Chrissy Kidd's Blog Posts
Chrissy Kidd is a technology writer, editor, and speaker who supports content and web strategy for Cisco Systems. The former editor for Splunk Learn, Chrissy has covered a variety of tech topics, including cybersecurity, software development, AI, observability, and sustainable technology. She's particularly interested in how tech intersects with our human lives. Connect with Chrissy on her website.
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AI Governance in 2026: A Full Perspective on Governance for Artificial Intelligence
In this article, we'll have a look at an overview of AI governance, exploring the key concepts, challenges, and potential solutions.
How Smart Robots Work: AI Perception, Planning & Execution Explained
Explore the world of smart robots: how AI-driven perception, planning, and execution enable complex physical tasks, transforming operations and fostering human-machine collaboration.
Choosing the Right Load Balancing Approach for Your Network: Static, Dynamic, & Advanced Techniques
Load Balancing is the process of distributing network traffic among available servers, with the objective of optimizing certain network operations.
Energy-Efficient Computing: How To Cut Costs and Scale Sustainably in 2026
Energy efficient computing is an urgent challenge underscored by the exponential growth of AI use. Learn how to make computing operations more efficient.
How GSLB Improves Reliability and Performance Across Multi-Cloud Environments
Learn how Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) optimizes performance, ensures uptime, and delivers seamless user experiences across global applications.
Understanding Network Traffic & Network Congestion: Metrics, Measurement, and Optimization
Network traffic is critical for businesses today. Read on to learn how network traffic works, and how to stop traffic congestion.
How To Monitor Data Storage Systems: Metrics, Tools, & Best Practices
Learn how to monitor data storage systems. Discover key metrics, tools, and strategies to prevent outages, reduce costs, and maintain reliable performance.
LLM Observability Explained: Prevent Hallucinations, Manage Drift, Control Costs
LLM observability is critical for scaling AI systems. Learn how proper tracking helps to cut costs, prevent hallucinations, and build trustworthy LLM apps.
15 Must-Have SIEM Features for Modern Threat Defense in 2026
Discover the 15 must-have features every modern SIEM needs, from real-time event correlation to UEBA, automation, and cloud support, to detect, investigate, and stop advanced cyber threats.
What Is Splunk? The Complete Overview of What Splunk Does
Splunk is a powerful, unified data platform that supports enterprise environments. Now a Cisco company, we want to clear up any confusion about what Splunk does. Find out about Splunk – straight from Splunk.
The Role of SCA in Software Security: The Software Composition Analysis Complete Guide
Learn all about SCA. Software composition analysis is a type of security testing that identifies the open-source and third-party components used in modern software.
Server Monitoring Today: Why Monitoring Your Servers Matters & How to Approach It
Today, we’ll cover server monitoring tools and services including the value they bring to an enterprise, and how to select the right system.
Internet Trends in 2026: Stats, Predictions, AI Growth & Mary Meeker
If no one documents trends, did they happen? Luckily, we don’t have to pretend! We’re covering Mary Meeker to find out what happened to her internet trends.
Cardinality Metrics for Monitoring and Observability: Why High Cardinality is Important
In this blog post we’ll define cardinality and high cardinality, and explore the role of cardinality in monitoring and observability.
What Is a SOC? Security Operations Centers: A Complete Overview
In this article, we'll discuss security operations center (SOC), which acts as the central hub for all cybersecurity activities in an organization.
The OWASP Top 10 Explained: Today’s Top Risks in Web Apps and LLMs
Learn about OWASP top 10, a critical benchmark for your web application security, and now LLM security, since its inception in 2003.
SRE Metrics: Core SRE Components, the Four Golden Signals & SRE KPIs
Get the full story on SRE metrics, including latency, errors, saturation, and traffic, so you can better assess your system's reliability, performance, and efficiency.
What Is a Data Platform? A Complete Introduction
Let’s take a deep look at data platforms, including the definition, the benefits and use cases, and how to start building your data strategy.