Operations | Monitoring | ITSM | DevOps | Cloud

Azure AI Agent Services in Azure AI Foundry

This podcast features Alex Pshul, Microsoft MVP, discussing Azure AI agents, a new technology related to Microsoft's Azure platform. The conversation covers various aspects of Azure AI, including the development and functionality of AI agents, their applications, and the underlying technologies involved. Time stamps: Introduction of Guests (00:00:00) Overview of Azure AI Agents (00:01:10) Creating AI Agents (00:03:00) Functionality and Use Cases of AI Agents (00:04:00) Future of AI Agents (00:05:00) Demo and Code Examples (00:06:00) Cautions and Recommendations (00:37:00)

Visualizing Browser Performance with Flame Charts

Learn how to decode flame charts in this essential Concepts of Web Performance tutorial with Todd Gardner from Request Metrics. Perfect for entry-level web developers, this quick guide demystifies the intimidating flame charts found in Chrome DevTools that visualize your browser's main thread activity. Discover how to identify performance bottlenecks by understanding the color-coding system—gray for browser tasks, blue for HTML parsing, purple for layout and paint operations, dark yellow for script compilation, and light yellow for JavaScript execution.

What is Edge AI, exactly?

There's a lot of confusion around Edge AI. Is it in the cloud? The edge of the network? In this clip, we break it down: real Edge AI happens on embedded devices. Processing data at the source enables zero latency, full privacy, and applications that wouldn't be possible otherwise. Watch to learn why AI at the true edge is a game-changer for robotics, IoT, and beyond.

Shaping a Greener Future: Tech Leaders on Energy & Carbon Impact

The tech industry must innovate while cutting carbon emissions and energy use. At Civo Navigate San Francisco 2025, experts in AI, cloud, and sustainability tackle the challenges of energy-hungry technologies like GPUs, software efficiency, and industry-wide solutions. Join Simon Hansford (Civo), Hui Wen Chan (Crusoe), Suleiman Mirzad (Slalom), Dr. Thomas McDonald (Orbital Materials), and Dinesh Majrekar (Civo) as they explore how tech can drive a greener future.

Scientific Incident Management with Dan Slimmon

Dan Slimmon is an incident management veteran who's worked at Etsy, HashiCorp, and now leads consulting and training on pragmatic, non-bureaucratic incident response. In this episode, Dan shares his philosophy on "scientific incident response," the importance of hypothesis-driven troubleshooting, and why incidents should be seen as normal in complex systems.