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Your organization has a bold modernization roadmap. Cloud migration. Application updates. Enhanced customer experiences. New revenue streams. The business case is compelling, the stakeholders are aligned, and the budget is approved. Yet six months in, progress feels sluggish. The cloud migration is behind schedule due to performance issues no one anticipated. Application modernization stalled when the team discovered integration complexities that weren’t apparent during planning.

Grafana Tempo 2.8 is officially here, delivering new TraceQL features, performance improvements, and bug fixes, as well as some breaking changes. Watch the video below to learn more about the TraceQL features, or continue reading to get a quick overview of these and other updates. If you’re looking for something more in-depth for all of the changes that happened in this release, head over to the Grafana Tempo 2.8 release notes or the changelog.

It’s one thing to debug your game during development, but once your game is in production, visibility into errors and failures in real gameplay is harder to achieve. And when something does go wrong, players are more likely to ragequit than submit a bug ticket.

Backing up files in the cloud or locally is a crucial step you must take when managing your files. Protecting your files with multiple types of data backup methods will help you recover your files instantly, protect against ransomware, and ensure you can always access your files no matter what happens to your device. But what are the two types of cloud storage backup solutions which are fast, simple to use, and the best way to protect your files?

Data isn’t just a record of what happened—it shapes what happens next. Across industries, connected devices continuously stream time-stamped data that reflects the current state of machines, environments, and systems. This steady flow gives businesses a live view of their operations and the opportunity to catch issues early, adjust quickly, and operate more efficiently.

Collecting logs in Kubernetes often starts as a simple goal, and quickly turns into a game of “where did that log line go?” Between sidecars, DaemonSets, and countless config options, it’s easy to get lost. Fluent Bit helps cut through the noise. It's fast, lightweight, and plays well with Kubernetes. And when you deploy it using Helm charts? The setup becomes way more manageable. This guide covers the how and the why, without overcomplicating the what.

In recent months, my conversations with fellow technology leaders have consistently revolved around two key themes: how we leverage AI to drive innovation and efficiency, and how we mitigate the inherent risks associated with AI. However, I’ve noticed a concerning gap – while enterprises are busy strategizing the adoption of AI to enhance productivity, reduce costs, and outpace competitors, very few are addressing how AI is being actively used today by their own teams.

In a recent presentation, Verizon’s Steve Ownes discussed their strategic initiative to accelerate the decomissioning (decom) of TDM switches, underlining the significance of repurposing legacy infrastructures in favor of modern architectures. Ribbon’s guest Steve Owens kicks things off with a light-hearted reference to "Sanford and Son” showing how relics can be transformed into gold through effective management and innovation.

Nextjs is a production-ready React framework for building single-page web applications. It enables you to build fast and user-friendly static websites, as well as web applications using Reactjs. Using OpenTelemetry Nextjs libraries, you can set up end-to-end tracing for your Nextjs applications. Nextjs has its own monitoring feature, but it is only limited to measuring the metrics like core web vitals and real-time analytics of the application.