When cloud adoption grew rapidly in the early 2010s, businesses started facing new challenges. Managing distributed systems, monitoring cloud-hosted applications, and ensuring network performance across global infrastructures became more complex. This shift in how businesses run IT operations creates a clear need for cloud-based network monitoring tools that can give you real-time insights into performance, security, and overall system health.

In today’s hyperconnected world, networks are the backbone of every digital operation. From powering seamless video calls to securing massive e-commerce transactions, networks are at the heart of modern business. However, managing these networks is no easy feat. Complexity has surged as organizations adopt hybrid clouds, IoT devices multiply, and data demands grow exponentially.

The promise of Virtualized Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) is deeply compelling - by virtualizing desktops, businesses can simultaneously give employees more flexibility and improve their productivity, while also reducing costs. However, despite significant VDI investment, too many organizations are still unable to realize these promised benefits.

As the year draws to a close, it’s the perfect time to reflect on achievements and set sights on what could make the next year even better. For engineering teams, this season is an opportunity to dream of the tools, practices, and culture shifts that drive engineering excellence in the year to come. Cortex|

Should I code or run meetings? If I’m not allowed to approve new features, why am I to blame for delayed delivery? If that sounds familiar to you, this piece should be helpful.

Learn how to integrate Kafka with OpenTelemetry for enhanced distributed tracing, better performance monitoring, and effortless troubleshooting.

Learn how to integrate OpenTelemetry with Flask to monitor and trace your web app’s performance with easy-to-follow setup and troubleshooting tips.

Whilst ‘manifest’ bagged the Word of the Year for 2024, the industry could be forgiven for holding out hope that ‘data centre’ might make it for 2025. Following Rachel Reeves’ first speech as Chancellor that held up data centre development as an example of political commitment to economic growth, there has been wave after wave of investment stories, and most-recently an analysis of the potential £44bn that the sector could yield.

2024 has been a transformative year for StatusIQ, marked by continuous innovation to meet the growing needs of our users. This year’s enhancements aim to simplify incident communication, improve team efficiency, and, most importantly, build trust with your users. From providing deeper insights into status history to enabling seamless platform migrations, these updates reflect our unwavering commitment to empowering teams and stakeholders.

Leon Adato takes a lighthearted and personal look back at 2024, reflecting on the standout moments and trends that caught his eye throughout the year. In his signature off-the-cuff style, Leon shares his unique perspective on the past year’s highlights.