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EP #2: Valkey, Vector, Redis, and the History of Databases - The Open Source Observability Podcast

In this episode we learn how Valkey, the lightning-speed open source key-value datastore, can help improve your observability toolstack. Dive in to learn what differentiates a NoSQL data store from a relational database, more about data structures such as HyperLogLog and Bloom Filter, and all about the history of how data is stored.

Alloy Navigator Walkthrough: Service Desk Customer Perspective

See Alloy Navigator through your end users’ eyes—whether internal employees or external customers. This quick walkthrough shows how effortless it is to report issues, request IT services, and find answers. Intuitive, multilingual, easy-to-brand interface, so users see it as part of your corporate site Effortless ticket creation and tracking Email and push notifications Build-in knowledge base Role-specific service catalogs Convenient equipment reservations Announcements and one-click approvals Mobile app for end users Smart AI assistant (coming soon)

Secure Streamlit app deployment with AWS Cognito, Streamlit, and CircleCI

As you develop internal tools or public-facing data applications, implementing authentication mechanisms becomes essential. Without authentication, you risk exposing sensitive information or allowing unauthorized access. Fortunately, integrating secure user access does not have to be complex. AWS Cognito provides a straightforward way to handle authentication, user management, and access control across multiple identity providers.

LangChain Observability: How to Monitor LLM Apps with OpenTelemetry (With Demo App)

LangChain has become one of the most popular frameworks for building LLM-powered applications, making it easier to create agents that can reason, plan, and take actions. But like any production-grade AI app, LangChain agents can run into performance bottlenecks, hallucinations, or tool call failures. And without proper LangChain observability, it’s hard to know where things break down.

Full-Circle Observability: Using SigNoz to monitor a LangChain agent that queries SigNoz MCP

In Part 1 of this series, we explored how to instrument a LangChain trip planner agent with OpenTelemetry and send telemetry data to SigNoz. By tracing each step of the planning process: LLM reasoning, tool calls for flights, hotels, weather, and activities, and the final itinerary response, we saw how observability turns a black-box agent workflow into a transparent, debuggable system.

All the As-a-services, Compared

Head spinning with all the “aaS” acronyms floating around these days? Our complete glossary will bring you up to speed. We’re watching the world go as-a-service in real time, and it has made for some heated Reddit threads about how our existence is being monetized at every turn. It’s difficult to refute that individual consumers should have the option to pay a one-off fee for software, platforms, and media as opposed to paying for temporary access.

Smarter Network Monitoring: Reduce Alert Noise for MSPs & IT Teams

If you’ve ever worked in a loud office, you know the drill: A co-worker’s on a call, someone’s talking about the next Taylor Swift album in the break room, another’s constantly clearing their throat, and the HVAC sounds like a jet engine. It’s loud. Your brain tries to filter it all out, but it’s no use. Then you put on noise-canceling headphones… and suddenly, you can think again.

The inadequate guide to Rails security

If you're like me, you got into this business because you love building awesome apps. If you've been in the development space long enough, you'll eventually have to do work on those awesome apps that doesn't feel so awesome. Security can be one of those things. Taking Rails security seriously is important, even though the Rails framework does much of the heavy lifting. Before we get too deep into the details of Ruby on Rails security, let's take a second to reflect on the good times. ...

Running Ad-hoc Operations with Puppet Enterprise: Tasks and Plans

Discover how Puppet Enterprise tasks and plans transform your infrastructure management by enabling powerful ad-hoc operations that go beyond traditional desired state management. In this brief overview, learn when and how to leverage these essential tools for running single commands or complex command sequences across your entire infrastructure.