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Everyone is vibe coding products right now. But most applications are missing one crucial thing: Observability. In this video, I talk about: You can literally start this weekend: If you are turning your vibe-coded app into a real startup, observability should not be an afterthought.

Artifact governance should not depend on manual checks. But for many teams, container images, software packages, and open-source dependencies are imported into registries from multiple internal and external sources. Without automated guardrails, vulnerable images, untrusted packages, end-of-life dependencies, or non-compliant artifacts can reach developers and delivery pipelines.

Bain says AI cost savings aren't arriving. But the value isn't missing, it's invisible. Most engineering teams can see token spend. They can see AI usage. What they can't see is whether any of it shipped, and whether it moved the needle on delivery. That's the measurement gap. And until it closes, AI ROI will keep looking worse than it should.

In this Reality Bytes special, Tom and Oriana welcome Nexthink’s Head of Global Talent Success, Gabi Tofani, to explore how AI is reshaping workplace culture, learning, leadership, and employee experience. From measuring AI adoption and building curiosity-driven cultures to the risks of “AI slop,” homogenized thinking, and performance reviews written by bots (for bots), the conversation examines what organizations might gain (and lose) as AI becomes embedded in daily work.

In her talk at O11yCon 2026, Nishi Bhonsle of Salesforce talked about,, and provided some great examples of how Honeycomb has helped Salesforce issues in seconds. Here's a 4-minute highlight reel.

Chrystal Taylor and Sean Sebring explore the fascinating world of robotics, from consumer devices to advanced medical robots, and discuss the future of humanoid and non-humanoid robots in our lives. Chrystal and Sean, with guest Andy Garibay, explore the future of robotics, focusing on form, function, and societal impact. They debate why certain designs, such as dogs, dominate, the potential of automation in construction and security, and the ethical considerations of humanoid robots.

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Ivanti empowers you to transform your IT operations. With Ivanti's Autonomous Endpoint Management, we deliver complete visibility, a clear financial view to maximize your ROI, and the AI-driven insights you need to operate with absolute confidence. Data is only as good as your ability to act on it. In this video, we dive into the Ivanti AEM Dashboard to show you how a true system of record—powered by AI and Model Context Protocol (MCP)—transforms raw data into actionable IT strategy.

Digital sovereignty has moved from buzzword to boardroom priority. But most organisations are still asking the wrong question. Civo CEO Mark Boost cuts through the noise. Digital sovereignty isn't about marketing; it's about jurisdiction, accountability, and operational certainty. And it starts with where your data is hosted and how it's processed. Civo's UK Sovereign Cloud delivers public cloud, private cloud, and AI services, hosted and operated exclusively within the United Kingdom, under UK legal authority, with no exposure to foreign control.

In this episode of the FinOps on Azure Podcast, Michael Stephenson is joined by Ben DeBow, Founder and CEO of Fortified, to discuss the next evolution of FinOps and why cloud cost management needs to move beyond dashboards, reporting, and allocation. Ben shares insights from years of helping enterprises optimize cloud spend and explains why the biggest savings opportunities are often hidden inside applications, workloads, and engineering decisions—not infrastructure.