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Riverbed unveils Zero Disruption AI observability tools
Software-as-a-Service

Riverbed unveils Zero Disruption AI observability tools

The new features aim to help IT teams spot and fix digital workplace glitches before employees are affected, as AI use grows.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Thu, 21st May 2026
OpenObserve raises USD $10 million for Observability 3.0
Network Infrastructure

OpenObserve raises USD $10 million for Observability 3.0

The funding will help OpenObserve expand as more firms seek unified monitoring for AI-heavy systems and growing telemetry volumes.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Sat, 2nd May 2026
AI, cost pressures reshape observability in new survey
DevOps

AI, cost pressures reshape observability in new survey

AI ambitions and cost pressures are reshaping observability, as teams centralise tools, embrace SaaS and double down on open standards.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 5 min read • Thu, 19th Mar 2026
IT teams struggle for hybrid visibility, turn to AI
DevOps

IT teams struggle for hybrid visibility, turn to AI

IT teams report limited visibility across hybrid setups, fuelling tool sprawl and silos as they increasingly turn to AI for observability.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Thu, 12th Mar 2026
Datadog launches MCP Server to link AI with telemetry
Software-as-a-Service

Datadog launches MCP Server to link AI with telemetry

Datadog's new MCP Server pipes live telemetry into AI agents and dev tools, promising real-time debugging under existing governance controls.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Datadog unveils MCP Server for governed AI observability
DevOps

Datadog unveils MCP Server for governed AI observability

Datadog launches an MCP Server to give AI agents governed, real-time access to observability data across live development and operations.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Tue, 10th Mar 2026
Data gaps stall AI scale-up despite strong AIOps gains
Unified Communications

Data gaps stall AI scale-up despite strong AIOps gains

Financial firms reap strong AIOps returns but poor data quality and fragmented tools are stalling the leap from pilots to scaled AI.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 5 min read • Thu, 12th Feb 2026
Dynatrace boosts RUM & DevX for AI‑driven observability
DevOps

Dynatrace boosts RUM & DevX for AI‑driven observability

Dynatrace unifies real user monitoring, AI tracing and developer tools on one platform to streamline cloud-native, AI-assisted software delivery.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 6 min read • Fri, 30th Jan 2026
BlueCat predicts AI will reshape networks & security
Firewalls

BlueCat predicts AI will reshape networks & security

BlueCat leaders say AI, rising security threats and IT modernisation will force enterprises to rethink how they design and defend networks.

By Catherine Knowles • 6 min read • Fri, 12th Dec 2025
Datadog celebrates 1,000 integrations on unified platform
Security Information and Event Management

Datadog celebrates 1,000 integrations on unified platform

Datadog has hit 1,000 integrations on its platform, offering wide observability across cloud, AI, security, infrastructure and SaaS applications.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Oct 2025
Datadog surpasses 1,000 integrations, boosting AI observability
Security Information and Event Management

Datadog surpasses 1,000 integrations, boosting AI observability

Datadog has surpassed 1,000 integrations on its platform, enhancing AI observability and end-to-end visibility across diverse technology stacks.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Tue, 7th Oct 2025
Dynatrace named a leader in 2024 Gartner's Magic Quadrant
Digital Transformation

Dynatrace named a leader in 2024 Gartner's Magic Quadrant

Dynatrace has been named a Leader in the inaugural 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Digital Experience Monitoring, showcasing its exceptional capabilities.

By Imee Dequito • 2 min read • Fri, 25th Oct 2024
Cisco & Splunk reveal unified observability partnership
Security Information and Event Management

Cisco & Splunk reveal unified observability partnership

Cisco has unveiled a major collaboration with Splunk at Cisco Live, introducing advanced unified observability solutions aimed at enhancing digital experiences and security for enterprises.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 7th Jun 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Unified Observability stories

Why Australian enterprises can no longer afford to ignore the log management problem
Virtualisation

Why Australian enterprises can no longer afford to ignore the log management problem

Log bills are rising fast as cloud-native systems swamp legacy tools and drag incident resolution, and Australian firms are paying over USD $1 million a year.

By Raymond McCullagh • 5 min read • Mon, 4th May 2026
Financial firms struggle to scale AI despite strong returns
Unified Communications

Financial firms struggle to scale AI despite strong returns

Financial firms see strong AI returns but Riverbed survey shows most projects stall in pilots, held back by data quality and tool sprawl.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Dynatrace enhances multi-cloud automation & visibility
Virtualisation

Dynatrace enhances multi-cloud automation & visibility

Dynatrace extends automation and observability tools across AWS, Azure and Google Cloud to simplify complex multi-cloud operations.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 2nd Feb 2026
ROLLER boosts reliability & cuts cloud costs with Datadog
Security Information and Event Management

ROLLER boosts reliability & cuts cloud costs with Datadog

Australian software provider ROLLER boosts cloud reliability and cuts costs by 60% after adopting Datadog's monitoring and security platform.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Tue, 22nd Jul 2025