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Why IT Teams Still Struggle with Shadow IT in 2025

Many businesses are still struggling with shadow IT. What is Shadow IT? Any software or hardware, including that of cloud services, which are used without explicit knowledge of the company's IT department, is referred to as shadow IT and is highly dangerous for any business. Not only does it pose significant security risks like data breaches and increased vulnerability to cyberattacks, but it also puts employees at risk.

Your Next Observability RFP Is All Wrong: Why AI Changes Everything

Watch how AI is reshaping observability for the years ahead. In this fireside chat, Logz.io founders Tomer Levy and Asaf Yigal reveal how the most innovative AI-first companies are breaking free from dashboards, avoiding common RFP mistakes, and building future-ready stacks. You’ll see: Watch and learn how autonomous AI eliminates noise, slashes costs, and gives engineering teams back their velocity.

Datadog in the Era of AI

AI is changing everything. At Datadog, our approach is two-fold: empower you with complete observability across your entire stack, including AI as you incorporate it, and harness emergent technologies to make Datadog even more powerful. Join VP of Product Michael Whetten to see how Datadog is accomplishing these two approaches. He'll share the latest feature updates and new products designed to help you thrive in an AI-powered world. Plus, get a look at our long-term vision for the future of AI and its impact on your work.

Proactively monitor Kerberos-authenticated web apps and APIs with Datadog Synthetics

When employee authentication fails or becomes unreliable, users can lose access to the critical systems they need. Authentication enables access to internal tools like HR applications, finance portals, and internal dashboards, so even short outages can interrupt day-to-day work, while persistent issues increase the risk of broader operational disruption.

Single-tenant vs. multi-tenant architecture with Grafana Cloud: A guide to choosing the right approach

Grafana Cloud’s flexibility is one of its greatest strengths, but the breadth of choices can sometimes be overwhelming. We see this a lot when it comes to selecting the right architectural approach, with organizations unsure of how many stacks they need to host their environment. Grafana Cloud provides robust features for managing tenancy, enabling organizations to effectively handle diverse teams and projects.

Bridging the Network Cost Gap: Why Operators Need Real-Time, Traffic-Based Cost Intelligence

Jezzibell Gilmore’s latest blog dives into the critical challenge network operators face: bridging the gap between massive traffic growth and understanding its actual cost. Learn why real-time, traffic-based cost intelligence is no longer optional for maintaining margins and driving revenue in today’s complex network landscape.

Automated BSoD (Blue Screen of Death) Monitoring and Troubleshooting

Yes, BSoDs are still cropping up in high-impact ways in 2025, from flawed Windows updates (especially 24H2 patches) to driver rollouts and heavily-threaded server environments. It remains essential for IT admins to track event reports, test updates in staging, enable rollback strategies, and be prepared with recovery mechanisms.