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IBM's AI Just Replaced 94% of HR functions - What's Stopping You?

At IBM’s Think conference this week, the company made a bold announcement: 94% of its HR functions are now handled by AI, a shift they claim will generate $3.5 billion in savings over the next two years. These are staggering numbers. And while the cynic in me can’t ignore that this announcement was made at what is, effectively, a sales conference – especially one that coincided with the launch of IBM’s AI Agent Store – the scale of those numbers deserves attention.

How Website Accessibility Audits Enhance User Experience for Everyone

A website in today's world isn't just a luxury-it's a necessity. But simply having a website isn't enough. It needs to be accessible, inclusive, and user-friendly for everyone, including people with disabilities. That's where website accessibility audits come in. A website accessibility audit is like a health checkup for your site, identifying barriers that may prevent users with disabilities from accessing content, navigating pages, or interacting with features. But its benefits go far beyond compliance-it plays a crucial role in enhancing user experience (UX) for all visitors.

Real-Time Monitoring Solutions for Modern Web Applications

Web applications have evolved from simple static sites into complex distributed systems spanning multiple servers, services, and geographical locations. This evolution has created new challenges for monitoring these applications effectively. Today's web stacks require comprehensive visibility across all layers to ensure optimal performance and reliability.

SQL analytics - unified querying across any API

SQL is just for querying relational data, right? Well, not necessarily! With our SQL Analytics feature, you can run SQL queries over all types of data from all kinds of backend stores. This gives you incredible flexibility and power – you can even combine different types of entity (e.g. a pull request and a pipeline run) in a single query. Equally, I could have datasets with job tickets from Jira, ServiceNow and Zendesk and combine them in a single query.

Interrupt Live: Hayden Riddiford | Beyond Error Codes - Debugging Ill-Defined Problems

On this episode of Interrupt Live, we'll meet Hayden Riddiford, the writer behind "Beyond Error Codes: Debugging III-Defined problems". Interrupt Live is a series where we sit down with Interrupters contributors to hear more about their origin stories, engineering journeys, and the unique challenges that inspired their contributions. If you’ve ever wanted to hear directly from the engineers behind your favorite Interrupt posts, now’s your chance.

What Is an API Outage? Why It Happens and How to Avoid It

APIs are a big part of how modern applications or services work. They act as bridges, allowing systems to talk to each other and share data. Whether it's logging into an app or making an online payment, an application programming interface helps make that process smooth. But what happens when an API suddenly stops working? Even a short outage can cause a disruption. It can break features, delay operations, and impact users and businesses alike.

Third party API Monitoring Powered by OpenTelemetry Semantics

Is it the third-party API or my code? Your service suddenly slows down, or errors spike, and you’re stuck guessing if it’s your own logic or an external API you don’t control. We’ve seen this pain across teams: dashboards don’t tell you which vendor or endpoint is the culprit, and debugging turns into a maze of guesswork. Rate limiting, vendor errors, or integration issues often slip through until users complain.

This Month in Datadog: OpenTelemetry Collector distribution, GitHub Copilot integration, and more

Datadog is constantly elevating the approach to cloud monitoring and security. This Month in Datadog updates you on our newest product features, announcements, resources, and events. To learn more about Datadog and start a free 14-day trial, visit Cloud Monitoring as a Service | Datadog. This month, we put the Spotlight on the Datadog Distribution of the OpenTelemetry Collector.