Red Hat today revealed it is extending the reach of its Ansible Automation Platform for IT operations to artificial intelligence (AI) agents, in addition to making it simpler to build AI agents using existing application development tools.Announced at the Red Hat Summit conference, version 2.7 of the Ansible Automation Platform adds a technology preview of an orchestration engine for AI agents that are able to invoke capabilities via an integrated Model Context Protocol (MCP) server.Sathish Balakrishnan, vice president and general manager for Ansible at Red Hat, said these capabilities provide AI agents with a trusted execution layer through which they…
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I ran into this problem when my sensor data kept piling up faster than I could make sense of it. A table of numbers told me something was wrong, but watching the values spike in real time told me exactly when and how much. That gap between static charts and live data is where animating visualizations becomes genuinely useful rather than just decorative. This article covers animating data in Python using matplotlib. By the end, you will know how plt.pause() handles simple cases, how FuncAnimation and ArtistAnimation work for more control, how to save animations to files, and where live…
Early Access Program The Early Access Program (EAP) for the next major PhpStorm 2026.2 release is now open! PhpStorm’s EAP builds are a great opportunity to try upcoming features for free in your real workflows and share feedback with the PhpStorm team. Your input directly influences what makes it into the final release. This release, our main areas of focus are: Native mode for remote development scenarios, as we aim to significantly improve interaction with the projects located on WSL 2 and in Dev Containers. Ongoing enhancements in PhpStorm’s understanding of PHPDoc-based generics. Overall performance and stability improvements, including reduced startup…
I keep coming back to the Python sum() function whenever I need a quick way to add up numbers. It is one of those built-in tools that seems simple on the surface but has enough quirks to trip you up if you skip the fine print. This article covers the Python sum() function from the ground up. By the end, you will know exactly how it handles different iterables, what the optional start parameter does, and when to reach for NumPy instead. TLDR sum() adds up all items in an iterable, starting from 0 by default The second argument sets…
Waiting for a single annual pentest to secure your application is like locking your front door only once a year and hoping for the best. In an era where 133 new vulnerabilities are reported every single day, relying on periodic snapshots leaves your organization exposed to evolving threats for months at a time. This approach is no longer just risky; it is a significant financial liability. Data from the IBM Systems Science Institute highlights that fixing a bug in production costs 100 times more than catching it during the initial design phase. For modern teams, the ‘window of vulnerability’ between tests is where attackers find their greatest opportunities. Transitioning to continuous security…
The first time I wrote an event handler in Python, I passed a function to another function and could not figure out why it worked. The function I passed was not executed immediately – it was stored and called later when the event fired. That delay is what makes callbacks useful and initially confusing. This article explains what callback functions are in Python, how they work, and where you encounter them without noticing. By the end, you’ll understand why sorted(), map(), and filter() all accept function arguments, and how to write your own functions that accept callbacks. TLDR A callback…
Automation has been part of enterprise IT for many years, and in many environments, it has grown into an extensive network of interdependent workflows that keep routine operations running smoothly.Scripts provision accounts, automated workflows manage cloud resources, orchestration tools coordinate ITSM processes, and AI-driven tools help employees across the organization complete tasks more efficiently.On paper, this level of automation should allow the most experienced engineers to spend less time on routine operational work and more time on architecture, optimization, and long-term improvements.In practice, however, many teams experience the opposite. Even in highly automated environments, senior engineers are frequently pulled back…
This is Week 2 of PowerShell Strikes Back – a four-week May series for SQL Server DBAs who have dabbled in PowerShell but never stopped to nail down the fundamentals. If you missed Week 1 on single vs double quotes, start there first – it’ll make this post land better.Last week, we learned that quotes are not created equal. This week, we’re going deeper into the building blocks that make PowerShell scripts actually useful: variables.If quotes are your lightsaber, variables are the Force itself. They carry information from one part of your script to another. They make the difference between…
Dubai, UAE, May 11th, 2026, CyberNewswireDubai-founded OTT Cybersecurity LLC also unveils the Agent Trust Protocol (ATP), the first open cryptographic standard for AI agent identity, scope, and action verification — slated for IETF submission.OTT Cybersecurity LLC, the company behind Lyrie.ai, today announced two milestones that together position the company as foundational infrastructure for the agentic AI era: acceptance into Anthropic’s Cyber Verification Program (CVP), and the public release of the Agent Trust Protocol (ATP), an open cryptographic standard for securing AI agents operating autonomously on the internet.“Being among the first companies accepted into Anthropic’s Cyber Verification Program validates what we’ve…
Optimizing Azure SQL Database performance often begins with identifying the most resource-intensive queries. Understanding which queries consume the most DTU (Database Transaction Unit) helps prioritize tuning efforts and improve overall efficiency.Azure SQL Database provides built-in tools to easily surface the queries with the highest DTU usage, making it straightforward for data engineers and DBAs to pinpoint performance bottlenecks.Step-by-Step Guide1. Connect to Your Azure SQL Database Using VSCode or SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS).These tools allow you to run queries directly against your database.2. Query the sys.dm_db_resource_stats DMV to Get Recent Resource Usage Data.This dynamic management view shows DTU usage metrics…