Latest Engineering Articles

Architecture•2026-03-20

Semantic Layer Architecture: Components, Design Patterns, and AI Integration

This post covers semantic layer architecture — the component that translates source data into governed business metrics for consistent access across BI tools, notebooks, and AI systems.

Data + AI Foundations

Data Engineering•2026-03-20

Google Adds 24-Hour Wait for Unverified App Sideloading to Reduce Malware and Scams

Google introduces a mandatory 24-hour waiting period for sideloading apps from unverified developers on Android to combat malware and scams.

Databricks

11 min read

Data Science Use Cases: 15 Real-World Applications Transforming Enterprise Operations

This article surveys enterprise data science applications and the architectural patterns enabling them at scale.

Data + AI Foundations

191 min read

The Importance of Behavioral Analytics in AI-Enabled Cyber Attacks

This article examines how AI-enabled cyber attacks are outpacing traditional security models and why behavioral analytics must evolve to counter them.

Magento PolyShell Flaw Enables Unauthenticated Uploads, RCE and Account Takeover

Sansec has disclosed a critical Magento REST API vulnerability dubbed PolyShell that allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary executables and achieve remote code execution or account takeover.

08 min read

DevOps•2026-03-20

Instrument zero‑code observability for LLMs and agents on Kubernetes

This post explains how to set up zero-code observability for LLM and agent workloads on Kubernetes using the OpenLIT Operator and Grafana Cloud.

08 min read

AI•2026-03-20

Observe your AI agents: End‑to‑end tracing with OpenLIT and Grafana Cloud

This post explains how to monitor AI agents end-to-end using the OpenLIT SDK and Grafana Cloud for distributed tracing, metrics, and cost visibility.

08 min read

DevOps•2026-03-20

Monitor Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers with OpenLIT and Grafana Cloud

This post explains how to instrument and monitor MCP servers using OpenLIT and Grafana Cloud for AI observability.

09 min read

AI•2026-03-20

How to monitor LLMs in production with Grafana Cloud,OpenLIT, and OpenTelemetry

This post explains how to set up end-to-end observability for LLM applications in production using Grafana Cloud, OpenLIT SDK, and OpenTelemetry.

Google Cloud

111 min read

DevOps•2026-03-20

March 20, 2026

Google Cloud release notes for March 20, 2026 cover updates across multiple products including GKE, Spanner, Compute Engine, Google SecOps, and Dataproc.