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Presentation: Why Observability Matters (More!) with AI Applications
Sally O'Malley explains the unique observability challenges of LLMs and provides a reproducible, open-source stack for monitoring AI workloads. She demonstrates deploying Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and Tempo with vLLM and Llama Stack on Kubernetes. Learn to monitor critical cost, performance, and quality signals for business-critical AI applications.
By Sally O'MalleyWhy Software Engineering Governance Matters: Reducing Risk without Slowing down
Software engineering governance helps teams make decisions, Sarah Wells said at Goto Copenhagen. She argued it should support value delivery, not hinder it. Poor governance slows progress and can increase costs. A technical strategy with a radar can help teams to make better decisions, and aligning with DORA capabilities can boost their performance.
By Ben LindersArticle: A Plan-Do-Check-Act Framework for AI Code Generation
AI code generation tools promise faster development but often create quality issues, integration problems, and delivery delays. A structured Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle can maintain code quality while leveraging AI capabilities. Through working agreements, structured prompts, and continuous retrospection, it asserts accountability over code while guiding AI to produce tested, maintainable software.
By Ken JudyJava News Roundup: OpenJDK, Spring RCs, Jakarta EE, Payara Platform, WildFly, Testcontainers
This week's Java roundup for October 13th, 2025, features news highlighting: two new OpenJDK candidates; Jakarta EE 12 specifications with milestone 1 releases; the October 2025 edition of the Payara Platform; the GA releases of WildFly 38 and Testcontainers 2.0; and the first release candidates of Spring Framework 7.0 and Spring Data 2025.1.0.
By Michael RedlichMicrosoft Adds Agent Mode and Office Agent to Office Applications
Microsoft has expanded its Microsoft 365 Copilot platform with Agent Mode and Office Agent. The update moves Copilot beyond a conversational assistant into a system capable of running continuous, multi-step workflows across Microsoft 365 applications.
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