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Monitor and optimize your systems with Uptrace

Uptrace is your single source of truth for monitoring, understanding, and optimizing complex distributed systems. Proven in production for over five years and trusted by more than a thousand installations worldwide, it lets you see your system like never before. What makes the difference is that Uptrace is pure OpenTelemetry, built natively from day one. This isn't a translation layer—it's a direct connection that eliminates friction and ensures zero vendor lock-in. Your homepage serves as your command center, providing complete visibility across your stack at a glance.

Observability Day San Francisco: The Future of AI and Observability Is Bright

AI and observability are no longer separate conversations—they’re deeply intertwined. Across keynotes, panels, and demos, speakers at Honeycomb's Observability Day San Francisco unpacked what that means for engineering teams today: faster insights, smarter tools, and new challenges to solve.

OpenTelemetry Observability: An In-Depth Look at Features and Best Practices

OpenTelemetry (OTel) is a unified framework of APIs, SDKs and tools, for collecting, processing, and exporting telemetry data (logs, metrics, and traces) across applications and infrastructure. OTel is especially required in today’s cloud-native world, where applications run on microservices, Kubernetes, and distributed systems.

Database Monitoring Challenges Every DevOps Engineer Should Know

Databases form the critical foundation of modern applications, and maintaining their performance and reliability is essential for operational efficiency and user satisfaction. Effective database monitoring however presents numerous challenges. Modern systems produce extensive metrics, operate across diverse environments, and must scale in line with growing workloads, all while ensuring compliance and security.

LLM app Observability: Opentelemetry as a standard

LLM observability is broken There are too many new libraries floating around, but they don't follow accurately the OpenTelemetry conventions. OTel isn’t perfect for LLMs yet—but extending a proven standard beats inventing another one. Why not use the same standard (OTel) which works so well for rest of the apps, and just work on top of it? This is what I was ranting with Pranav Raj S, co-founder at Chatwoot and we thought there must be other folks facing similar issues.

Internal SLAs for Third-Party Vendors: Complete Guide

Managing third-party vendors effectively requires clear expectations and measurable standards. Internal SLAs for third-party vendors provide the framework to track vendor performance, ensure compliance, and maintain service quality across your entire vendor ecosystem. This guide covers everything you need to establish and manage vendor SLAs that protect your business interests while fostering productive vendor relationships.

ManageEngine named in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for AI Applications in ITSM

We're proud to announce that ManageEngine has been recognized in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for AI Applications in ITSM. This recognition comes after Gartner's comprehensive evaluation of our Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute. We believe this recognition reflects our commitment to making AI-driven ITSM cost-effective, easy to implement, and scalable to meet modern enterprises' growing needs.

Why AIX Automation Starts with Better Monitoring: How Galileo Powers Smarter Action

If your automation can’t trust the data it’s acting on, it’s not automation. It’s a guess. That’s why AIX automation monitoring is the foundation for success. Many teams encounter this gap when trying to automate AIX operations. Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) and Event-Driven Ansible (EDA) can absolutely streamline routine tasks, like expanding filesystems or tuning adapters. But every playbook still depends on one thing: accurate, real-time monitoring.
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Implementing Agentic AI: A Technical Overview of Architecture and Frameworks

As businesses strive for smarter, faster operations, Agentic AI redefines enterprise operations, introducing solutions for autonomous decision-making and tackling complex challenges with precision. Agentic AI introduces an intelligent, enterprise-focused approach to enhancing operational efficiency and adaptability, paving the way for innovation. Its ability to support operational scalability and streamline workflows positions it as a vital tool for modern IT ecosystems.

What does the EU Data Act mean for Observability?

The EU Data Act came into effect on January 12th, 2024 and most of its provisions apply from September 12th, 2025. The EU Data Act is designed to give individuals and businesses more control over the data they generate, ensuring fair access, use, and sharing across sectors. For any data generating platform that intends to operate in the European Union, this new legislation matters.