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Wiring Up a Next.js Self-Hosted Application to Honeycomb

Are you attempting to connect Honeycomb to a standalone (not hosted with Vercel) Next.js application? Most of the Next.js OpenTelemetry samples in the wild show how to connect Next.js to Vercel’s observability solution when hosting on their platform. But what if you’re hosting your own standalone Next.js server on Node.js? This blog post will get you started ingesting your Next.js application’s telemetry into Honeycomb.

Why a mobile app is the key to better incident communication

While downtime is inevitable, communication should remain swift and transparent. Businesses need a way to relay updates as incidents unfold, ensuring customers, internal teams, and stakeholders stay informed in real time. Relying on emails and web-based updates alone is no longer enough. A mobile-first approach is the solution.

Top reasons why businesses lose trust after acquisition and how you can be smart

Did you wake up to the news that your favorite tool was acquired? You probably got used to the tool's intuitive interface, cost-effectiveness, and feature set, which aligned perfectly with your day-to-day requirements. Your disappointment doesn't end here. It's just the beginning of a series of potential negative consequences of acquisitions.

Passing the Phone: Auvik Way Edition

The Auvik Way, in Action! At Auvik, our culture isn’t just words on a page—it’s what drives us every day. The Auvik Way is a set of principles that shape how we work, collaborate, and grow together. At RKO, we decided to bring it to life in a fun way! We asked Auvikians to "pass the phone" to a coworker who truly embodies one of our principles—and the results were nothing short of inspiring. Check out the video to see how our team uplifts, supports, and celebrates each other.

Improve developer experience and collaboration with Software Catalog

As software ecosystems grow more complex and fragmented, organizations are finding it harder to manage the thousands of interdependencies that make up their environments. For starters, engineers are collectively struggling to uphold security and reliability standards throughout their organizations because they lack a shared view of these complex software landscapes.

The Role of ServiceOps in Enhancing IT Service Delivery and Efficiency

Providing quick and effective IT services is paramount for organizational achievement in dynamic business operations. Technology development creates new obstacles for IT teams that must sustain service excellence and operational effectiveness standards. Recently developed ServiceOps implements a transformation of IT service management (ITSM) that surpasses all organizational needs.

Introducing Learning journeys: New step-by-step guides to get started with Grafana

Our Big Tent philosophy provides the foundation for our broad, modular, and flexible observability platform. With Grafana’s powerful ability to integrate with a wide range of data sources, tools, and plugins, you can create customized solutions tailored to your unique needs.

SolarWinds 2025.1: New Network Device Support You Need to See!

Discover what’s new in SolarWinds Platform 2025.1! This update brings expanded network device support for Aruba, Fortinet, Ruckus Smart Zone Wireless, and Extreme Networks. Get hardware health insights, Layer 2 & 3 metrics, VLAN details, routing table utilization, and more!