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Ubuntu Server: a platform made for enterprise scale

A platform is an environment that allows software to run smoothly across the infrastructure, runtime, and application layers. The key word there is “smoothly”: a good platform connects those layers so well that you don’t notice it. That’s what Ubuntu Server has become: the essential layer between bare metal and the apps running on top, continuously optimized across resource management, networking, and security. Ubuntu 26.04 LTS represents over 12 years of that work coming together.

Driving Value from Puppet Metrics: Puppet Observability Data Connector

The Puppet Observability Data Connector is a premium Forge module included with Puppet Enterprise Advanced (PEA). This module provides a deeper dive into your Puppet agent reports. Visualizing these metrics gives you a great way to identify what is healthy and unhealthy in your environment.

How to Set Up Zebra Scanners Quickly with Simple Setup | Zebra

Setting up new scanners shouldn't take hours or require dedicated IT support. With the Zebra Simple Setup Experience, you can get your devices running in five minutes or less. Simply use your mobile phone to scan the QR code on the packaging or the scanner itself to begin a simple, guided setup featuring clear, visual prompts. No apps, downloads, or technical expertise are required. The smart web workflow asks intuitive yes-or-no questions, automatically helping to troubleshoot common issues and drastically reducing friction during configuration.

Site24x7 Free Training Series - Session 1: Introduction, Website Monitoring, RUM & DRA

Welcome to Day 1 of the Site24x7 Training Program! This is the first session in our 5-part training series covering every module of Site24x7. In this session, we introduce the platform and take a deep dive into: Website Monitoring Real User Monitoring (RUM) Digital Risk Analyser (DRA) Session 1 – Introduction & Website Monitoring, Real User Monitoring, Digital Risk Analyser.

The SolarWinds Customer Zero Story

In this SolarWinds Customer Zero story, team members share how they use SolarWinds products every day across observability, incident response, enterprise service management, log analytics, Kubernetes monitoring, and self-hosted infrastructure monitoring. Hear how internal teams serve as the first customer by testing real-world workflows, sending direct product feedback, and helping shape the platform through hands-on use.

If Kafka Is Down, Everything Is Down | Wolt + Aiven

Wolt operates in 30+ countries. Every order, every restaurant, every courier runs on the same infrastructure. When it breaks, it doesn't slow things down, it stops everything. Wolt's VP of Engineering shares why Apache Kafka sits at the heart of their platform, what seven years of partnership with Aiven looks like in practice, and how they're building the data foundation needed to get AI working at scale.

Why individual AI adoption is breaking team-level throughput

There is a question a lot of engineering leaders are quietly sitting with right now: we have rolled out AI tools across the team, the developers seem faster, so why isn't more software actually shipping? It is a reasonable thing to consider. Pull requests are opening faster. Lines of code per sprint are up. The boilerplate that used to take full afternoons now takes minutes. By every local measure, the investment is paying off.

When Anyone Can Build Software, Deployment Governance Is What Keeps It Safe

This is Post 2 of The Governance Gap series. Post 1, "The New Software Creator," established that the most significant shift from AI isn't developer speed - it's that the population of builders has fundamentally expanded. Something quiet happened in most engineering organizations over the last 18 months.

What is digital transformation and why it is important?

A digital transformation can help a business thrive. Developing a strong technology stack that works for your business is essential for growth. Investing in a digital transformation means finding what works for your business and ensuring the best operations through your digital tools.

DASH 2026 recap: Product news, sessions, and highlights

DASH 2026 brought thousands of engineers, builders, security professionals, and technology leaders to New York City for 2½ days focused on building, operating, and securing modern systems. Across hands-on sessions and more than 40 customer talks, teams shared how they’re tackling real-world challenges at scale with Datadog. On stage, the keynote set the direction for what’s next across observability, security, and AI, highlighting a shift toward more autonomous, AI-assisted operations.

ilert introduces dedicated incident management

Not all alerts are created equal. Some are resolved quickly by the on-call engineer. Others signal something serious enough to affect your business and require your whole team to coordinate. That is why we redesigned incidents as a dedicated coordination workspace for the alerts that have the most business impact.‍ Until now, incidents in ilert were used to communicate status updates to customers and stakeholders. Creating one meant publishing to your status page. We have separated the two.

Breaking Roadblocks: Real Stories of Career Growth & Transition

What does a truly supportive, forward-thinking career launchpad look like? In this video, our team members—Arun Balan, Kaviprakash V, Sriram Srinivasan, and Suvisesh R—share their authentic growth stories within iOPEX. From conquering the steep learning curve of a brand new industry to leveraging advanced AI systems and stepping into impactful leadership roles like Scrum Master, they reveal what makes a "no-roadblocks" corporate culture possible.