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Knowledge Graph + RAG: A Unified Approach to DevOps Intelligence

Knowledge graphs and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) are complementary techniques for enhancing large language models with external knowledge, and each brings unique strengths for DevOps use cases. While they are often mentioned together, they are fundamentally different systems, and combining them delivers far better outcomes than relying on either approach alone.

How Enterprises Modernize and Migrate to the Cloud Safely with Harness Automation

Cloud migration is a multi-layer transformation involving infrastructure, CI/CD, governance, security, and cost management—not just application movement. Enterprises face unique migration challenges due to complex systems, parallel cloud operations, compliance requirements, and tool sprawl. Automation and standardization are critical to reducing risk, manual effort, and operational inconsistency during cloud-to-cloud migrations.

How to Connect Your MySQL Instance to a Grafana Datasource

Grafana’s MySQL datasource makes it easy to turn raw database rows into clean, interactive dashboards. Whether you're testing out a new monitoring setup or experimenting with time-series data, MySQL + Grafana gives you a powerful foundation for building visualizations quickly.

GUI testing using YARF | Ubuntu Summit 25.10 | Lightning talk

What do Ubuntu Engineers use to test things? In this talk, Tim Anderrson provides a closer look at YARF, a new internal tool used in Ubuntu Engineering for testing the desktop installer alongside other desktop applications. Tim shares a bit about how YARF works, what the Ubuntu Engineering team plan to use it for from an overarching perspective, and how they plan to integrate this tool with the community.

Friends of GNOME | Ubuntu Summit 25.10 | Lightning talk

In this talk, Cassidy gives us a look into GNOME, the open source desktop environment project. Cassidy explains how GNOME has developed over time, the support provided by donations, and what could come next for the project. About Cassidy Cassiy James Blaede is a GNOME Foundation Director, Flathub Contributor, and Co-founder & CXO of Elementary. Ubuntu Summit 25.10 is a showcase for the innovative and the ambitious.

Understanding Cloud Cost Elasticity: Aligning Spend With Value

In the cloud computing industry, we hear the word “scaling” a lot. We talk about scaling up resources to meet demand, scaling our teams, and scaling our platforms. What tends to get lost is whether your costs are scaling in proportion to the value you’re delivering. If those two metrics don’t move in tandem, it’s likely you’re leaving money on the table. It’s not enough to simply use the cloud.