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When someone leaves your organization, the first step IT usually takes is to disable their Microsoft 365 account. But have you ever stopped to ask: The answer might surprise you. If you’re not actively managing this, Microsoft will automatically delete that data — often in as little as 30 days. This post explains exactly what gets deleted (and when), why this is a problem, and what you can do to protect that data — without paying for unnecessary licenses.

One of the great things about OpenTelemetry is that it’s a standard, and standards tend to proliferate. I was excited to see Claude Code add OpenTelemetry metric and log support in a recent release. What was really interesting—beyond the ability to capture usage data from Claude Code—is that you can also get pretty detailed logs about what you’re doing with Claude Code.

It’s only a matter of time. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in 2024 that he thought this could be achieved by the end of 2026. Personally, I feel this is a little optimistic; however, based on the evidence I’ve seen, it won’t be long after that. Consider Telegram: a global messaging giant with just 30 employees, already achieving a remarkable $1 billion in revenue. Or Midjourney, revolutionizing creative industries with only 40 employees and generating an impressive $500 million.

With the rise of AI and machine learning comes data. Lots of it. For organizations today, AI is radically changing the way data is accessed, maintained and operationalized. For heads of architecture and development teams, it offers opportunity and responsibility.

A status page aggregator is a powerful tool that brings together the status updates of multiple cloud services, SaaS providers, and third-party services into a single, unified view. Whether you’re tracking the health of critical dependencies like AWS, Cloudflare, or niche SaaS tools your teams rely on, a status page aggregator simplifies monitoring and helps you stay ahead of outages.

Automate server restarts in SCOM with the Opslogix Autonomous Maintenance Mode Management Pack Server restarts are routine, but in SCOM they often result in unwanted alerts if not handled properly. The Opslogix Autonomous Maintenance Mode Management Pack addresses this by automatically managing maintenance mode during restarts, minimizing false alerts and improving operational efficiency.

The days of passive browsing are over. Welcome to the era where every scroll, swipe, and stream becomes a potential shopping opportunity. Industry estimates suggest that the social and live commerce market, where browsing, discovery, and purchasing converge within a single platform, could surpass $1.2 trillion by 2025, underscoring the scale of this shift and the urgency for brands, especially B2C, to adapt.

Easily enable Elastic add-on within the Amazon EKS Console for streamlined monitoring and quick data onboarding. Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) makes running Kubernetes on AWS simple and scalable. But as your workloads grow, so does the need for robust monitoring and observability. Enter Elastic Agent, a powerful, unified way to collect logs, metrics, and security data from your EKS clusters, all managed through Elastic Fleet.

In 2025, PHP still powers over 75% of the web from ecommerce platforms like Magento to CMSs like WordPress and Laravel-powered web apps. As user expectations rise and digital experiences become mission-critical, real-time PHP monitoring has moved from a luxury to a necessity. According to Statista, PHP continues to rank in the top 10 most-used programming languages globally. Despite the popularity of modern stacks, legacy and modern PHP coexist in thousands of production environments.

Google Cloud released Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) as a commercial version of native Kubernetes (K8s). GKE promises a user-friendly, reliable, and cost-effective service. Yet calculating GKE costs can be daunting, including understanding what you’re paying for and maximizing your return on investment. In this GKE pricing guide, we’ll discuss how GKE pricing works, what it costs, and more.