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AFK: The Only Status You Need When AFW - SolarWinds TechPod 103

What does real work-life balance look like in tech? In this honest and funny conversation, Sean Sebring and Chrystal Taylor share stories from their sabbaticals, burnout moments, and how they learned to unplug — for real this time. Topics we get into: Why burnout hits tech pros harder than most The art of saying “no” and setting healthy boundaries How to stop chasing “perfect” and embrace good enough Why taking time off sets a better example for your team Reframing success: from “always on” to sustainably productive.

How companies in India are using Civo to improve their cloud costs and data sovereignty

As the Indian cloud market continues to grow, businesses are increasingly looking for ways to manage their cloud costs effectively while ensuring data sovereignty. At Civo, we've seen firsthand how our cloud and AI platform can help companies achieve these goals. In this blog, we'll explore how three of our customers in India - KubeNine, BeezLabs, and OpsMx - have leveraged Civo to improve their cloud costs and data sovereignty.

Making Observability AI-Native with the Logz.io MCP Server

Now available: Secure, real-time access to your observability data via Logz.io’s Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server. The Logz.io MCP Server brings your logs, metrics, and telemetry data into the Model Context Protocol (MCP), an emerging open standard that lets AI systems query real data securely and contextually, in real time. That means any MCP-compatible LLM, like Claude Desktop, Cursor, your own AI agent… can now connect directly to your Logz.io environment.

How Hyperscalers Use Credits to Keep You Hooked!

The hyperscaler model is built on bait: generous cloud credits for years, especially if you're VC-backed. But there's a serious catch. In this clip, Canopy's James Marks talk about the expected consequence of taking those "free" credits. It's not just about attracting customers; it's about deepening reliance on proprietary platform-native tools. It’s the ultimate vendor lock-in strategy, making it costly and complicated to break away later.

GitKraken Desktop 11.6 Release: Shallow Cloned Repo Support

GitKraken Desktop 11.6 is here, shaped by real developer feedback. This release introduces support for shallow clones, a long-requested feature that improves performance for large repos and CI workflows. Simply open a shallow-cloned repo from the New Tab and you’re in. We’ve also made GitKraken AI more controllable and more contextual.

Getting Started with InfluxDB 3 Core: From Installation to First Query in 10 Minutes

Getting started with any database technology can be daunting, and nothing is ever as easy as a snap of the fingers. With InfluxDB 3, we’ve made it as painless as possible. If you want to do some testing, development, or exploration, you’ve read the title: you should be up and running in under 10 minutes with very little hassle.