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As fast as AI can generate code, getting that code to production still tends to slow things down. It makes sense. When code breaks in production it’s not just a nuisance; it’s a full-blown incident. And can have big impacts for your company and customers. The question really is, can you catch broken code as quickly as you can ship it? In this livestream, Peter McCarron, Technical Product Marketing at Sentry, is joined by Tom Totenberg, Head of Release Automation at LaunchDarkly, to talk about how you can automatically protect new releases from code merge to error detection.

Go is fast because of decisions most engineers never see. Jesus walks through how VictoriaMetrics uses Go to process logs at scale, the tradeoffs behind those choices, and what breaks if you get them wrong. If you write Go or run log pipelines, this is 30 minutes worth blocking your calendar for. Resources for Further Learning.

The open source server connects any AI assistant to everything in your Grafana - dashboards, metrics, logs, alerts, on-call, incidents - and it can make changes for you, not just look things up. Grafana Cloud takes minutes, and you stay in control - choose exactly what the AI can see and do, including a view-only mode.

Fragmented telemetry limits what AI can understand. When logs, metrics, and traces remain siloed, AI sees individual signals instead of the full story. That can lead to incorrect conclusions and unexpected outcomes. This is where AI observability matters. Virtana connects telemetry across the stack, giving AI the context it needs to correlate signals, understand dependencies, and identify what is really happening.

In our penultimate episode of the series we try to hit all the things that didn’t fit anywhere else - Cribl Guard, the API/SDK, Insights, and the FinOps center. By the time the month is over, you will have a pretty good idea of what Cribl can do, and how to do it. You’ll also have consumed more caffeinated beverages than is strictly appropriate...

In this video, we explore the basics of Transaction Checks on Uptime.com, an advanced multi-step monitoring tool for website elements. Learn how to create customized scripts to mimic user actions such as visiting a site, filling out forms, and clicking buttons. We walk through a step-by-step guide on setting up a Transaction Check to monitor a login process, including navigating to a URL, validating HTTP status codes, and using browser developer tools to configure field entries. Discover different monitoring intervals and tips for organizing your checks with tags and location settings.

"Channel is the heartbeat of any vendor conversation...if your product is not good, the channel is not going to be doing the miracle." In this episode of SolarWinds World Tour Conversations, we sit down with Sheetal Kalra, Regional Channel Manager for META, to discuss why a strong channel ecosystem is essential for bringing in strong customers. We explore the technology-driven nature of channel sales, the 2026 modifications to simplify the Partner Program, and how partners are successfully navigating network and observability challenges for their clients.