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The limits of MCP and how Olly surpasses them

Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers act as adapter layers between clients and AI based workloads. MCP installation into an IDE, such as Cursor, brings a wealth of information directly into the developers primary tool, minimizing context switching and, especially in the world of observability, bringing telemetry closer to the code. MCP is not without its limits. These limits initially seem trivial, but in time, some of the inherent limitations to a basic MCP implementation become apparent.

A 4-Month Bug Fixed in <10 Minutes with Olly

In today’s highly interconnected systems, the subtle relationships between services are rarely obvious. Modern, complex architectures generate telemetry that functions less as “flashing signs” and more as faint “breadcrumbs” to be followed across a vast network of signals. In 2025, about two-thirds of outages involved third-party systems like cloud platforms and APIs.

Icinga Notifications: Improving Alerting and Incident Workflows Webinar

Modern monitoring is not just about alerting, it’s about reducing noise, protecting on-call engineers from burnout, and improving incident MTTR through context-aware workflows. Icinga Notifications helps teams achieve just that with configurable, extensible alert processing built for scale. This webinar was held on February 17, 2026. We dive into the brand-new Icinga Notifications capabilities, a modern approach to alerting and incident workflows tailored for complex, dynamic infrastructures.

Why Nexthink Intelligence Is a Game-Changer for IT Teams

Nexthink Intelligence transforms digital employee experience (DEX) for modern enterprises. Learn how IT teams can leverage real-time analytics, proactive insights, and automation to improve user productivity, troubleshoot issues fast, and deliver better workplace tech experiences. Learn more at nexthink.com.

DNS blocklist monitoring now available to all Oh Dear users

Your domain is on a spam blocklist. Password reset emails aren't arriving, order confirmations land in spam, and customers are complaining that "your site doesn't work." By the time you hear about it, the damage has been building for days. We've shipped DNS blocklist monitoring to catch this early. Oh Dear now checks your domain against 11 major blocklists and notifies you the moment you're listed, with direct links to get removed.
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Cisco Live'26 - Amsterdam: Aligning with the AI-Driven Future

The energy at Cisco Live EMEA in Amsterdam (February 9-13, 2026) was primarily driven by groundbreaking AI announcements, & the event provided Fabrix.ai an opportunity to strengthen our strategic position alongside Cisco and Splunk ecosystems. The event’s focus on AI, highlighted by the recent Cisco AI Summit, emphasizes a clear market direction in which Fabrix.ai is perfectly poised to accelerate innovation.

Database Partitioning: Types, Strategies, and When to Use Each

How database partitioning works in PostgreSQL and MySQL. Range, list, and hash partitioning with SQL examples and guidance on when to partition vs shard. Prathamesh works as an evangelist at Last9, runs SRE stories - where SRE and DevOps folks share their stories, and maintains o11y.wiki - a glossary of all terms related to observability.

Database Sharding: How It Works and When You Actually Need It

How database sharding works, common strategies (hash, range, directory), shard key selection, and the operational cost of running a sharded database in production. Prathamesh works as an evangelist at Last9, runs SRE stories - where SRE and DevOps folks share their stories, and maintains o11y.wiki - a glossary of all terms related to observability.