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Not to be confused with the titular Linux mascot and seabird cousin, the penguin, puffins are another distinctively colorful and whimsical nautical avian. Over the centuries, these beaky birds have been given numerous nicknames and monikers like the “sea parrot” and the harlequinesque appearance of their facial feathers has earned them the distinction of “Clown of the Sea”.

APIs often represent the cutting edge of the technology space. This is especially true with Artificial Intelligence – as AI has evolved from speculative technology to mass adoption, it has shown up significantly in APIs as a modality and mechanism. However, as with all new technologies, using AI APIs comes with significant challenges.

Have you ever watched your JavaScript app fail in production and wondered, “What just happened?” OpenTelemetry JavaScript helps answer that question, in a practical way to track what’s going on under the hood. Let’s walk through how it works, why it’s useful, and how to set it up without unnecessary complexity. If you've ever struggled with vague logs and slow API calls, this is for you.

Last week, the FinOps Foundation released its latest installment of the State of FinOps report. This year’s theme: Cloud+. Fortunately for all of us, Cloud+ isn’t yet another streaming service to add to an already infinite list. In the FinOps Foundation’s parlance, Cloud+ refers to all the non-public-cloud spending — e.g., SaaS, AI — that you’d want to group under the broad umbrella of “cloud spending.”

In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, observability has become essential for supporting robust, efficient systems. According to Gartner’s report “Preparing for the Future of Observability” from September 2024, OpenTelemetry (OTEL) is emerging as the standard framework for collecting telemetry data across different application pipelines.

The cloud landscape is evolving, and at Civo, we are committed to pushing boundaries and reimagining cloud infrastructure. At our recent Civo Navigate event in San Francisco, we unveiled a significant step forward in this mission—Civo FlexCore, a game-changing private cloud solution designed to bring the simplicity and efficiency of the public cloud to on-premises environments. For too long, enterprises have struggled with the limitations and costs imposed by hyperscale cloud providers.