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Ready or Not, Agentic AI Is Transforming Your Industry, And Here's Your Guide to Leverage It

As we move further into 2025, the distinction between digital transformation and AI transformation is blurring. According to Gartner, 33% of enterprise software applications will incorporate Agentic AI by 2028, signaling the rapid mainstream adoption of this technology. While digital transformation laid the groundwork for modernization, a new paradigm is emerging: Agentic AI. This revolutionary approach to artificial intelligence is reshaping how businesses operate, make decisions, and deliver value.

Website monitoring checklist

Website monitoring can be much more effective with more specifics and details. Before diving into the specifics of monitoring, it's best to define your goals and preferences first. What is your target for implementing the monitoring? Is a better uptime all you are looking for, or do you wish to fine-tune your site's user experience? Making a website monitoring plan that is in line with your strategy and KPIs is always preferable to a one-size-fits-all approach.

From data to action: Optimize Core Web Vitals and more with Datadog RUM

Delivering seamless user experiences requires deep visibility into web performance. Core Web Vitals—Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), Interaction to Next Paint (INP), and Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)—serve as critical benchmarks for assessing site health. However, many teams struggle to turn these metrics into actionable insights that can help resolve performance problems.

The Role of Log Shippers in Your Stack

Log shippers are essential components in modern infrastructure, serving as the critical connection between the systems that generate logs and the platforms that store and analyze them. They operate behind the scenes to ensure that important system and application information reaches its destination reliably. This guide provides a comprehensive overview of log shippers, including their functionality, implementation considerations, and selection criteria for different environments.

API Latency: Definition, Measurement, and Optimization Techniques

When applications experience performance issues, API latency is often a primary factor. For DevOps engineers, a clear understanding of API latency is essential for both resolving current performance problems and establishing preventative measures. This guide examines API latency from a technical perspective, covering its definition, measurement methodologies, and practical optimization techniques.

Top Cloud Cost News From March 2025

Spring is unfolding, and your event calendar is about to be overflowing with new FinOps get-togethers. Plus, we’ve got some cloud cost announcements from a couple of the major providers that could affect your bill and your FinOps strategy. Here’s the top news from March 2025 and upcoming events you won’t want to miss.

Is FinOps Certification Worth It? Here's Your Handy Breakdown

At its core, FinOps is a cultural practice that brings together finance, technology, and business teams to manage and optimize cloud spending. For SaaS companies, where cloud infrastructure is integral to operations, FinOps practices directly impact the bottom line. But as with any emerging discipline, the big question is: Is a FinOps certification truly worth the time and financial investment?

SLSA: A Route to Tamper-Proof Builds and Secure Software Provenance

SLSA (Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts, pronounced ‘salsa’) is a progressive, industry-backed software security framework that safeguards software integrity throughout the development and delivery lifecycle. SLSA adoption is ramping up in industries where trust isn’t optional. As dependencies proliferate and threats multiply, SLSA provides a solid, structured path to prove that software is secure by design.

Reworking the GitKraken CLI

We recently started the Public Preview for a ground up rewrite of the GitKraken CLI. You might be wondering, “why?” We needed to rapidly iterate on a brand new idea, the “Work Item”. We also learned a lot from the previous iterations and realized a fresh start could help us optimize the user experience around the most precious resource, time.