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datadog

Understanding NetFlow duplication: Why it happens, and how to deduplicate

Sep 11, 2026 By Datadog In Datadog
NetFlow is a popular network protocol for collecting metadata about traffic flows across your environment so that it can be exported for analysis and monitoring. One of the most common issues that users encounter is NetFlow duplication, which occurs when identical flow records from the same conversation are recorded from different sources. Flow duplication inflates traffic data, undermining capacity planning and making top-talker rankings unreliable.
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cloudzero

Best LLM gateways in 2026: 30+ AI gateways compared on cost control

Sep 11, 2026 By Lyne Carolyne In CloudZero
An LLM gateway is a proxy that sits between your applications and model providers, handling routing, failover, caching, and cost controls through one API. The strongest picks in 2026: LiteLLM for self-hosted control, OpenRouter for instant multi-model access, Portkey for managed governance, and Bifrost for production-scale throughput. Enterprises spent $37 billion on generative AI in 2025, a 3.2x jump in one year, per Menlo Ventures.
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VictoriaMetrics

The most expensive half-hour of an incident.

Sep 11, 2026 By Michelle Sebek In VictoriaMetrics
It’s not the outage, it’s the stretch before you know what actually broke In short: VictoriaMetrics Enterprise support is expertise, not a ticket queue. It’s reactive by design (you reach engineers who know the stack when something breaks), with one proactive service, Monitoring of Monitoring, that watches the health of your VictoriaMetrics observability stack (metrics, logs, and traces).
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harness

Why engineers ignore cloud costs, and how AI Cost Management Agents fix it

Sep 11, 2026 By Kelsey Rosen In Harness
Engineers ignore cloud costs because of broken feedback loops, not apathy. Learn what AI cost management is, why AEO matters more than ever, and how a cost management agent embeds accountability directly into engineering workflows. Engineers ignore cloud costs because cost data arrives too late and too disconnected from their workflow to act on.
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harness

Harness Named a Leader in SecureIQLab's Cloud WAAP v5.0 CyberRisk Validation Report

Sep 11, 2026 By Christine Ferrusi Ross In Harness
In the August 2026 SecureIQLab Cloud WAAP v5.0 CyberRisk Validation Comparative Report, Harness Web Application & API Protection (WAAP) was named a Leader. The analysis involves actual lab testing across 12 leading Cloud WAAP vendors and shows scores for each criterion evaluated — and we're thrilled to be one of just six vendors to earn Leader status, and one of only five to meet both of SecureIQLab's "Secure by Design" and "Secure by Default" criteria.
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icinga

Icinga vs Checkmk: Setup, Cost, Flexibility and Support

Sep 11, 2026 By Blerim Sheqa In Icinga
Icinga and Checkmk are the two open-source monitoring tools that turn up most often on the same shortlist. Both monitor IT infrastructure, and on a feature list they look close to interchangeable. In practice they are built on different assumptions, and those assumptions decide which one fits. This page works through the differences section by section: setup, customization, integrations, Windows, distributed monitoring, multi-tenancy, licensing, and cost.
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How The Medical Industry Has Evolved Over The Years

How The Medical Industry Has Evolved Over The Years

Sep 11, 2026 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
The medical industry today bears little resemblance to what it looked like just a few decades ago. What was once a field defined by paper charts, in-person-only consultations, and rigid hierarchies of care has transformed into a dynamic, technology-driven ecosystem that touches nearly every aspect of daily life. From the way patients access information to how providers diagnose and treat illness, medicine has undergone a quiet revolution that continues to accelerate.
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Moving Your Business Website: How to Avoid Email and Hosting Disruption

Moving Your Business Website: How to Avoid Email and Hosting Disruption

Sep 11, 2026 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
Website migration from one host to another is more than copying a few files to another server. A website might depend on databases, e-mail accounts, DNS records, SSL certificates, sub-domains, and other external applications that should continue to function after migration. Proper planning ensures the safety of the information and eliminates any risk of losing access to emails or having people visit a partially transferred website. This can be achieved by preparing the new hosting in advance.
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How AI and Digital Transformation Are Changing the Way Consumers Shop for Eyewear Online

How AI and Digital Transformation Are Changing the Way Consumers Shop for Eyewear Online

Sep 11, 2026 By OpsMatters In OpsMatters
The way people buy eyewear has changed significantly in recent years. A process that once required visiting multiple optical stores can now happen from a smartphone or computer. Digital platforms have made it easier for consumers to browse styles, compare options, and make informed purchasing decisions without leaving home.
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manageengine

Top tips: How to become invisible to your own algorithms

Sep 10, 2026 By Harsitha P In ManageEngine
Top tips is a weekly column where we highlight what’s trending in the tech world and share practical ways to stay ahead. This week, let’s look at a few simple ways to take back control of your recommendations, and stop your algorithm from deciding who you are. Let's say you search for a video about running—not because you're planning to run a marathon, but because you just saw someone mention it and wondered what the hype was about. You watch one video. Then another.
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