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This year at IBM TechXchange 2025, we had the privilege of not only attending but also sponsoring the event and hosting a booth in the expansive expo hall. From the moment we arrived, it was clear: IBM’s ecosystem is thriving once again. Between the buzz of innovation, the depth of technical sessions, and the sheer energy of the crowd, TechXchange 2025 stood out as one of the most impactful IBM events in recent memory.

WordPress powers over 40% of the web, but not all WordPress installations are created equal. Whether you're a solo developer, managing an agency, or overseeing hundreds of sites, the way you install and manage WordPress can make or break your workflow. In a recent live stream discussion, we dived deep into three popular WordPress installation methods: Vanilla, Composer-based, and Bedrock. Each approach has its merits, but which one should you choose? Let's break down the showdown.

Every enterprise depends on messaging and streaming platforms to keep transactions flowing, from purchase orders and invoices, to payments and claims, to the events that trigger customer experiences in real time. And yet, the very systems meant to assure reliability often create the opposite effect: cost, complexity, and blind spots that silently drain profit.

In today’s digital enterprises, middleware isn’t just infrastructure—it’s the heartbeat of every mission-critical operation. Yet too often, it operates as an invisible black box. This article explores how organizations can transform middleware management into true Operational Intelligence—gaining complete transaction visibility, intelligent automation, and unified governance.

Splunk is very excited to be sponsoring Kubecon North America once again, kicking off this week in Atlanta, GA. As many know, Splunk is one of the top contributors to the OpenTelemetry project. We’re happy to have sent many of the Splunkers who serve as project maintainers and contributors to lead SIG meetings and engage with the greater community in the OpenTelemetry Observatory, sponsored by Splunk.

In September at.conf25, we announced how Splunk is shaping the future of digital resilience in the age of AI. Agentic AI is rewriting what it takes to build a leading observability practice. As vibe coding gains steam, applications will be built with less human involvement. At the same time, the rise of AI agents demands specialized telemetry to ensure models are performing as intended—aligned to their business purpose and cost.

Megaport has entered into an agreement to acquire Latitude.sh, creating an industry-leading Compute and Network-as-a-Service platform to power high-performance applications and AI workloads globally. At Megaport, we’ve always believed infrastructure should be simple to use, powerful at scale, and flexible enough to follow the workloads that matter most.

Imagine a future where machines not only perform physical tasks but also learn, adapt, and make intelligent decisions in dynamic environments. This future is rapidly becoming a reality with the advent of smart robots, poised to revolutionize industries from manufacturing to healthcare. In this article, we'll delve into smart robots: what makes these intelligent machines 'smart', how they perform tasks, and how they are reshaping the operational landscape.

A few weeks ago, on 20th October 2025, AWS suffered a widespread outage in its US-EAST-1 region that affected a large number of customers globally. More than 1,000 apps and websites were impacted including major banks and popular games, streaming and social platforms such as WhatsApp, Snapchat, Fortnite and Pokémon Go.

Data center vacancy rates in North America have hit record lows, with reports from CBRE and JLL indicating figures between 1.6% and 2.3% as of mid-2025. This is driven by exceptionally high demand from hyperscale and AI users, which is outstripping supply and leading to significant competition for space and power. The tight market is expected to continue through at least 2027, with preleasing of new construction at high levels.