Grafana 12 release: observability as code, dynamic dashboards, new Grafana Alerting tools, and more | Grafana Labs With the latest major release, Grafana introduces new tools that help bring together teams into a unified observability platform, which you can then customize to your organization's workflows and use ...

New @grafana.bsky.social 12 is here! Interesting changes:
* Observability as code
* Git Sync
* Dynamic dashboards
* Terraform provider
* And more

Check out here: grafana.com/blog/2025/05...

3 New Features in Kafka 4.0: KRaft, Queues, Better Rebalance Performance Discover the enhanced features and performance improvements of Kafka 4.0. Learn how these updates can optimize your data streaming experience.

Apache Kafka @apachekafka 4.0 says goodbye to ZooKeeper! Take a look at what other important changes it brings.

softwaremill.com/apache-kafka...

Technology Radar | Guide to technology landscape The Technology Radar is an opinionated guide to today's technology landscape. Read the latest here.

New Technology Radar by Thoughtworks

I would sum it up this edition as AI, AI, AI, MCP, LLMS, and... oh, I would forget - AI!

www.thoughtworks.com/radar

#AI #MCP #LLM

Observability Survey Report 2025 - key findings | Grafana Labs Learn what observability practitioners have to say about the biggest trends in the industry, including cost, tool overload, open source, AI, and more.

💸 Cost is the #1 factor when choosing observability tools
🚀 Emerging priorities: FinOps, SLOs, and unified app + infra observability

📖 Full report: grafana.com/observabilit...
📊 Explore the interactive data: play.grafana.org/d/feg4yc4qw3...

#Observability #Grafana #DevOps #OpenTelemetry

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Observability Survey Report 2025 - key findings | Grafana Labs Learn what observability practitioners have to say about the biggest trends in the industry, including cost, tool overload, open source, AI, and more.

📊 71% of organizations use Prometheus and OpenTelemetry
⚠️ 39% cite complexity as the biggest challenge in observability
📈 95% use metrics, 87% use logs, 57% use traces, and 16% use profiling
🏢 Large enterprises (5K+ employees) using Grafana leverage on average 16 data sources

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Observability Survey Report 2025 - key findings | Grafana Labs Learn what observability practitioners have to say about the biggest trends in the industry, including cost, tool overload, open source, AI, and more.

3rd Annual Observability Survey report is live!

Based on insights from 1,255 respondents, the @grafana.bsky.social report reveals how organizations are navigating the ever-evolving observability landscape.

Some key takeaways:
🔧 101 different observability tools are used by respondees

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Rustikon Join the first Rust conference in Poland, Rustikon! Be part of something new and vibrant organized by SoftwareMill Team!

You’ll also have a chance to meet our team there — feel free to drop by and say hi!

🦀 Rustikon: www.rustikon.dev
🐠 Scalar: www.scalar-conf.com

#Scala #Rust #Warsaw #conference

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Rustikon Join the first Rust conference in Poland, Rustikon! Be part of something new and vibrant organized by SoftwareMill Team!

Interested in learning more about Rust 🦀 or Scala?

This week, @rustikon.dev and @scalar-conf.com Conferences are happening in Warsaw — both organised by us at @softwaremill.com . It’s a great opportunity to connect, share knowledge, and dive deeper into these technologies.

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Apache Kafka Apache Kafka: A Distributed Streaming Platform.

☕ Java version updates:
* Kafka Clients, Streams now require Java 11+
* Kafka Brokers, Connect, and others require Java 17+

🔗 For more information, see the official release announcement: kafka.apache.org/blog#apache_...

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Kafka queues: now and in the future | SoftwareMill Find out how some of the queueing features can be implemented in Kafka today using the KMQ pattern.

⚡ KIP-848 – New consumer group protocol - Improves rebalance performance.
🧰 KIP-932 - Early access of Queues for Kafka: For more details, see @softwaremill.com article on that topic softwaremill.com/kafka-queues...
🧹 Cleanup: The major release allowed for removal of deprecated APIs.

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Kafka queues: now and in the future | SoftwareMill Find out how some of the queueing features can be implemented in Kafka today using the KMQ pattern.

Apache Kafka 4.0.0 has been released today, bringing several important changes and improvements. Here’s a summary of the key updates:

🛠️ ZooKeeper removal: This is the first major release without ZooKeeper support. KRaft mode is now the default.

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Last week, Microsoft announced it will be shutting down Skype on May 5th. Coincidentally, today marks exactly 11 years since we migrated to Slack. It’s interesting to look back at how communication tools have changed over the years.

#RemoteWork
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Microsoft hangs up on Skype: Service to shut down May 5, 2025 | TechCrunch Microsoft is retiring Skype from active duty 14 years after acquiring it, with users given nine weeks to decide their next move.

To work around this, we set up a simple "bot" to stay in the chat and keep messages accessible.

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Microsoft hangs up on Skype: Service to shut down May 5, 2025 | TechCrunch Microsoft is retiring Skype from active duty 14 years after acquiring it, with users given nine weeks to decide their next move.

We managed discussions through named group chats, but when Skype switched to a peer-to-peer model, it caused an issue: if only one person was online in the evening and someone else logged in first the next morning, messages wouldn’t be delivered.

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Microsoft hangs up on Skype: Service to shut down May 5, 2025 | TechCrunch Microsoft is retiring Skype from active duty 14 years after acquiring it, with users given nine weeks to decide their next move.

Did you know that @softwaremill.com initially used Skype as our main chat 12 years ago?

SoftwareMill has been fully remote since day one—15 years ago. Before tools like HipChat, Slack, and MS Teams, we relied on Skype for communication.

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Rustikon Join the first Rust conference in Poland, Rustikon! Be part of something new and vibrant organized by SoftwareMill Team!

💼 We’re Hiring! Looking for Senior Rust Developers to help us shape the future.

Ready to be part of this exciting adventure?
👉 Join us at Rustikon www.rustikon.dev and apply now: Senior Rust Developer softwaremill.com/join-us/seni...

#rust #rustikonconf #rustlang #WeAreHiring

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Rustikon Join the first Rust conference in Poland, Rustikon! Be part of something new and vibrant organized by SoftwareMill Team!

At @softwaremill.com , we’re not just watching Rust grow—we’re part of its journey:
✨ Real-world Projects: Our clients are already reaping the benefits of Rust’s power.
🎉 @rustikon.dev Conference in Warsaw: Join us at Rustikon to learn and network!

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Rustikon Join the first Rust conference in Poland, Rustikon! Be part of something new and vibrant organized by SoftwareMill Team!

Rust is on the Rise! 🚀

Why is Rust gaining so much momentum?
Because it brings multi-thread safety, reliability, and low resource usage, making it the go-to choice for modern, high-performance applications. ⚡

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✅ Code included authorization bearer token for GitHub Actions
✅ In the end they managed to find to the NPM Token with write access to proper packages

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✅ Third-party services can be an unexpected attack vector.

In this specific situation:
✅ Attackers found a public Docker image on DockerHub (which definitely should not be public)
✅ Image contained .git folder (what should not happen)

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It's a case study on the risks introduced through acquisitions, third-party integrations, and overlooked assets.

A few key takeaways:
✅ Attackers often look beyond the obvious—business context matters.
✅ Acquisitions can introduce hidden security gaps.

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Interesting read on software supply chain security!

Check it out here: www.landh.tech/blog/2025021...

This blog post explores how a security researcher managed to exploit a software supply chain vulnerability, leading to a $50K+ bug bounty.

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Monster Scale Summit - ScyllaDB Monster Scale Summit is a highly technical conference on extreme scale engineering and data-intensive applications.

Remember P99Conf? @scylladb.com
is hosting a new free online event—Monster Scale Summit—focused on extreme-scale engineering challenges. scylladb.com/summit #ScyllaDB #monsterscale

🔹 Probabilistic data structures like Bloom filters
🔹 Redis Data Integration (RDI) for syncing relational DBs

Are you using @redis.io beyond caching? Share your experience! 👇

#Redis #Database #Caching #AI #BigData #Streaming

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I recently explored six lesser-known Redis features that can supercharge your applications:
🔹 Redis Streams as a lightweight Kafka alternative
🔹 Native JSON support with powerful queries
🔹 Vector database for AI-driven applications
🔹 Time Series for real-time analytics

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💡 Did you know Redis is not just a fast key-value store but a feature-rich data platform?
From Streams and JSON support to vector search for AI—Redis is evolving rapidly.

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6 lesser-known Redis features you should try | SoftwareMill Check 6 lesserknown Redis features and find out why you should try them.

Redis is More Than Just a Cache! 🚀

Check out my latest article on the
@softwaremill.com
blog to dive deeper! 🔗 softwaremill.com/6-lesser-kno...

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Everyone knows your location How I tracked myself down using leaked location data in the in-app ads, and what I found along the way.

Eye-opening and a bit scary—how in-app ads track you. Worth a read. 👀
timsh.org/tracking-mys...

Record-Breaking DDoS Attack Reached 5.6 Tbps Cloudflare saw a 53% increase in DDoS attack frequency last year, when it blocked a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps attack.

These numbers clearly highlight the importance of leveraging DDoS protection in your infrastructure—whether it’s Cloudflare, GCP Cloud Armor, AWS Shield, or another solution.

Want to learn more about this particular incident?
www.securityweek.com/record-break...
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The largest attack in Q4 2024 reached an impressive 5.6 terabits per second (Tbps), carried out by a Mirai-variant botnet targeting an ISP in Asia.

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