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Hot Takes: Controversial Opinions in IT Leadership

Have some controversial takes about IT leadership? Do you have some opinions that miiiiight not be shared by others? And, despite going against the grain, are they beliefs that you refuse to budge on? In this stream, we talked with some IT leaders on to discuss some of their hottest takes when it comes to IT and IT leadership. Not only will we be sharing some of these hot takes, but we’ll be talking about why, and the details that may just change your mind.

Outrun the Threat Window: AI-accelerated Vulnerability and Patch Management

The gap between vulnerability disclosure and active exploitation is shrinking—often from weeks to mere hours. Traditional patching cycles no longer cut it. In this session, discover how AI-accelerated solutions can help you: Identify exposed assets faster Prioritize vulnerabilities by real-world risk Remediate across Windows, macOS, Linux, and hundreds of apps Verify success with a connected workflow Learn how our approach, powered by AI-driven insights and automation, can help you close the gap before attackers strike. Watch now and take control of your patch management.

Cloud Cost Management for Observability: A Practical Guide

Observability spend is outgrowing infrastructure budgets. What drives the cost up, how pricing models work, and a practical framework to manage it. Sejal Pandey works on content and growth at Last9, writing about observability, reliability, and SRE practices.

Why you should (not) build your own observability stack

If you are able to build it better than your vendor, then change your vendor. Not build it. Rishi builds large-scale observability systems at Last9, focusing on reliable and cost-efficient telemetry infrastructure, and writes about the practical lessons learned while operating ClickHouse, VictoriaMetrics, and OpenTelemetry in production.