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Agentic AI: Ushering in the Next Era of Intelligent IT

IDC predicts agentic AI will command over 26% of global IT spend, hitting $1.3 trillion in 2029. How do IT Ops teams prepare for the reality of agentic systems being embedded across workflows, interfaces, and enterprise platforms? We went straight to the source—IT Ops leaders—to learn how they’re tackling agentic AI.

A New, Simpler Microsoft Teams Integration For Redgate Monitor

Microsoft is retiring Office 365 connectors, but there is now a new and easier way to send Redgate Monitor alert notifications to Teams, ready-formatted. Microsoft is retiring Microsoft 365 (Office 365) connectors on 31 March 2026. After that date, any Redgate Monitor alert notifications configured through the old connector method will stop appearing in Teams. From Redgate Monitor 14.1.0, there’s now a new and much simpler way to do it.

Azure Monitor offers Grafana dashboards natively for immediate, real-time operational monitoring

Editor’s note: This blog originally published in May 2025 when Azure Monitor dashboards with Grafana became available in public preview. It was updated in November 2025 to reflect general availability. The Grafanaverse just got a little bit bigger.

How to pair Grafana Drilldown with Loki for faster logging insights

Our logs can tell us so much about the state of our systems, but they can also be a bit overwhelming. Yes, Grafana Loki—and, by extension, Grafana Cloud Logs, which is powered by Loki—reimagined the way log aggregation systems could meet modern engineering demands, but logs, by their very nature, are still voluminous.

Harness Database DevOps Adds Flyway Support

Harness Database DevOps has added Flyway support alongside Liquibase, offering teams a choice between structured changelogs and SQL-first migration scripts. This multi-engine approach ensures developers can use their preferred tool while benefiting from centralized governance, automated safety features, and a unified pipeline for all database changes. The goal is to make database delivery safer, more automated, and flexible across the enterprise.

Elasticsearch: The context engine for grounding and orchestration in Microsoft Azure AI Foundry Agent Service

The rise of large language models (LLMs) and agentic applications promises to transform enterprise workflows. Yet, the core challenge remains: How do we ensure these powerful agents generate accurate, relevant, and trustworthy responses based on proprietary enterprise data rather than relying solely on their generic training knowledge? The answer lies in grounding — connecting the LLM to verified, trusted, and up-to-date information.

The Shifting Nature of Organic Search in 2025

For decades now, search engine optimization (SEO) has been viewed as a “cheat code” channel – a method for businesses of any size or budget to achieve organic growth and scale against larger competitors. Industry research over the past two years has valued the SEO industry itself at over $150 billion, and projected to grow by an additional 20% by 2030, as there are thousands of case studies evidencing the value of investing in SEO as a growth channel.