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The evolution of OpenTelemetry: A deep dive with co-founder Ted Young

Feb 13, 2026 By Grafana Labs Team In Grafana
Sometimes the biggest challenges in software aren’t about code — they’re about consensus. What do we call things? What do we standardize? And how do you evolve a system that thousands of companies depend on without breaking everything along the way?
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puppet

Why Security and Stability Matter in Infrastructure Management

Feb 13, 2026 By Puppet In Puppet
In the high-stakes world of modern infrastructure management, "move fast but break things" is not a viable strategy. As organizations scale their digital footprints, the competing demands of velocity and vulnerability have created a new operational reality. Today, the integrity of your infrastructure is synonymous with the integrity of your business. For system administrators and DevOps engineers, the landscape has shifted. It is not enough to simply provision servers and deploy applications.
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eg innovations

NIS2 and CER Serve a Broader Purpose Than Cybersecurity - The 5 Biggest Risks You Need to Address Now

Feb 13, 2026 By Erik van Veenendaal In eG Innovations
The European directives NIS2 (Network and Information Security Directive 2) and Critical Entities Resilience (CER) Directive have rapidly sharpened the conversation around digital resilience. While many organizations initially viewed these directives as an extension of their cybersecurity obligations, it is becoming increasingly clear that much more is at stake. These directives require a strategic transformation in how organizations manage risks, processes, and responsibilities.
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spike

4 on-call burnout signs (and how to address them)

Feb 13, 2026 By Sreekar In Spike
Being on-call can sometimes feel overwhelming. If that feeling goes unnoticed for too long, it often translates into burnout. And early burnout signs usually show up in ways, like how people respond to incidents or how they feel about the schedule. This guide walks through four such signs that can be useful to watch for before on-call burnout sets in.
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canonical

The foundations of software: open source libraries and their maintainers

Feb 13, 2026 By Isobel Kate Maxwell In Canonical
Open source libraries are repositories of code that developers can use and, depending on the license, contribute to, modify, and redistribute. Open source libraries are usually developed on a platform like GitHub, and distributed using package registries like PyPI for Python and npm for JavaScript. These repositories contain pre-written, re-usable code that developers use to add elements or features within their software projects.
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cloudzero

How To Design AI-Native SaaS Architecture That Scales Without Killing Your Margins

Feb 13, 2026 By Lyne Carolyne In CloudZero
AI-native SaaS products aren’t failing because the models are bad. They’re failing because the architecture can’t keep up with how AI actually behaves in production. What looks affordable in staging can erode your margins once real customers, workflows, and automation come into play. Designing AI-native SaaS architecture is now as much a margin decision as it is a technical one.
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dotcom-monitor

What Is Web Transaction Monitoring?

Feb 13, 2026 By Dotcom-Monitor In Dotcom-Monitor
Quick Answer: Web transaction monitoring is a type of synthetic monitoring that uses scripted browser tests to simulate and validate multi-step user workflows, such as logins or checkouts. It proactively checks application functionality and performance from end-to-end, ensuring critical user journeys work correctly before customers are impacted.
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Aiven

Free Tier Kafka Competition: The Winners

Feb 13, 2026 By Cassio Sampaio In Aiven
After reviewing all the submissions, we realised we could not have chosen just one winner. When we launched Aiven's Free Tier Kafka competition with a $5,000 prize pool, we wanted to see what the community could build. What we got back was incredible: genuine creativity, technical depth, and projects that are truly inspiring to the Apache Kafka community. After reviewing all the submissions, we realized we could not have chosen just one winner.
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8 Steps Companies Can Take To Strengthen Business Premises Security

8 Steps Companies Can Take To Strengthen Business Premises Security

Feb 13, 2026 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
Improving the safety of your business premises is a continuous process. New threats appear every year, and physical vulnerabilities can put your team and your assets at risk. Taking a proactive approach helps you stay ahead of potential intruders.
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Cybersecurity Planning for Small Business Operations

Cybersecurity Planning for Small Business Operations

Feb 13, 2026 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
Building a solid defense for your company is about more than just installing a single software program. In the current year, digital threats have become a professionalized industry where attackers use advanced tools to target smaller organizations. A recent report noted that 95% of cybersecurity breaches are caused by simple human error. This means that your planning must focus on both technical tools and the people using them daily. By taking a proactive approach, you can protect your assets and maintain the trust of your clients.
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