Leon Adato articles - 97 total
Semantic Caching: What We Measured, Why It Matters
Semantic caching promises to make AI systems faster and cheaper by reducing duplicate calls to large...
Here’s the proof: What the fastest sites on the web have in common
60% of Gen Z won’t engage with a slow-loading website. In today’s digital economy, that’s a...
Observability isn’t about the tool. It’s about the truth
An enterprise client reports latency. Your dashboards say everything is fine. They blame you. You...
From the source to the edge: the six agent types you can’t ignore
Recently, Catchpoint expanded our Global Agent Network to over 3,000 agents. In a crowded space, this...
Real-time detection of BGP blackholing and prefix hijacks
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) remains the backbone of inter-domain routing on the Internet, but its...
Google’s Agent-to-Agent (A2A) Protocol is here—Now Let’s Make it Observable
Can your AI tools really work together, or are they still stuck in silos? With Google’s new...
Monitoring in the Age of Complexity: 5 Assumptions CIOs Need to Rethink
In 2025, the average enterprise juggles over 150 SaaS applications, hybrid cloud infrastructures, and...
Critical Requirements for Modern API Monitoring
Enterprises lose millions annually due to API outages and performance degradation. Modern...
Why Intelligent Traffic Steering is Critical for Performance and Cost Optimization
In today’s world of globally distributed applications, user experience is everything. Whether your...
The $1 Million Lesson: Building a Culture of Quality Through SLAs
In the early days of DoubleClick, back when SaaS was still known as Application Service Provider...
When AI tools fail: How to map your AI dependencies for proactive visibility
(This post originally appeared on the Catchpoint Blog ) AI platforms have experienced several...
Cloud Monitoring's Blind Spot: The User Perspective
The evolution of internet-centric application delivery has worsened IT's visibility gaps into what...
Time Data Series: Written In Our Stars
Once upon a time (i.e. way back in October 2024) I wrapped up a blog in this series with: Believe...
Hybrid Cloud - the Worst Possible Option
I’m excited to share that I’m in the process of writing a book for O’Reilly Media! You can check out...
HOW TO DEVREL: The Bechdel Test for Community
DISCLAIMER: No, I don’t believe I’m the universe’s gift to DevRel. I don’t have all the answers, all...
HOW TO DEVREL: Fuel for Your Creativity
DISCLAIMER: No, I don’t believe I’m the universe’s gift to DevRel. I don’t have all the answers, all...
HOW TO DEVREL: What I Learned From "Spider-Man, The Musical"
DISCLAIMER: No, I don’t believe I’m the universe’s gift to DevRel. I don’t have all the answers, all...
HOW TO DEVREL: The Texas Sharpshooter
DISCLAIMER: I do not believe that I’m the universe’s gift to DevRel. I don’t have all the answers,...
HOW TO DEVREL: It Might Not Be New, but It's Yours
Lately, I’ve had several conversations about “how to DevRel”. Some of that is absolutely related to...
Getting Started with Traceroute
“Traceroute? You mean the thing I can type at the command line? Why would I even want to set up a...
OTel Me Why
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What happened isn't the point. How you respond is.
The first thing to be clear about is that “it” can happen to anybody, and it can happen at any time....
It Costs That Much Because it Takes Me F***ing Hours
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Who the Hell is Going to Pay For This?
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O can you TEL me how to get…
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Announcing Zmanim WP: My New WordPress Plugin
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Time Data Series: It’s Not What You Said It’s How You Said It
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My Favorite Interview Question
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The One Interview Question That Lost You The Job
This post originally appeared on...
Time Data Series: The Rest of the Story
Time Data Series: The Rest of the Story - AdatoSystems It’s been a while since I wrote...