTelemetry with Flask to monitor and trace your web app’s performance with easy-to-follow setup and troubleshooting tips.

Whilst ‘manifest’ bagged the Word of the Year for 2024, the industry could be forgiven for holding out hope that ‘data centre’ might make it for 2025. Following Rachel Reeves’ first speech as Chancellor that held up data centre development as an example of political commitment to economic growth, there has been wave after wave of investment stories, and most-recently an analysis of the potential £44bn that the sector could yield.

2024 has been a transformative year for StatusIQ, marked by continuous innovation to meet the growing needs of our users. This year’s enhancements aim to simplify incident communication, improve team efficiency, and, most importantly, build trust with your users. From providing deeper insights into status history to enabling seamless platform migrations, these updates reflect our unwavering commitment to empowering teams and stakeholders.

Leon Adato takes a lighthearted and personal look back at 2024, reflecting on the standout moments and trends that caught his eye throughout the year. In his signature off-the-cuff style, Leon shares his unique perspective on the past year’s highlights.

Azure VNet flow logs significantly improve network observability in Azure. Compared to NSG flow logs, VNet flow logs provide broader traffic visibility, enhanced encryption status monitoring, and simplified logging at the virtual network level enabling advanced traffic analysis and a more comprehensive solution for modern cloud network management.

One of the most critical gaps in traditional Large Language Models (LLMs) is that they rely on static knowledge already contained within them. Basically, they might be very good at understanding and responding to prompts, but they often fall short in providing current or highly specific information.

I attended Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference. This is AWS's annual user conference, which takes over most of Las Vegas for a week. There’s a lot to do and take in—customer stories galore, new tech, learning different use cases, and all the walking. But you’re here to hear what I learned, so I’ve broken it down into sections. Enjoy!

The NIS2 Directive is the European Union’s enhanced framework for cybersecurity, targeting essential and important entities. It fosters a proactive approach to managing risks, safeguarding critical infrastructure, and ensuring organizational resilience against cyber threats. The NIS2 Directive introduces new requirements and obligations in four overarching areas.