Bad developer tools kill productivity
When tooling, tech debt, and friction get in the way, even simple tasks take five times longer.
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Turning team knowledge into Alert Routing rules
Over time, on-call teams build up a quiet layer of knowledge about their systems. Someone learns that a specific error code always means phone calls are failing. Someone else figures out that a particular background job fires a warning every night and has never once needed attention. That knowledge shapes how your team responds to incidents every day. But when it only lives in people’s heads, your response depends entirely on the right person being available at the right time.
Why 200k Developers Ditched Big Tech AI #openclaw #openai #claude #aicoding #aiagents #speedscale
Is architectural purity dead? The big labs are racing for enterprise control, but developers are flocking to OpenClaw for one reason: ergonomics. It treats AI like a human, not a restricted tool. Are you sticking with the corporate harnesses or going unfiltered? Let’s talk in the comments. Learn more: speedscale.com.
Edge AI in action powered by Ubuntu Core
Hans Michael Krause shows how ctrlX OS Ecosystem, powered by Ubuntu Core, enables real-time visual inspection directly on an industrial controller.
Why SSIS will never die - with Tim Mitchell
Steve is joined by business intelligence architect and author Tim Mitchell. They discuss why SSIS will never die, the general pros of cons of integration services, the evolution from XML to JSON, how AI can help with coding, and taekwondo – among other topics! Recorded on-site at PASS Data Community Summit 2025.
Why AI scaling needs predictable infrastructure
"If your finances are tied to a third-party token cost, your business model can change overnight." Civo CTO Dinesh Majrekar and Techdome CEO Rahul Joshi break down the "variable factor" risk in AI scaling. Relying on external API endpoints means you have zero control over your margins.
The Analyst View on Data Sovereignty with TechMarketView
Perspectives from the Edge: Episode 2 Data sovereignty isn't a solo effort. It's a symphony. Data sovereignty is moving fast up the agenda. But who's orchestrating it? The second episode of Perspectives from the Edge explores the subject through an analyst’s laser lens, in conversation with Kate Hanaghan, Chief Research Officer at TechMarketView. Find out how AI and platform consolidation make data harder to control, how to bake sovereignty into your business from the start – and why the organisations getting it right treat ecosystems as a strategy, not just a procurement exercise.
How Developers Build a Meaningful Career in the Age of AI
What does a meaningful developer career look like in the age of AI? We brought together four experts to answer exactly that. In this GitKon panel, GitKraken CMO Kate Adams moderates a conversation with Leon Noel (Managing Director of Engineering, Resilient Coders), Danny Thompson (Director of Technology and host of The Programming Podcast), Maggie Hunter (Recruitment Lead, GitKraken), and Dimitry Fonarev (CEO, Testkube) to explore how software engineers can future-proof their careers, grow their skills, and navigate an industry that is changing fast.
Cortex and Syntasso join forces to bridge the gap between automation and visibility
I've spent a lot of time talking to platform teams who feel like they're running in circles. They build incredible automation to speed up service delivery, but even when it's running perfectly, nobody actually knows what's happening across the organization. It's hard to see who owns which service or if those services even meet basic company standards. Automation's a great start, but it usually hits a wall when you try to scale it.
Review Assistant 4.3 Expands Visual Studio 2026 Support and Simplifies Report Access
We are happy to announce the release of Review Assistant 4.3, introducing support for integration with Visual Studio 2026 and a more practical permissions model for viewing project reports.