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HAProxy at KubeCon Amsterdam 2026: the standard, by popular demand

KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026 brought thousands of cloud-native practitioners to Amsterdam for four days of talks, demos, and hallway conversations about where Kubernetes is heading. HAProxy Technologies came as a Diamond Sponsor, and by the time the exhibition floor closed on Thursday, it was clear that the market had reached the same conclusion we had. HAProxy is the standard — and this year, more people than ever were ready to say so out loud.

The Business Case for AI-Driven Observability in Network Operations

Modern network operations generate an extraordinary amount of telemetry. Metrics, logs, events, topology data, cloud signals, and service context all contribute to a richer picture of system behavior. As environments expand across cloud, data center, edge, and SaaS, the opportunity for operations teams is clear: when that telemetry is unified and understood in context, it becomes a powerful source of resilience, efficiency, and business insight.

Implementing Robust Virtualized Environments for 24/7 Mission-Critical Systems

Infrastructure resilience is no longer a luxury in a digital environment where "five nines" (99.999% uptime) has moved from a premium goal to a baseline requirement. We have moved past the era of the "server in a closet," vulnerable to a single power supply failure.

KubeCon Europe 2026 | Universal Mesh: Connect and Secure Everything

Service mesh was a good start. But the industry needs something more comprehensive. At KubeCon + CloudNativeCon Europe 2026, HAProxy's Baptiste Assmann presents a new architectural vision: Universal Mesh — a boundary-first approach that unifies North-South and East-West traffic management into a single platform, without sidecar overhead.

In the Mind of a CXO | Where Did the BEAD Funds Go!?

Cliff Johnson, Broadband Initiative Director at NRECA, and Ribbon’s Marketing & Product Director, Mitch Simcoe, cut through the noise to clarify where BEAD funding truly stands—what has been allocated, where significant dollars remain, and how emerging middle‑mile opportunities are reshaping the competitive landscape.

Network Topology Explained: Types, Diagrams & Best Practices

Network topology determines how devices connect and communicate in your infrastructure. Learn the types, when to use each, and how to optimize for performance and reliability. What's covered: Network topology types: star, mesh, hybrid, ring, bus Comparison table with pros, cons, and use cases How to choose the right topology for your enterprise Common challenges and solutions Best network topology tools in 2026.