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Is a College Degree Still Worth It for Learning IoT and Emerging Technologies

Is a College Degree Still Worth It for Learning IoT and Emerging Technologies

Feb 11, 2026 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
Figuring out whether a college degree is still the smartest path for learning IoT and other fast moving tech fields can feel overwhelming. Bootcamps, online courses, and self guided learning seem to pop up everywhere, promising quicker paths into the workforce. At the same time, traditional universities continue to update their programs to keep pace with connected devices, AI, and automation. The truth sits somewhere in the middle. A degree is still valuable, but the reasons why have shifted.
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3D Printing Explained: Essential Guide for Businesses in 2026

3D Printing Explained: Essential Guide for Businesses in 2026

Feb 11, 2026 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
Most business owners have seen 3D printing - usually in some video where a machine slowly builds a plastic toy. That's where a lot of people stop paying attention. They think it's just for prototypes or hobbyist stuff. But companies are using this to fix real problems now. The expensive kind. Custom parts that used to take weeks? You might have them tomorrow. Want to test five different designs before committing? Make them all this week. Those months-long lead times? Not always necessary anymore.
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What problem is agentic AI trying to solve?

Feb 10, 2026 By Elastic In Elastic
Agentic AI isn’t limited to security operations. It’s already improving hospitals, financial systems, and service industries by reducing overload and filling skill gaps. Here’s the problem it was actually built to solve. Additional Resources: About Elastic Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale. Elastic’s solutions for search, observability, and security are built on the Elastic Search AI Platform — the development platform used by thousands of companies, including more than 50% of the Fortune 500.
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Build, buy, or open source? Understanding your options with Grafana's AI-powered observability

Feb 10, 2026 By Ksenia Yadav In Grafana
Some questions in engineering never go away. Here’s one that every team eventually confronts: Do we roll up our sleeves and build the tooling ourselves, or do we buy something built for us? It’s a choice that has the power to speed teams up or hold them back. With the rise of AI-powered observability, this familiar software dilemma has re-emerged with higher stakes and faster-moving technology.
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SRE Report: AI optimism and the economics of effort

Feb 10, 2026 By Denton Chikura In Catchpoint
For eight years, the survey behind the SRE Report has used a consistent methodology. That consistency allows us to track how reliability work evolves over time, rather than relying on snapshots. One of the most stable questions in the survey asks respondents to estimate how much of their work, on average, is spent on toil. Between 2020 and 2024, responses showed a gradual decline in reported toil.
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"Crown Jewels In, Crown Jewels Out" - The Hidden Risk of AI

Feb 10, 2026 By Harness In Harness
How do you secure data in the age of Agentic AI? In this episode of ShipTalk, Dewan Ahmed sits down with Devan Shah, Chief Architect of Data Security at IBM, to explore the massive shift from traditional DevOps to AI-infused software delivery. Devan shares his journey from being a chef to leading an "army" of 450+ developers at IBM. They dive deep into the technical bedrock of IBM’s "OnePipeline" (built on Tekton and Argo CD), the rise of Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), and the architectural principles required to ship AI features without compromising security or compliance.
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Introducing Skylar Advisor: You Need an Advisor, Not an AI Assistant

Feb 10, 2026 By ScienceLogic In ScienceLogic
Skylar Advisor is a next-generation experience powered by Skylar AI, built to help IT teams focus on what matters right now. In this video, ScienceLogic Chief Product Officer Michael Nappi shares how Skylar Advisor proactively curates and summarizes key signals across monitoring tools, logs, and streaming telemetry into clear advisories your team can act on in seconds.
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We Measured AI Impact for 12 Months. Here's What Actually Happened.

Feb 10, 2026 By Anastasia Zamyshlyaeva In GitKraken
When we rolled out AI coding tools across our engineering team, the first few weeks felt great. Developers were enthusiastic. Acceptance rates looked healthy. Everyone said they felt more productive. Then my CEO asked me a simple question: “Is it working?” And I realized I didn’t have a good answer. Feeling productive and being productive are not the same thing.
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