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The AI Workload Punishes Bad Habits

The AI workload presents the ultimate challenge, highlighting the structural limitations of the traditional hyperscaler model. In this segment from a Civo Navigate London 2025 session, Kelsey Hightower explains exactly why AI adoption forces enterprises to confront flawed architecture and rising astronomical costs. When specialized hardware is scarce and rented GPUs sit idle at a premium, it’s clear that traditional cloud providers were not built for this era. Data that didn't move is forcing organizations to move compute back to where it lives.

Automating Network Devices with NETCONF and YANG in Puppet Edge

This video offers a practical guide to automating network devices using YANG data models and the NETCONF protocol while using Puppet Edge. Gain the knowledge to streamline your network operations and enhance consistency. Perforce Puppet gives IT operations teams back their time and offers peace of mind with infrastructure automation that enables security and compliance.

Prioritize errors and create tickets using Rollbar's MCP Server

Production errors can feel overwhelming. Your Rollbar dashboard is filling up with alerts, your team is scrambling to understand what needs immediate attention, and critical revenue-impacting issues might be buried among less urgent problems. In this post, we'll walk you through a workflow that transforms production error chaos into organized, prioritized action items. We'll cover everything from analyzing Rollbar errors to creating properly linked Linear tickets.

Agentic AI and the End of Traditional IT (w/ Robb Wilson)

In a wide-ranging conversation, Robb Wilson—CEO and co-founder of OneReach.ai and author of The Age of Invisible Machines—joins Tim and Tom to explore the rise of agentic AI and its seismic implications for IT, organizations, and society. Robb breaks down the concept of agent runtimes, why conversational interfaces matter more than ever, and how adaptive, self-orchestrating systems will reshape work far beyond today’s service models.

Urgent Security Alert: New Firewall Vulnerabilities Identified. #patch #shorts

Cisco has identified a new attack variant targeting firewalls, highlighting the need for user education on vulnerabilities. A vulnerability discovered on November 5th affects nearly 50,000 devices, with many still at risk as of September 30th. Organizations struggle to expedite updates due to complex configurations and implementation challenges. Recent research indicates that network edge devices are prime targets for zero-day vulnerabilities, emphasizing the need for improved security measures.