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Channel Tech Trends That Will Drive Productivity and Profit in 2026

Jan 28, 2026 - Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a global leader in digitising and automating workflows to deliver intelligent operations, today announced the key trends shaping the channel across business operations, AI integration, and changing customer needs in 2026.

Datadog acquires Propolis

Generative AI enables teams to write and ship code faster than ever. But current methods for testing and quality assurance have not evolved to match the new pace and scale of deployments. Manual and deterministic testing paths quickly become obsolete when new features are released, and they fundamentally can’t test AI outputs, leaving a massive untested surface area. To keep up, teams need new testing methods that can define what goals users have, and ensure that their outcomes match.

Introducing The First Graylog Helm Chart Beta V1.0.0

Running Graylog on Kubernetes has been possible for a while, but let’s be honest: it usually involved a fair amount of DIY. Custom manifests, duct-taped values files, and more than one late-night kubectl describe pod. That changes today. We’re releasing the first-ever Graylog Helm chart for Kubernetes — now available in beta.

Introducing Code Optimizer (beta) - Better and Safer Infrastructure Code, Right Inside Your Git

Infrastructure code rarely stays clean on its own. Teams move fast, and reviews aren’t always deep or consistent. Over time, misconfigurations build up and increase the risk of outages, security gaps, or unpredictable behavior. Static scanning tools can help, but they often require setup, expertise, and don’t always reflect how infrastructure code is actually used across environments. Code Optimizer, now in beta, helps teams catch those issues earlier.

Harness Sweeps Three Major Categories in DevOps Dozen Awards | Harness Blog

Harness has been recognized by TechStrong Group for its comprehensive, AI-native platform vision, winning Best End-to-End DevOps Platform, Best Platform Engineering Solution, and DevOps Industry Leader of the Year. At Harness, our mission has always been simple but ambitious: to enable every software engineering team in the world to deliver code reliably, efficiently, and quickly to their users, just like the world’s leading tech companies.

PagerDuty Appoints Chris Ferro as Chief Legal Officer

PagerDuty, Inc. announces that Chris Ferro has joined the company as Chief Legal Officer. Ferro will oversee all legal functions at PagerDuty, including corporate, compliance, employment and product matters, with a focus on advancing business objectives while mitigating legal and regulatory risk.

Announcing HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller 3.2

We’re excited to announce the simultaneous releases of HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller 3.2 and HAProxy Enterprise Kubernetes Ingress Controller 3.2! All new features described here apply to both products. These releases introduce user-defined annotations, a new frontend CRD, and other minor improvements, and we’ll cover these in detail below. Visit our documentation to view the full release notes.