Over the years, I’ve had countless conversations with performance engineers, DevOps teams, and CTOs, and I keep hearing the same assumptions about load testing. Some of them sound logical on the surface, but in reality, they often lead teams down the wrong path. Here are five of the biggest misconceptions I’ve come across—and what you …
Solo.io has announced the launch of its MCP Gateway, a Model Context Protocol gateway for the cloud native API gateway kgateway (previously called Gloo). MCP is an open protocol developed by Anthropic that provides a standard for how applications connect data sources and tools to LLMs. According to Solo.io, as MCP adoption continues to grow, …
In Greek mythology, Odysseus had to navigate between Scylla and Charybdis — two perils threatening from both sides. Today’s IT leaders face a similar dilemma: technical debt and sprawl on one side; excessive bureaucracy and stifling controls on the other. Enter platform engineering, the emerging discipline that offers a way to steer between these hazards …
Sonatype, a company focused on software supply chain security, has announced the results of its quarterly Open Source Malware Index, which provides insights into malicious open source packages. The index found 17,954 malicious open source software packages, including several hijacked npm crypto packages, a malicious npm package disguised as the Truffle for VS Code extension, …
Kong has announced updates to its AI Gateway, a platform for governance and security of LLMs and other AI resources. One of the new features in AI Gateway 3.10 is a RAG Injector to reduce LLM hallucinations by automatically querying the vector database and inserting relevant data to ensure the LLM is augmenting the results …
Security used to be the biggest challenge companies implementing cloud native technologies faced, but according to a new report from the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), that is no longer the case. The CNCF’s 2024 Cloud Native Survey, which surveyed 750 members of the CNCF community, revealed that cultural changes are now the top challenge, …
Many infrastructure technology teams believe they have mastered infrastructure automation, but the data tells a different story. We commissioned a survey to explore the state of infrastructure automation, and this research uncovered a stark gap between perception and reality. While 45% of organizations believe they have achieved a high level of infrastructure automation, only 14% …
Software companies are constantly trying to add more and more AI features to their platforms, and AI companies are constantly releasing new models and features. Here are all the major AI updates we covered in the month of March. Google releases reasoning model Gemini 2.5, its “most intelligent AI model” yet Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking …
Software companies are constantly trying to add more and more AI features to their platforms, and AI companies are constantly releasing new models and features. It can be hard to keep up with it all, so we’ve written this roundup to share several notable updates around AI that software developers should know about. Google releases …
Akamai has announced the launch of Akamai Cloud Inference, a new solution that provides tools for developers to build and run AI applications at the edge. According to Akamai, bringing data workloads closer to end users with this tool can result in 3x better throughput and reduce latency up to 2.5x. “Training an LLM is …
The Android development team is announcing several upcoming updates that will make it easier for app developers to secure their applications. According to the team, security is a priority, and over the last few years it has made several improvements to how security and privacy are managed in Google Play, and recent updates over the …
Spark. It’s what many organizations are finding that AI can do for their digital transformation efforts. It’s also the theme of the 2025 Broadcom Value Stream Summit, at which the company will present its strategies and tooling for delivery customer value and service. The last major push for digital transformation was fueled by the COVID-19 …
Google has announced the release of Gemini 2.5, which is a new reasoning model that the company claims is its “most intelligent AI model” yet. “Gemini 2.5 models are thinking models, capable of reasoning through their thoughts before responding, resulting in enhanced performance and improved accuracy. In the field of AI, a system’s capacity for …
The mobile observability company Instabug has announced new features that will help developers better monitor the user experience of their applications. The new features released today include: Frustration-Free Sessions, consolidating multiple frustration signals, like crashes, slow launches, and network failures, into a single metric to give development teams a clear way to measure and improve …
Managing telemetry data efficiently is a constant balancing act—how do you maximize visibility while controlling costs? In this webinar, we’ll show you how Mezmo’s telemetry pipeline helps you make smarter decisions about your data. Learn how Mezmo helps you optimize telemetry data, reduce costs, and improve operational efficiency — without sacrificing the insights you need. …
Open source drives innovation, but unchecked it can increase risk. This webinar explores how Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) can help you harness the power of open source while mitigating vulnerabilities. Discover how ActiveState’s comprehensive platform, expert guidance, and commitment to community leadership can help you in a multitude of ways. …
The initial hype surrounding LLM is over. As more businesses adopt LLMs, their shortcomings in managing workflows, multitasking, and collaborative work are becoming increasingly evident. Multi-agent AIs are a step beyond LLMs as they are smarter, adaptable, and built for complex challenges. Key Takeaways: • How multi-agent AI overcomes LLM limitations • Key …
ActiveState is revolutionizing open source management with a streamlined, secure, and scalable approach. In this microwebinar series, learn how ActiveState helps DevSecOps teams eliminate the complexities of managing open source, securing the software supply chain, and integrating with your CI/CD workflows. With experts like CTO Scott Robertson and Product Director Pete Garcin, discover how ActiveState …
The hype around using AI in software development is at a high not seen since the cloud. Companies are rushing to get on the train, with spending plans for 2025 almost all targeting AI-based tools. And with all we understand – and don’t understand – about using AI in software development, and all the hurdles …
Bloomberg, Capital One, and tens of thousands of developers are using open source Cloud Native Buildpacks to transition application source code to container images that can be easily maintained and updated. Paketo Buildpacks, an implementation of the cloud Native Buildpacks, run on any container runtime that supports container images, which makes them suitable for Docker and Kubernetes based environments. …
Managing telemetry data efficiently is a constant balancing act—how do you maximize visibility while controlling costs? In this webinar, we’ll show you how Mezmo’s telemetry pipeline helps you make smarter decisions about your data. Learn how Mezmo helps you optimize telemetry data, reduce costs, and improve operational efficiency — without sacrificing the insights you need. …
Open source drives innovation, but unchecked it can increase risk. This webinar explores how Application Security Posture Management (ASPM) can help you harness the power of open source while mitigating vulnerabilities. Discover how ActiveState’s comprehensive platform, expert guidance, and commitment to community leadership can help you in a multitude of ways. …
The initial hype surrounding LLM is over. As more businesses adopt LLMs, their shortcomings in managing workflows, multitasking, and collaborative work are becoming increasingly evident. Multi-agent AIs are a step beyond LLMs as they are smarter, adaptable, and built for complex challenges. Key Takeaways: • How multi-agent AI overcomes LLM limitations • Key …
As organizations face increasing volumes of data, traditional Enterprise Content Management (ECM) systems often struggle with manual content management and document processing, leading to inefficiencies. The ECM market is evolving with advanced AI technologies like Natural Language Processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML), which are transforming how businesses manage, process, and secure their content. …
ActiveState is revolutionizing open source management with a streamlined, secure, and scalable approach. In this microwebinar series, learn how ActiveState helps DevSecOps teams eliminate the complexities of managing open source, securing the software supply chain, and integrating with your CI/CD workflows. With experts like CTO Scott Robertson and Product Director Pete Garcin, discover how ActiveState …
The hype around using AI in software development is at a high not seen since the cloud. Companies are rushing to get on the train, with spending plans for 2025 almost all targeting AI-based tools. And with all we understand – and don’t understand – about using AI in software development, and all the hurdles …
