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Engineering Excellence in the Age of AI: It's Not Dead, It's Maturing

On a recent episode of The Product Manager podcast, Cortex CEO Anish Dhar joined host Hannah Clark to challenge a growing narrative: that software engineering is obsolete in the age of AI. His take? Engineering isn’t disappearing, it’s maturing. At Cortex, we work with some of the most forward-thinking engineering organizations at companies like Canva and Fanatics.

5 Best On-Call Scheduling Software (Reviewed & Ranked)

Looking for the best on-call scheduling software for your team? Or maybe you’re exploring alternatives to your current tool? Signing up for different on-call tools and testing them all takes weeks. That’s a lot of time you probably don’t have, especially when you need reliable on-call coverage now. That’s why I did the heavy lifting for you. I signed up for and tested the 5 popular on-call scheduling tools in the market: Spike, PagerDuty, Incident.io, Splunk Oncall, and OpsGenie.

The Cost of Waiting: Why Operationalizing AI in IT Can't Be Delayed Any Longer

Most IT leaders already understand that AI is the future of operations, but too many are still treating it like it’s so far off. The irony? Waiting is exactly what’s costing them the most. While businesses obsess over budget cuts, resource constraints, and service quality, one truth remains: delays in adopting AI for IT operations are compounding operational inefficiencies, inflating labor costs, and stalling digital progress. AI isn’t just about innovation; it’s about scale.

The Artifact Management Market Is Up For Grabs

The enterprise artifact management market - which has belonged for a while to JFrog and Sonatype - is now truly up for grabs. Cloudsmith was built on the core principle that cloud-native architecture matters. So does simplicity in design and workflow. Partnerships matter, too. We’ve built a comprehensive platform that controls and secures every artifact as it’s built, scanned, signed, stored, and shipped across the software supply chain.

Hyperview DCIM 5.0 Software Release: AI Assistant

Hyperview 5.0 introduces a powerful new AI Assistant (Beta) to help users navigate the platform, run reports, and complete tasks faster. The release also features a redesigned search experience with improved speed, shortcuts, and a docking option for multitasking. Additional enhancements include streamlined asset editing, smarter alerting rules, expanded auto-discovery support, and new API endpoints — all aimed at improving efficiency, accuracy, and user experience across the board.

How AI + Automation Are Paving the Way for Autonomous Networks

Network management teams are drowning in alerts, tickets, and manual escalations—slowing MTTR, driving up costs, and jeopardizing service quality. But the rise of AI-driven automation is changing the game. In this webinar replay, experts from Grokstream and Resolve will discuss how AIOps and automation are shaping the future of autonomous networks. Join Josh Kindiger and Ari Stowe to see firsthand how AI can reduce noise, detect root causes, and trigger end-to-end remediation without manual effort.

Self-hosted runners vs cloud CI/CD: A complete decision guide

Your CFO just asked about operational efficiencies across the engineering org. Tooling budgets are under the microscope, and suddenly CI/CD costs are getting attention. Sound familiar? When the pressure’s on to cut software spend, CI/CD often looks like a tempting target. It’s visible, measurable, and seemingly easy to move.