In the fast-paced world of IT operations, myths often masquerade as truths, leading organizations down inefficient and costly paths. Let’s look at five of the most pervasive myths and explore why modern solutions like PagerDuty Operations Cloud are essential for thriving in today’s complex IT environments. Myth 1: Kubernetes is self-healing, and no other tools are required. The Reality: While Kubernetes is often touted as a self-healing platform, this is only partially true.

Financial entities face increasing complexity in digital operations, making resilience, compliance, and incident management more critical than ever. Heath Newburn, PagerDuty’s Global Field CTO, shares his expertise on tackling these challenges, balancing innovation with compliance, and building operational resilience for lasting success. What are the top challenges that you hear from IT leaders in regulated industries like financial services?

In an era where regulatory frameworks like DORA and FCA PS21/3 and PRA PS6/21 demand higher standards for financial resilience, European financial entities face growing pressures to ensure compliance and operational excellence. To understand these challenges, we spoke with Lee Fredricks, Director of Solutions Consulting for EMEA at PagerDuty.

As we enter 2025, we reflect on a year committed to innovation and customer success at PagerDuty. In 2024, we introduced capabilities that empowered operations teams to mitigate risks, protect customer trust, and improve business outcomes. From managing global outages to addressing complex digital operations, the PagerDuty Operations Cloud enabled organizations to respond faster, work smarter, and build operational resilience.