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Last month, we launched AI Code Review, our developer tool that automatically catches bugs, finds performance issues, and helps you ship PRs faster. 30 days later, here's what’s new.

Platform teams handle cluster provisioning manually because it requires oversight. A product team needs a cluster, so they submit a request. Someone reviews the configuration, provisions it through the cloud provider, waits for it to spin up, and sends back access details. Two days later, the cluster is ready. The delay is intentional. Without review, teams provision oversized clusters that blow budgets, misconfigure networking, or deploy in the wrong regions.

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The Distinct Value Cache (DVC) available with InfluxDB 3 Core and InfluxDB 3 Enterprise lets you cache distinct values of specific columns and query those values in under 30ms. The DVC is an in-memory cache that stores distinct values of one or more columns in a table. It is typically used to cache distinct tag values, but you can also cache distinct field values.

Large enterprises face the challenge of managing high-volume, very diverse data streams that span both legacy and modern, digital systems and applications. To gain timely, accurate insight across this kind of complexity, IT teams need observability platforms that can do more than just monitor - they must also unify, contextualize and enrich data so teams can act effectively to protect the availability of the services their customers rely on.

A well-structured server infrastructure is not just about having the right hardware in place. It is about creating a strong foundation that ensures performance, security, and reliability. Poorly designed infrastructure can lead to downtime, security breaches, and reduced efficiency. On the other hand, an optimized setup empowers businesses to scale, innovate, and meet customer demands effectively.

With increasing cyberattacks and cloud outages, maintaining system resilience is critical. A robust Disaster Recovery (DR) strategy enables teams to prepare for unexpected events. It makes sure they can recover critical systems and data with minimal disruption. This blog will cover what disaster recovery is, why it matters, and the key components of an effective Disaster Recovery Plan. We’ll also walk through the steps for creating your own strategy.

Change Data Capture (CDC) is a technique used to identify and capture changes, such as inserts, updates, and deletes, in a source database so they can be replicated to another system in real-time. This approach is crucial in modern data pipelines, especially for powering data lakes, analytics platforms, and event-driven applications that depend on up-to-date information. Setting up a CDC pipeline is only the first step.

The global market for application performance monitoring (APM) is growing fast. Market research shows the industry is expected to rise from about USD 7.52 billion in 2023 to nearly USD 19.62 billion by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 15.1%. This rapid expansion reflects how digital transformation, hybrid cloud adoption, and third-party integrations are reshaping performance monitoring needs. It’s no longer enough to track just internal code paths and database queries.

Turns out the scariest thing about SSL certificates isn’t when they expire. It’s when they don’t. I wrote about the CA/Browser fight that led to the 47-day certificate mandate. CAs crying about lost revenue, browsers flexing their root program authority, enterprises stuck in the middle. But nobody talks about the security research that started it all: BygoneSSL at DEFCON 2018. Two researchers mining Certificate Transparency logs found something surprising.