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It’s widely acknowledged that most application performance problems stem not from the application itself, but from the underlying database. Slow or inefficient database queries are often the primary cause of these issues, acting as the biggest driver of application performance incidents. If you’ve been troubleshooting slow API calls or sluggish services, chances are the root cause likely resides within your database layer.

A decade ago, network monitoring was straightforward. You had a data center, some branch offices, MPLS circuits connecting everything, and a handful of applications running on-premises. Set some SNMP thresholds, configure a few alerts, and you were covered. When something broke, the problem was usually obvious: a failed switch, a saturated link, a misconfigured router. Today's networks bear zero resemblance to that world.

Model Context Protocol (MCP) gives large language models (LLMs) a secure way to interact with your Graylog data and workflows. Instead of writing complex queries, you can ask questions in plain English, such as: Analysts gain speed, administrators maintain control, and security stays intact.

I want to challenge a deeply held belief in our industry, one that I once championed myself: the idea that more data is the answer. We've spent a fortune building vast data lakes of network telemetry, believing that if we could just collect everything, we would achieve a state of operational nirvana.

Does it ever feel like your network operations team is constantly running, yet always struggling to keep up? The ticket queues are long, troubleshooting is a complex detective story, and every new application deployment adds another layer of anxiety. This constant state of reactive firefighting isn't a sign of a bad team; it's the symptom of a broken process. This operational friction, the invisible tax on every action your team takes, has a name: waste.

From day one, design has been at the heart of InvGate. Impactful solutions should solve problems but in a way that feels effortless, modern, and easy on the eyes. Today, this belief takes a new level. InvGate Service Management V8 and InvGate Asset Management V3 are officially smoother, cleaner, and sharper. This redesign aims to bring a new level of clarity and refinement to the InvGate experience that aligns with the future we’re building. Keep reading to discover what changed.

We’re currently at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2025 in Atlanta, and it’s a great opportunity to connect with the community and share some of the progress we’ve made this year. It’s been a busy period of development, new releases, and community engagement, all guided by our focus on delivering simple, reliable, and efficient monitoring & observability solutions.

Alloy Software has achieved SOC 2 Type II certification, reaffirming our commitment to strong security and demonstrating our consistent performance and reliability since earning Type I in Spring 2025.

Digital Employee Experience is quickly moving from an IT concern to a boardroom priority. According to Gartner, “By 2026, 50% of digital workplace leaders will have established a DEX strategy and tool, up from 30% in 2024.” However, enterprises can still lose up to 470,000 hours per year due to poor DEX highlighting the need for organizations to pay close attention to the experience of their employees. However, implementing a DEX tool alone isn’t enough.

A common question and concern I hear about AI agents has to do with accuracy. This makes sense, I think. We’re accustomed to think of software systems as entirely deterministic—unpredictable results are a sign of bugs or logic errors.