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Using SigNoz MCP Server & Claude to find root cause of Alerts.

Dex aims to improve productivity and strategic leadership through predictive analytics and AI solutions. It highlights proactive problem-solving and the necessity for visibility in monitoring systems. Leadership is urged to understand how IT affects staff satisfaction and business outcomes. Immediate goals focus on enhancing visibility, while long-term strategies should align Dex's results with business priorities to secure support and investment.

In this episode, Hugh Evans sits down with Satish D, senior engineer at Uber and a driving force behind KIP-405, to unpack tiered storage in Apache Kafka. We go beyond the basics to explore the real challenges, design decisions, and community collaboration that made this architectural change possible.

Bent Kelly discusses key observations from Ribbon Insights, focusing on SBC solutions, market shifts, and the decommissioning of central offices.

Chapters: In this video we take a tour through Honeycomb's Frontend Observability offerings for Web and Mobile. We see how the launchpads can help spot performance errors, how errors that occur in the frontend can be traced all the way to their cause in other backend services easily with the error investigations feature, and how easy it is to find differences between traces across various devices.

Grafana Service Center gives engineers and stakeholders a single place to ensure service reliability. In this video, Staff Product Manager Ryan Kehoe walks through how Service Center ties together alerts, SLOs, dashboards, incidents, and metadata for each service. Learn how to centralize reviews, speed up investigations, and improve visibility across your teams—all within Grafana Cloud.

"There's a big potential kill switch sitting on his desk." This clip from our Digital Sovereignty Panel exposes a fundamental threat: how US geopolitical interests can compel cloud providers like Microsoft to suspend services, even for international organizations. Panelist Johan David Michels discusses the shocking case of the ICC prosecutor, Karim Khan, whose work email was withdrawn by Microsoft following US sanctions. This illustrates the fundamental lack of digital sovereignty over data hosted by US hyperscalers.

RFP processes involve more than just pricing; they emphasize support, customer service, and partnership. Companies evaluate solutions by considering features and integration. Ivanti stands out by offering comprehensive solutions that adapt to business needs, prioritizing client feedback and future planning to build strong partnerships.

AI can significantly improve digital experiences when integrated into workflows. This proactive approach helps address issues and allows employees to focus on innovation. However, successful implementation requires strong foundations and rebuilt workflows. Many AI projects may fail, with predictions that 40% of generative AI initiatives will be canceled by 2026 due to misunderstandings. Clear objectives are essential to ensure AI is not pursued for its own sake.

"What do you answer if someone asks you, “Hey, wanna play video games in space?” Of course, you say "Yes!" This is the story of that project. In this talk, Ólafur Waage explains the project, the technical issues they encountered along the way, and its results - as well as why the team chose DOOM.