Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

Controlling IT spend used to mean managing cloud invoices. Today, it’s far more complex. Modern enterprises run workloads across multiple platforms — cloud, virtualized, and on-premises — each with its own cost structures and dependencies. That’s why FinOps for hybrid IT has become essential. Extending FinOps principles beyond cloud services enables organizations to see how every part of the infrastructure contributes to cost, efficiency, and business value.

There are only a few companies that successfully invest in actively monitoring real user flows in production. I’ve been puzzled by the state of the art for many years, because I’m an anxious developer that always needs to know that production is “all right”. How can it be okay for all of us to wait for error logs, thrown exceptions or customer complains to learn about production issues?

The refusal by Microsoft to detail data flows to Police Scotland confirms the real price of hyperscale: control is an illusion. This incident isn't the problem. It’s the proof. It proves the need for a new standard in cloud computing, one that prioritizes true digital sovereignty and architectural transparency. Sovereignty, after all, is all about the customer being able to exercise control over the IT resources they use.

Software teams do their best work when they can move quickly without losing control. That reality has shaped how our product has evolved, and it needed to shape how our brand shows up too. Our refresh is not a new coat of paint. It is an honest reflection of what Rollbar is today and where we are going: a code-first observability platform that helps builders understand what is happening in their code and why, so every release is better than the last.

Redgate Test Data Manager’s November’s release brings advanced table configuration for large databases and the ability to save connection strings. Two features that make setting up subsets and managing database connections smoother, easier, and faster.

Getting telemetry out of a distributed system isn’t the hard part. Getting it out cleanly, without noise, drop-offs, or odd performance side-effects — that’s where things get interesting. Before you worry about processors or storage costs, you need a clear plan for where the OTel Collector should run. Most teams narrow this down to two options: a sidecar that sits next to each service, or a node-level agent that handles data for everything running on the node. Both patterns are solid.

Global IT spending is expected to reach a record $6.08 trillion by 2026, with software investments growing by 15.2%. This shows how critical application performance has become for businesses today. For almost 80% of companies, even one hour of downtime can cost more than $300,000. In a world where every digital experience affects your revenue and brand reputation, keeping your applications performing well is no longer optional.

We are thrilled to announce that, for the second consecutive year, Datadog has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Monitoring. We believe that this recognition reflects our continued focus on helping customers observe, secure, and act on everything that matters across their technology stack.

Rechain is a SaaS Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) platform built with Ruby on Rails for fashion brands which helps modern apparel teams manage design, production, and supply chain workflows from one intuitive, cloud-based solution. ‍