AI Is Forcing DevOps Teams to Rethink Observability Data Management
As AI coding tools accelerate software delivery, they are also intensifying a problem DevOps and SRE teams have been dealing with for years: the unchecked growth of observability data. In this conversation, the founders of Sawmills argue that telemetry volume is no longer just a cost issue. It is becoming a data quality problem that […]
Zero Downtime Multicloud Migrations for Observability Control Planes
Most platform teams aren’t deciding whether they’ll run across multiple clouds. They already are, or they’ll be soon. The real question is how to migrate critical systems without turning on-call into a guessing game. Observability raises the stakes more than almost any other domain. An observability control plane isn’t just a dashboard. It’s the operational […]
The Observability Bill is Coming Due – and AI Wrote Most of It
Observability has always had a data quality problem. AI coding agents just made it catastrophically worse. Shimmy sits down with the co-founders of Sawmills to dig into why unmanaged telemetry is the unglamorous DevOps crisis that is quietly killing budgets — and what an agentic telemetry management platform actually does about it.
How We Got Here: Alert Fatigue to Decision Fatigue
AI and observability reduced alert fatigue, but decision fatigue remains. Decision architecture helps DevOps teams scale operational judgment.
On-Call Rotation Best Practices: Reducing Burnout and Improving Response
Practical SRE on‑call guide covering rotation models, alert hygiene, runbooks, metrics, compensation, shadowing, and automation to cut pager load and prevent engineer burnout.
Unlocking Observability by Design With Inferred Schemas
Observability systems generate massive telemetry, but schema drift creates friction. Learn how inferred schemas and OpenTelemetry Weaver restore structure.
Context Engineering is the Key to Unlocking AI Agents in DevOps
Explore how context engineering is essential for transforming AI agents from experimental prototypes to reliable production tools in DevOps. Understand its impact on automation workflows, accuracy, and scalability.
Google ADK Opens the Door to AI Agents That Work Inside Your DevOps Toolchain
Google ADK adds integrations for GitHub, GitLab, Jira, MongoDB, and seven observability tools. AI agents can now work inside your DevOps toolchain.
OpenTelemetry Is Paving the Way for the Rise of the Observability Warehouse
Eric Tschetter, chief architect at Imply and creator of Apache Druid, explains how the rapid adoption of open source OpenTelemetry for instrumenting applications is reshaping modern observability architectures. As telemetry data volumes surge, organizations are moving toward an “observability warehouse” model that unifies logs, metrics and traces into a scalable analytics foundation capable of delivering […]
When DevOps Meets the Cloud: A Real-World Transformation Story
A real-world DevOps and cloud transformation story showing how automation, observability, and cultural change improved reliability and delivery.
What to do About AI’s Forced Rethink of Reliability in Modern DevOps
As systems become more distributed and AI-driven, traditional uptime metrics are no longer enough. The 2026 SRE Report shows how reliability is shifting toward user experience, speed, and business impact, and how AI is reshaping monitoring, incident response, and the role of SRE and DevOps leaders.
Survey: Java Developers Wrestling With Massive Amounts of Technical Debt
A global survey of 2,039 Java developers published today finds 63% reporting that dead and unused code adversely affects their team’s productivity, with 22% describing the impact of that technical debt as being severe. Conducted by Dimensional Research on behalf of Azul, a provider of a distribution of OpenJDK, the survey also finds that more […]
The 10-Layer Monitoring Framework That Saved Our Clients From 3 a.m. Pages
A practical 10-layer monitoring framework for Kubernetes and VM environments that prioritizes what to watch—system, application, HTTP/RUM, databases, caches, queues, tracing, SSL, external deps, and log patterns—to prevent outages and reduce noisy alerts.
Please Grow Up, Coder Launches AI Maturity Self-Assessment Tool
Coder introduces an AI maturity self-assessment service to help organizations evaluate their AI adoption in software development. As teams transition from ad hoc usage to structured workflows, this tool addresses the need for governance and oversight in AI-driven projects.
Resilient Middleware at Scale: Using YAML and Ansible to Harden Apache, WebLogic and Tomcat
Transform your middleware into a resilient powerhouse with automation, consistent configuration, and progressive delivery. Discover how to reduce downtime and increase stability across Apache, Tomcat, WLS, and more.
DevOps Didn’t Fail — We Just Finally Gave it the Tools it Deserved
Charity Majors delivers a wake-up jab to DevOps, sparking debate on its evolution and success. Is it a failure or just getting interesting? Alan dives into the discussion.
Part 1: Death of the Toil: How AI Agents Are Replacing Traditional Runbooks
Part one of a three-part series: Discover how AI-driven reasoning agents are revolutionizing SRE practices by eliminating traditional toil and enhancing incident management.
Beyond the Prompt: A Quality-First Framework for AI-Assisted Engineering
Discover strategies for managing AI-generated technical debt and maintaining quality in software delivery as engineering teams accelerate their development processes.
Snowflake Plans $1B Acquisition of Observe to Expand AI-Powered Observability
Snowflake has signed an agreement to acquire observability startup Observe, moving to fold AI-driven telemetry analysis directly into its AI Data Cloud as enterprises grapple with the operational complexity created by large-scale AI systems. Financial terms were not disclosed, though multiple reports estimate the transaction at roughly $1 billion, which would make it the largest […]
Importance of Observability in the DevSecOps Pipeline: Enhancing Security, Compliance, and Collaboration
In today’s rapidly developing software world, security cannot be an afterthought. DevSecOps, the integration of security practices into every phase of DevOps, requires continuous monitoring and actionable insights to detect and mitigate threats effectively. Observability plays an essential role in this ecosystem by providing deep visibility into the security posture of the development process, enabling […]
Designing Privacy-Safe Logging at Scale: Lessons from Building Compliance-Aware Observability Systems
As regulatory scrutiny increases and distributed systems grow more complex, many organizations have accepted that privacy-safe logging is important. Fewer have figured out how to actually build it without sacrificing observability, developer velocity, or incident response effectiveness. The failure mode is consistent: logging controls are bolted on late, enforced unevenly, and trusted only when no […]
Survey Sees Growing Interest in Switching Observability Platforms
A survey of 100 VP+ IT decision-makers published today finds 62% plan to increase spending on observability initiatives over the next 12 to 24 months, with only 4% planning to decrease spending. Conducted by LogicMonitor, a provider of a monitoring and observability platform, the survey also finds more than two-thirds (67%) are very likely or […]
Observability, SRE and Uptime in Telehealth Platforms: A DevOps Playbook
Virtual care went from nice to have to must have during the COVID-19 pandemic and while in-person visits are starting to pick up again, telemedicine is here to stay. Its growth will continue: health-tech companies are predicting the telemedicine market will be $143.49 billion by 2025 (it will be $167.74 billion in 2025 and $584.99 […]