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From Zero to Open Source Contributor

Never contributed to open source and feeling intimidated? Same. Before joining Datadog, Alessandro had zero open source experience. Now he's a regular contributor to Apache Iceberg. Here's exactly how he got started. Step 1: Join the Slack community and answer user questions. Step 2: Look for "good first issue" tags in the repo. Step 3: Remember that opening bug reports and doing code reviews count as contributions too.

Logging Best Practices (Grafana OpenTelemetry Community Call)

We’re back with a new Grafana OpenTelemetry Community Call episode, and this time we’re diving into logging with OpenTelemetry and Grafana Loki! Even better, we’re joined by two fantastic guests: Jack Berg, OTel logging expert, and Ed Welch, Loki guru. Getting both of them in one conversation makes for an amazing deep-dive into all things logging. Logs come in every shape and size, from simple CLI output to massive distributed systems generating petabytes of structured data. In this episode, we’ll talk about.

Tail sampling vs. head sampling in distributed tracing

In this video, Grafana Labs' Robin Gustafsson (CEO for K6 + VP, Product) and Sean Porter (Distinguished Engineer) discuss the differences between head sampling and tail sampling approaches in distributed tracing. They explore why head sampling often amounts to sampling randomly and hoping for the best, while tail sampling — the approach used by Adaptive Traces in Grafana Cloud — allows you to intelligently capture the traces that actually matter to you.

Debug Faster with Chrome + Rollbar Debugging Assistant

Context switching is one of the biggest hidden productivity killers in debugging. Jumping between multiple open browser tabs slows momentum and increases cognitive load, especially when you’re trying to diagnose an issue under pressure. Google Chrome's new split screen feature, paired with Rollbar Debugging Assistant, enables a faster, more focused way to troubleshoot errors without constantly losing your place.

Rovo Dev Auto Closing Vulnerabilities | Bitbucket Blitz | Atlassian

Learn how Atlassian uses Rovo Dev to automatically find and fix code vulnerabilities with Rovo Dev and Bitbucket. This capability saves our developers thousands of hours over three months and reduces issue resolution time by half, allowing them to focus on building software and solving problems for our customers. This technology is available to all of our customers. Learn how it works, and start using it yourself.

Site24x7's Kubernetes monitoring | Proactive, scalable, AI-powered

Kubernetes drives modern cloud-native applications, but its distributed nature creates visibility and performance challenges at scale. In this video, discover how Site24x7 provides real-time monitoring, AI-powered anomaly detection, and scalability for Kubernetes environments, helping you to proactively manage resources and resolve issues faster. Key features of Site24x7 Kubernetes Monitoring: Whether you're running a single Kubernetes cluster or managing multiple environments, Site24x7 helps you ensure peak performance and faster decision-making with minimal manual intervention.