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Are AI and Platforms Making SRE Obsolete? With Kaspar von Grünberg, Humanitec's CEO

Last year, over 89% of companies claimed to have adopted platform engineering. And, in the past month, LLMs have been disrupting how we think about software development. In this context, Kaspar, asks if the role of Site Reliability Engineers is being obsolete as we know it. Kaspar argues that while SREs aren’t going anywhere, their responsibilities are evolving—fast. We talk about.

7 tips for effective system prompting: A developer's guide to building better AI applications

As AI becomes increasingly central to modern software development, the ability to craft effective system prompts has emerged as a crucial skill. Whether you’re building a code generation tool, creating a chatbot, or developing AI-powered features, your success largely depends on how well you can communicate with AI models through prompts. At CircleCI, we’ve spent countless hours working with developers who are integrating AI into their applications.

What is Git Checkout Remote Branch? Benefits, Best Practices & More

Git is a terrific tool that many developers use to keep track of their projects’ versions. Despite the fact that there are many different version control systems, git is by far the most used. The focus on distributed development and the ease with which branches can be used for good reasons.

AI Cost Optimization Strategies For AI-First Organizations

Not long ago, our co-founder and CTO, Erik Peterson, shared some insights on AI spending. He shared how AI costs currently fall under the write-off-friendly world of R&D. He also acknowledged why DevOps teams might feel it’s too early to start optimizing AI costs. As the saying goes, “Premature optimization is the root of all evil.” But after more than a decade of software development, Erik knows that eventually, research, experimentation, and big ideas need to deliver real returns.

Top 5 dashboards for DevOps leaders

If you are a DevOps manager you will be keenly aware that the role involves managing multiple toolchains across different clouds, platforms and environments. You also need to report on KPIs, DORA metrics, governance, security and a lot more. At SquaredUp, we understand these demands and have developed a suite of plugins and ready-to-run dashboards to help you reduce toil as well as pull all of your key analytics together within a single pane of glass.

Concept Demo: Enhanced Multi-tasking in Mattermost

In this demo, we’re showcasing an early prototype of a new multi-window experience to up-level multi-tasking in Mattermost. We showcase how teams can quickly pivot between channels and threads—without losing context—while maintaining mission-critical communication with focus and precision. Note: This is a conceptual demo. The capability has not yet been released in Mattermost. Contact our Fast Futures team at fastfutures@mattermost.com to share your thoughts on this demo.

Why industry leaders trust Canonical & Ubuntu #ubuntu #opensource #ai #shorts

Henri Parmentier, ADLINK: "We've worked with Canonical since 2019. Ubuntu gives us peace of mind with proactive maintenance, testing, and validation, ensuring stable, secure products." Thomas Kastner, Advantech: "Ubuntu combines the power of a vast open-source community with Canonical's rigorous testing to deliver a stable, production-ready product." How has Ubuntu helped you scale your IoT solutions?

How to Monitor JVM with OpenTelemetry and MetricFire

When you're running a Java application, the JVM is doing a ton of work behind the scenes but unless you're monitoring those internals, it's hard to know how your app is really performing. JVM metrics give you a window into the heart of the runtime: how much memory you're using, how often garbage collection is kicking in, how many threads are active, and where potential bottlenecks might be hiding.