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Honeycomb Acquires Grit: A Strategic Investment in Pragmatic AI and Customer Value

We’re excited to share that Honeycomb has completed our first-ever acquisition: we’re joining forces with Grit, bringing on board not only a strong team, but also compelling technology that supercharges our ability to deliver on our mission: to bring observability to every software engineer. This is a strategic move that will help us deepen the value we deliver to customers and accelerate our vision for what modern observability can and should be.

7 tips for effective system prompting

Looking to get the most out of AI tools? In this video, we walk through 7 practical tips for writing effective system prompts that lead to more accurate, helpful, and context-aware responses. Whether you're building with LLMs or just refining your workflows, these tips will help you structure your prompts for success. Watch the full walkthrough and start improving your prompting strategy today.

AI That Matters: Driving Real Outcomes in Network Operations

AI can be a transformative tool in network operations — but only when it’s tied to clear, measurable outcomes. Rather than chasing hype, IT and NetOps teams should focus on solving specific operational challenges like reducing MTTR, cutting costs, and stabilizing infrastructure. AI has real potential when strategically applied, and when aligned with business goals, it becomes a powerful ally in modern network operations.

Metrics That Matter: Measuring Developer Productivity in the AI Era

In this episode, Ryan McDonald is joined by Mark Quigley, Head of Platform Engineering at Ninety.io, for a conversation that cuts through the noise around developer productivity metrics and AI. Mark dives deep into how teams can measure what matters—without falling into the trap of turning every measure into a target. He shares how tools like Developer NPS, DORA metrics, and balanced scorecards can help teams optimize for both output and well-being—but only when framed with the right intent.

Elastic extends production-ready AI capabilities for all!

Elastic Security is making your organization safer with general availability of our favorite AI features. Elastic Security is announcing the general availability (GA) of two of our most widely deployed generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) capabilities: Attack Discovery, launched in May, and Automatic Import, launched in August. Elastic’s AI-driven security analytics are providing immense value to many organizations.

How Sentry's AI Autofix Changed my Mind About AI Assistants

Blockchain, IoT, Big Data. If you’ve been around in tech for a while, you know that these kinds of buzzwords come and go: they make a splash going in and fizzle out over time. Seeing many of them come and go over the years has made me skeptical. What are they trying to sell us this time? Some might call it getting grumpy; others might call it becoming an enterprise architect. So you’ll have to forgive me for thinking AI agents seemed like just another buzzword.

CircleCI MCP server: Natural language CI for AI-driven workflows

The pace of software development has changed. With AI coding assistants now embedded into engineering workflows, developers are building faster, shipping sooner, and writing more code than ever before. But as velocity increases, so does the complexity of keeping that code running. When builds fail, developers need answers fast. They need clarity, context, and actionable feedback right where they’re working.

Meta's Llama 4 models now on relaxAI

Here at Civo, we’re proud to announce that we have become the first UK company to successfully host and operationalize Meta’s new Llama 4 model family on relaxAI, our AI assistant. This breakthrough positions relaxAI at the forefront of sovereign AI development, combining world-class capabilities with uncompromising data protection standards that UK businesses can trust.

Elevate Your Git Workflow with GitKraken AI & Enhanced Integrations

GitLens 17.0 delivers a transformative update that revolutionizes Git workflows directly within Visual Studio Code. This release introduces GitKraken AI, native Bitbucket integration, and advanced multi-commit capabilities designed to eliminate friction points throughout your development process.