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Monitor Everything is an Anti-Pattern!

Bullshit and nonsense. But let’s take it from the beginning. The industry’s story goes something like this: Then, in the same breath: You see the contradiction already, right? The same industry that tells you “collect less, simplify, trust the experts” is also the industry where: This isn’t an observability strategy. It’s observability by hindsight. Right. Good. Now we’re having fun.

ShipTalk S4E5 | How to Build Real-World ML for 2D Drawings | Marina Petzel (Senior ML Engineer)

What does it actually take to ship AI into a 40+ year old product used by millions of professionals? In this episode of ShipTalk, Dewan Ahmed (Principal Developer Advocate, Harness) chats with Marina Petzel, Senior ML Engineer and AI Productivity Lead at Autodesk, about building and shipping practical AI, not just flashy demos.

Ubuntu Summit 25.10 | Opening remarks

Canonical's Founder and CEO, Mark Shuttleworth, welcomes the attendees of the Ubuntu Summit 25.10. He highlights the interdependence of the open source ecosystem and the role of Ubuntu as both an aggregator and an innovator. He also discusses key partnerships across silicon, cloud, ISVs, and the Ubuntu community, and introduces a new global grassroots strategy leading into future summits.

9 Monitoring Tools That Deliver AI-Native Anomaly Detection

The observability market has moved beyond manual threshold-setting. Modern platforms use statistical algorithms, machine learning, and causal AI to detect anomalies automatically. Some work immediately after deployment. Others train on your data for better accuracy. Each approach has technical trade-offs worth understanding. This guide compares how nine monitoring solutions handle automated anomaly detection and root cause analysis.

Make Data-Driven Decisions with Warehouse Native Experimentation

As organizations accelerate their AI-driven development, the need for trustworthy and transparent experimentation is greater than ever. Warehouse Native Experimentation keeps analysis where the data already lives, enabling teams to validate features with metrics and reliable SQL logic. The result is faster iteration with less risk, and decisions rooted in the same source of truth the business already trusts.

Digital sovereignty: US sanctions and the control of European cloud

"There's a big potential kill switch sitting on his desk." This clip from our Digital Sovereignty Panel exposes a fundamental threat: how US geopolitical interests can compel cloud providers like Microsoft to suspend services, even for international organizations. Panelist Johan David Michels discusses the shocking case of the ICC prosecutor, Karim Khan, whose work email was withdrawn by Microsoft following US sanctions. This illustrates the fundamental lack of digital sovereignty over data hosted by US hyperscalers.

What's Next for NaaS? Top Trends for 2026

Learn how private connectivity, regional hubs, and AI-driven automation are defining the next evolution of enterprise networking in 2026. 2026 is shaping up to be a big year for networking. We’re moving past the ideas of being simply connected – now, networks are becoming intelligent. As we see our customers lean into AI, multicloud, and automation in every corner of their operations, the way they connect everything is changing just as fast.

KubeCon NA 2025: Universal Mesh, federation, and the end of the "mesh tax"

At KubeCon, we asked a simple question at our booth: "How much is your service mesh costing you?" The answers were eye-opening. Engineers shared stories of 40% resource overhead, multi-second latency spikes during peak traffic, and infrastructure bills that had nearly doubled since mesh adoption. One architect told us they were spending more time managing their mesh than building features.

All Is Calm, All Is Compliant: Staying Audit-Ready Through the Year-End Rush

As the year winds down, I find that most cybersecurity and compliance teams are focused on closing projects, hitting targets, and maybe even planning a well-earned break. But regulators? They don’t take holidays. FCA, PRA, GDPR – they remain vigilant, and so should you. For IT leaders, this season often feels like walking a tightrope: balancing operational demands with the relentless need for compliance.