#observability

#observability

Kubernetes networking is highly flexible but this flexibility can introduce security risks because all pods can communicate with each other by default. Cilium addresses these challenges by providing a modern, high-performance solution for Kubernetes networking that combines security, observability and performance using eBPF. Cilium is an open-source networking and security solution designed for cloud-native environments. It provides high-performance pod-to-pod networking utilizing eBPF and allows identity-aware network policies at the API level, enforcing fine grained controls.

In the first article we looked at the Java developer's dilemma: the gap between flashy prototypes and the reality of enterprise production systems. In the second article we explored why new types of applications are needed, and how AI changes the shape of enterprise software. This article focuses on what those changes mean for architecture. If applications look different, the way we structure them has to change as well.

At ITRS, we make society's critical technology work. Our mission is to deliver automated and holistic IT observability solutions that safeguard critical applications and enable innovation. We are the only monitoring and observability platform designed for the most demanding and regulated industries - trusted by 90% of Tier 1 capital markets firms. We believe when our team thrives, so do our customers.

In-context performance data to support incident remediation: Instead of siloed, disconnected data across ITSM and several monitoring and observability platforms, New Relic telemetry data and changes flow directly into the Rovo Ops agent. This enables your service agents to quickly detect anomalies and incidents-like a recent commit being modified-without context-switching between multiple tools. AI-suggested fixes based on past incident data:

Advanced debug logging is the cornerstone of high-performance applications. Whether working in cloud-native, microservice or monolithic architecture, strong debug logging practices enable developers to resolve problems, maintain system health and support scalable operations. To succeed in today's fast-paced environment, development teams need modern logging strategies, refined best practices and resilient error-handling techniques. Debug logging refers to the internal operation of an application, generating detailed messages that detect variable states and execution branches.

Observability directly improves system stability and availability. The survey revealed that 75% of businesses report a positive return on their observability investments. Nearly one in five (18%) say they are realizing a 3-10x return on investment. For businesses, the top benefits of observability are: Reduced unplanned downtime (55% of leaders) Improved overall operational efficiency (50%) Reduced security risk (46%) Engineering Efficiency Observability also improves engineering productivity and satisfaction by reducing the time engineers spend on reactive tasks.

Vercel has rolled out the AI Gateway for production workloads. The service provides a single API endpoint for accessing a wide range of large language and generative models, aiming to simplify integration and management for developers. The AI Gateway allows applications to send inference requests to multiple model providers through one endpoint. It supports bring-your-own-key authentication, which means developers can use their own API keys from providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, or Google without paying an additional token markup.

MCP provides a structured interface for tools and AI agents to query observability data, enabling developers to surface traces, metrics, and logs in their IDE without switching context. This high-level capability is designed to streamline debugging and reduce time spent navigating between systems, while also laying the groundwork for consistent access across AI assistants and integrations. Originally launched as an open source project, MCP is now offered by Honeycomb as a managed service.

In modern, distributed systems, that work is harder than ever. Services depend on other services, deployments happen constantly, and small failures ripple into larger ones. While teams scramble to piece things together, customers are already feeling the impact, and the business is losing money by the minute. For years, the industry used $5,600 per minute as the average cost of an outage as was suggested by Gartner in 2014.

Shoppers have alternatives, so curating the perfect customer experience requires attention to branding and customer touchpoints, including the critical role of kiosks in retail.

Centreon has introduced an open-source agent that combines IT and operational technology monitoring with OpenTelemetry support, aiming to provide unified observability for IT teams.

Agentic AI represents a significant operational shift for enterprises as it moves beyond traditional automation to introduce autonomous, goal-oriented systems capable of making decisions.

Memory leaks are silent killers in distributed systems, gradually consuming memory until performance degrades significantly and services crash.

Transaction 360 revolutionizes application monitoring by providing a unified and dynamic workload view, significantly reducing troubleshooting time during critical incidents.

"Causely’s integration of Grafana dashboards enhances root cause analysis for DevOps teams, providing better visibility and actionable intelligence in IT workflows."