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Datadog on LLMs: From Chatbots to Autonomous Agents

As companies rapidly adopt Large Language Models (LLMs), understanding their unique challenges becomes crucial. Join us for a special episode of "Datadog On LLMs: From Chatbots to Autonomous Agents," streaming directly from DASH 2024 on Wednesday, June 26th, to discuss this important topic. In this live session, host Jason Hand will be joined by Othmane Abou-Amal from Datadog’s Data Science team and Conor Branagan from the Bits AI team. Together, they will explore the fascinating world of LLMs and their applications at Datadog.

Using GitHub Copilot to Speed Up Your Development Workflow

As a software engineer, I’m always evaluating tools and technologies that can optimize my workflow. Developer productivity isn’t just about writing more code—it’s about reducing friction, whether that’s context-switching, making repetitive edits, or understanding unfamiliar parts of a codebase. That’s where GitHub Copilot comes in: making tasks that once felt monotonous or time-consuming into faster, more intuitive processes.

Turning Metrics into Insights: How to Build a Modern, Intelligent DevOps Monitoring Pipeline

When Netflix buffers or AWS goes down, teams spring into action. But how do they identify and fix issues so quickly? The secret lies in intelligent DevOps monitoring, a system that not only watches but understands your infrastructure’s behavior. In this hands-on guide, we’ll build a modern monitoring pipeline that helps you catch and resolve issues before your users notice them. We have prepared a sample Python application that we encourage you to play with to understand the system in action.

Raygun's 2024 in review: New features that empower developers

As 2024 wraps up, we’re taking a moment to look back at the updates and tools we launched to make your life as a developer and Raygun user easier. This year, we focused on enhancing how you monitor errors, track performance, and optimize user experiences. Here’s a breakdown of the key features we shipped in 2024.

Learn SPL Command Types: Efficient Search Execution Order and How to Investigate Them

When performing searches, Splunk uses its own language, SPL (Search Processing Language). SPL commands can be categorized into several types depending on the processing they perform. Especially in a distributed environment where the Splunk system is made up of multiple servers, if you do not understand which components perform heavy processing depending on the SPL type, you may create inefficient searches.

Application Performance Monitoring (APM) Guide for DevOps Teams in 2025

In today's rapidly evolving technology landscape, Application Performance Monitoring (APM) has become a critical component for DevOps teams striving to maintain high-performing, reliable applications. This comprehensive guide explores everything modern DevOps teams need to know about implementing and optimizing their APM strategy.

Learn how to use the enhanced related items tab in Rollbar to speed up debugging.

The Related Tab is a helpful tool that shows you other items related to the one you’re looking at. This makes it easier to see if the same issue is happening in different parts of your code base or if there are similar items that might be connected. Knowing this can help you understand if a problem is widespread or if there are other occurrences that could help you debug it quicker.

APAC in 2025: A Harder Look at AI, Data and Cybersecurity Standards

This year has been transformative for technology, reshaping the business landscape with groundbreaking advancements and unprecedented challenges. Generative AI continues to unlock new possibilities, while cybersecurity threats have escalated to new heights. Across APAC — a fast-emerging global innovation hub — businesses have grappled with the twin forces of regulatory evolution and technological breakthroughs.

2025: The Year of 1,000 DataFusion-Based Systems

Apache DataFusion has reached an inflection point. It has matured beyond early adopters and is now a viable choice for anyone building highly performant analytic systems. I predict 2025 will bring a significant acceleration in the number of systems built on DataFusion, and my focus this year is to help drive that growth.