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Observability, monitoring, AI

Technical deep-dives, client case studies and a watch on our partner ecosystem.
The monitoring ecosystem in July 2026: monitoring AI goes into production, security takes the wheel
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The monitoring ecosystem in July 2026: monitoring AI goes into production, security takes the wheel

The AI that watches over IT systems is becoming a finished product, sold and supported. That same month, several widely used monitoring tools received serious security fixes. Our…

August 3, 2026 · Sensor Factory
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Quantum + AI: the summer deep dive into the bleeding edge of tech
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Quantum + AI: the summer deep dive into the bleeding edge of tech

Plugging AI into a quantum computer to spark a 'super intelligence'? That's the fantasy of the moment. We sorted fact from hype, no jargon: where quantum really stands,…

July 23, 2026 · Sensor Factory
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Heat: the silent enemy of your infrastructure
Observability & monitoring

Heat: the silent enemy of your infrastructure

"France is breaking heat records. Two successive heatwaves, datacenters under pressure. What environmental monitoring can do to catch failures before they happen."

July 10, 2026 · Nicolas JANÇON
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The monitoring ecosystem in June 2026: AI agents reach production, and so does the clear-eyed view
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The monitoring ecosystem in June 2026: AI agents reach production, and so does the clear-eyed view

A cross-cutting read of our partners' June 2026 announcements: Zabbix, Centreon, VictoriaMetrics, Paessler, SolarWinds, New Relic, IP-Label, M81, Mr Suricate, Martello. Autonomous SREs, MCP servers inside the products,…

June 30, 2026 · Sensor Factory
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Behavioural analysis of a monitoring platform: what you see when you watch the film, not just the snapshot
Observability & monitoring

Behavioural analysis of a monitoring platform: what you see when you watch the film, not just the snapshot

A monitoring platform showing all green on a Monday morning doesn’t mean the past week went smoothly. It means that, at that […]

June 11, 2026 · Nicolas JANÇON
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From observability to infrastructure
Observability & monitoring

From observability to infrastructure

The non-instrumentable part of the information system: why an all-green dashboard doesn't prove your IT is healthy, and why closing that blind spot means reconciling monitoring and observability.

June 8, 2026 · Matthieu Noirbusson
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Two gaps in the open-source observability stack — and the two tools we built to close them
Observability & monitoring

Two gaps in the open-source observability stack — and the two tools we built to close them

We don't just integrate monitoring tools — we build them. A tour of SenHub Agent and Toise, our two open-source, OpenTelemetry-native projects.

June 2, 2026 · Sensor Factory
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The monitoring ecosystem in May 2026: releases, appointments, agentic AI everywhere
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The monitoring ecosystem in May 2026: releases, appointments, agentic AI everywhere

An overview of our partners' announcements in May 2026: Centreon, Paessler, Zabbix, VictoriaMetrics, IP-Label, SolarWinds, New Relic, M81, Mr Suricate, Martello. LTS versions, strategic appointments, the first AI…

May 21, 2026 · Sensor Factory
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MCP Tunnels, Self-Hosted Sandboxes: Where Is Sovereignty Really Decided?
AI & automation

MCP Tunnels, Self-Hosted Sandboxes: Where Is Sovereignty Really Decided?

Anthropic has just announced two new features for its agents — MCP tunnels and self-hosted sandboxes. The French press immediately framed it as a “sovereignty play.” The reality…

May 20, 2026 · Sensor Factory
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White paper: “From Monitoring to Observability” — full version available for download
Observability & monitoring

White paper: “From Monitoring to Observability” — full version available for download

Our complete thinking on the monitoring → observability transition, as a freely downloadable PDF (32 pages).

May 19, 2026 · Sensor Factory
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