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A better way to monitor your AI agents in .NET apps

We launched agent monitoring earlier this year, allowing our users to instrument LLM usage and tool calls in their applications. However, we only had Agent Monitoring support for Python and JavaScript. We’ve been working on creating an Agent Monitoring SDK for.NET — specifically for Microsoft.Extensions.AI.Abstractions.

AI-Powered Observability: From Reactive to Predictive

If there’s one thing clear from our AI-powered observability webinar, it’s that observability has officially graduated from a “nice-to-have” to a business-critical discipline, and AI is helping lead that charge. Our webinar brought together guest speaker Stephen Elliott, Group VP at IDC, and Ranbir Chawla, former SVP of Engineering at RB Global, for an hour of insights that mixed data, experience, and hard-won lessons from the trenches.

Home Assistant Hardware: Requirements and Recommendations

Choosing the proper Home Assistant hardware can be overwhelming. Whether you’re new to home automation or a seasoned pro, the hardware you select can make or break your experience. This comprehensive guide will demystify the requirements, delve into the various options, and help you make an informed decision. From the compact Raspberry Pi to the powerful Intel NUC, we’ve got you covered. So, strap in, and let’s dive into the world of Home Assistant hardware!

How to Build a Clear AI Implementation Strategy

Organizations see AI’s transformative potential, but success requires more than technology – it demands a clear strategy led by IT. A structured AI implementation roadmap aligns initiatives with business goals, establishes governance, and enables measurable ROI, while improving employee and customer experiences. Yet, 66% of organizations view AI as critical, but only 38% report meaningful competitive advantage, highlighting the need for disciplined adoption.

Why Web Synthetic Monitoring essential for Modern Web Performance

Your analytics dashboard is green, which indicates that your application is up 99.9% of the time, pages load in under three seconds on average, and conversion rates are stable. But here’s the uncomfortable reality, you’re probably missing 40% to 60% of the actual performance problems which impact real customers every day.

Planning a Smooth Cutover When You Change Critical Business Tools

A cutover is when you change from an old IT system to a new one. With technology advancing at a rapid rate, more and more businesses are learning about and implementing cutovers. If now's the time for you to execute a cutover, it's important that you plan everything effectively so that it goes smoothly. Planning a smooth cutover is easier said than done, however. There are some important things you need to know first. Until you conduct extensive online research, you're never going to be able to effectively plan a cutover.

3 Questions I Expect You to Ask Me

As a product specialist, I’ve had countless conversations about network observability. I’ve seen the good, the bad, and the downright confusing. The market is flooded with vendors, all claiming to have the magic bullet for your network woes. Everywhere I go, the story is the same. The neat and tidy world of the on-premises data center is gone, replaced by a sprawling environment that stretches across multiple clouds, your own facilities, and out to the edge.

Sage AI: Dashboard, events, knowledge base

It's starting to take shape. We have a dashboard, we're collecting some metrics, and I'm getting a daily briefing every morning. Also, I have an event log where all the events are going into (the spine of the system), and there's a knowledge base which consists of a GitHub repository which is vectorized and indexed. Its first use is adding context to Herald, the agent that sends me the morning briefing. More details to come.

Automate Weekly Rollbar Reports with Zapier + Google Sheets

Product Managers thrive on clarity. But when it comes to understanding application errors and trends, Rollbar’s rich occurrence data can sometimes feel overwhelming. With AI by Zapier + Google Sheets, you can turn this into a completely automated reporting pipeline—one that generates weekly reports of Rollbar occurrences, organizes them in Sheets, and arms PMs with insights they can use to guide roadmap decisions, reduce risk, and improve user experience.

SSL Certificate Management: A Complete Guide to Monitoring SSL Expiry, Validity & Certificate Health

Managing SSL certificates is essential for maintaining trust, security, and uptime across any website or online service. While many people think SSL certificate management refers to renewing or issuing certificates, one of the most critical aspects,often overlooked,is monitoring certificates for expiry, validity, and unexpected changes. That’s the area where monitoring platforms provide their highest value.