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5 Alternatives to Prometheus in 2026

Prometheus is a battle-tested, flexible and, most importantly, free tool that has long been the go-to open-source monitoring solution. Much of its popularity came down to its simplicity. A few years have gone by, though, and the APM space has gotten pretty crowded. Developers are now starting to move away from the complexity of self-hosting, and OpenTelemetry stands out as one of the CNCF’s fastest-expanding projects. In fact, it’s now among the most adopted telemetry frameworks out there.

Monitoring website that redirects to a different URL

Is it necessary to monitor a website that redirects to a different URL? Imagine a user visits a URL and is automatically redirected to a new main URL without taking any action. This process is called URL redirection. It typically occurs when a web server sends a 3xx HTTP status code and a location header with the new URL. Sometimes there is only one redirect, but in other cases, the request passes through several URLs before reaching the final page.

From event correlation to autonomous IT: Why observability isn't enough anymore

Most IT war rooms have plenty of data, but not enough time or clarity to find the real answer. Dashboards are crowded, alerts keep piling up, and the real issue gets lost in all the noise. Ever dealt with this situation? You’re not alone, and there’s a simpler way to deal with it. OpManager Nexus closes this gap by moving beyond visibility to help teams actually diagnose and fix problems faster.

From Reactive to Proactive: Eversource's Journey with Nexthink

Every DEX journey starts with challenges—but the real story is in how you overcome them and build lasting impact. In this session, Rebecca Hall and Mark Milano of Eversource will share how they tackled the pain points that initially drove their adoption of Nexthink, from visibility gaps to IT service inefficiencies. They’ll highlight the early wins that built momentum, including key integrations with their ITSM tool and ROI realized through targeted use cases.

Driving Global Application Success at Scale: UPS' Journey with Nexthink Adopt

Large-scale enterprises like UPS face the challenge of ensuring global employees adopt business-critical HR applications effectively without overburdening IT. In this session, John Hampton, Senior Leader at UPS, will share how his team used Nexthink Adopt to embed in-app guidance, contextual self-help, and proactive reminders, helping employees complete tasks accurately the first time while reducing support dependency in Workday and Cornerstone on Demand. With analytics providing visibility into adoption gaps and user behavior, UPS achieved measurable gains in productivity, accuracy, and employee experience.

Experience-Driven Transformation: How GSK Is Building a World-Class Workplace

Guided by five strategic ambitions—sustainability, experience, innovation, focus, and operational excellence—GSK’s journey with Nexthink has grown from a standard deployment into a dynamic, insight-led philosophy shaping every facet of its workplace experience.

Datadog Data Observability: Be the first to know when data fails

Bad data doesn't announce itself. Datadog Data Observability gives you unified visibility across your entire data stack—from source systems and pipelines to dashboards and AI applications—so you catch silent failures before they cascade. Detect data quality and pipeline issues before stakeholders do, pinpoint root causes with end-to-end lineage, and reduce pipeline costs with job, cluster, and query recommendations.

What's New in InfluxDB 3.10: Performance Beta Expanded with New Enterprise Features

In our last release, we introduced a beta of performance updates designed for heavier, more complex time series workloads. InfluxDB 3.10 expands that beta to include enterprise features that give teams more control as they scale and manage larger workloads in InfluxDB 3. This release adds end-to-end backup and restore, row-level deletes, bulk import from Parquet, user management, and an RBAC preview to the previous performance beta.