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Who Owns Deployment Governance? Structuring Accountability in the AI Era

In this series, we have talked about how generative AI is shifting the landscape of software creation. In The New Software Creator, we explored how AI expands who can write code. In When Anyone Can Build Software, Deployment Governance Is What Keeps It Safe, we looked at why the deployment pipeline is the ultimate control point. Finally, in Security at Scale: What Changes When Everyone Can Deploy, we dug into the technical realities of patching, container hygiene, and identity management.

Aiven for ClickHouse 26.3 LTS: Full-Text Search, Async Inserts, and Materialized CTEs

Aiven for ClickHouse 26.3 is now available in Early Availability. This upstream Long-Term Support release makes full-text search generally available, enables asynchronous inserts by default, introduces materialized common table expressions, and brings a wide range of JSON and query-performance improvements. The upstream 26.3 release includes 27 new features and 40 performance optimizations.

Your AI agent can now set up uptime monitoring. No signup required.

We’re happy to introduce you to the first agentic uptime monitoring setup! Now your AI agents can continue their coding, testing, and deploy flows into setting up the monitors, including a free account. The agent submits your site’s URL and your email, you confirm with one click in the email you receive, and you have a working monitor plus a free account. No registration form, API key, or dashboard configuration needed.

Agentless Auto-Discovery Keeps Asset Records Current Across IT, OT, and Virtual-No Manual Entry Required

Manual asset entry is the hidden drain on your data center’s productivity. That one missed update causes hours of chasing spreadsheets, hunting down equipment details, and doubting if your inventory matches reality. Hyperview’s agentless asset auto-discovery flips the script, delivering real-time asset data across IT, OT, and virtual environments without the manual hassle. Keep your records current effortlessly and focus on running your data center with confidence.

Agent Guard: Control AI Assets Before They Become Shadow AI

A developer on your team just told Claude Code to connect to a new MCP server, the protocol coding agents use to reach organizational tools and data. Nobody in security reviewed it. Nobody in security even knows it happened. For two-thirds of enterprises, the primary obstacle to scaling agentic development isn’t budget or headcount — it’s security risk.

Introducing AI Platform Traffic Visibility in Kentik

Generative AI has quickly emerged as a distinct over-the-top (OTT) traffic category, yet service providers have lacked the visibility to track it. Kentik now identifies traffic from 35+ AI services across 28 providers, showing operators how it enters their networks, where it’s growing, and what it costs to deliver.

Governance Starts at the Network: How We Put AI Agents in Production

AI agents are becoming a new persona in the org chart. Learn how Qovery enforces data control, limited access, and auditability at the network level. Romain is a staff engineer at Qovery working on the control plane and AI integrations. He writes about distributed systems, incident response, and MCP-based tooling.

Safely Troubleshooting Customer Production Incidents Using MCP and AI Skills

See how Qovery's MCP server and AI skills turn vague production incidents into evidence-backed diagnoses while keeping engineers in control. Guillaume is a Staff Solutions Architect at Qovery. He helps customers troubleshoot production infrastructure and writes about Kubernetes operations, AI agents, and reliable cloud platforms.

Sony's Physical Game Phaseout Ignites Industry Revolt

Sony Interactive Entertainment just started the countdown to the end of physical gaming, saying that PlayStation is going all in on the digital format. In a blog entry dated July 1, 2026, the company confirmed it would end manufacturing physical discs for all new PlayStation games starting January 2028, citing a clear shift in customers' preferences toward digital downloads.

The Business Benefits of a Strong Asset Management Strategy

Every business depends on valuable assets, from equipment and machinery to buildings and technology. How these assets are managed has a direct impact on productivity, operating costs, and long-term growth. Without a clear strategy, businesses may face unexpected breakdowns, rising maintenance expenses, and poor use of resources. A strong asset management strategy helps organizations track asset performance, plan maintenance, extend asset life, and make better investment decisions. It also improves efficiency and supports smarter business planning.