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The notifier has returned a message throughout this series, which made testing almost suspiciously easy. Assert on the return value and you are done. Real notifiers do more than build strings: they send them. Once a message goes to an email provider or SMS gateway, the function may return nothing useful. When that change lands, every existing test loses the value it asserted on. This is part 4 of a ten-part series. The code is in Java, Node.js, Go and Python.

We are pleased to announce the release of MCP Servers 1.1.0, bringing new configuration options for HTTP-based deployments and expanded command-line capabilities for managing database connections. The new version makes it easier to control how MCP Servers are exposed over HTTP, host multiple MCP Servers under a single hostname, and configure connections directly from the command line.

NiCE Management Packs detect issues as they happen. Evaluation & Demo.

Cycle recently went through a System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2 Type 1 audit and we've got the report. It’s an important step in our continuous commitment to data security and system availability. But are we just checking boxes for the sake of boxes or is there more behind it?

Disconnected tools slow your operations down more than missing data ever could. Every day, teams waste hours stitching together systems that don’t naturally talk to each other. API-first DCIM cuts through that drag, turning scattered signals into one clear operational view. With Hyperview DCIM, you connect faster, keep control, and make decisions without extra manual work.

Open source provides the world with access to cutting-edge software, and the learning that comes with it. But how do you validate someone’s skills in an open ecosystem? Canonical Academy is a highly rigorous, job-focused qualification platform designed to empower individuals and enterprises with industry-recognized credentials. The platform addresses a critical gap in tech: validating real-world, hands-on capability rather than rote memorization.

“AI-ready” is everywhere right now, attached to nearly every product in every category. The catchy label rarely means anything specific, just as additional questions are warranted when vendors claim to be “AI-native”. After fighting through all the marketing jargon, there needs to be a standard, not a slogan. And the definition changes depending on what the data is for. AI-ready for a data warehouse and AI-ready for live operational telemetry are not the same problem.

This post analyzes the technical details of the BGP hijack against Softaculous Ltd, the company behind the Softaculous auto-installer and the Virtualizor VM management platform. The hijack enabled an attacker to fraudulently obtain a TLS certificate and use it to deliver a malicious Virtualizor update to a portion of the company’s customer base.

Observability spend is outgrowing infrastructure budgets. What drives the cost up, how pricing models work, and a practical framework to manage it. Sejal Pandey works on content and growth at Last9, writing about observability, reliability, and SRE practices.

If you are able to build it better than your vendor, then change your vendor. Not build it. Rishi builds large-scale observability systems at Last9, focusing on reliable and cost-efficient telemetry infrastructure, and writes about the practical lessons learned while operating ClickHouse, VictoriaMetrics, and OpenTelemetry in production.