While SQL has been the big dog since the 70s in terms of database management, NoSQL has really come into its own since the late 2000s. In fact, NoSQL has become a powerful and important tool for data analysis and data scientists. To that end, we wanted to take a look at what NoSQL actually is, what are the benefits over SQL, and what are the different data models.
One of the best things about being a .NET developer is all the amazing ASP.NET performance tools that can make your life easier. This blog post is a list of the various types of ASP.NET performance tools at your disposal for finding and optimizing ASP.NET performance problems. Depending on the task, some of these tools will be much better than the others.
In what feels like a lifetime ago now, way back in 2012, the Harvard Business Review called out the role of data scientist as the sexiest job of the 21st century. Almost a decade later, does that still ring true?
From the rise of real data to the death of the dashboard, we pull out our crystal ball to give you the biggest trends and predictions hitting analytic & BI teams in 2021.
Test automation is here to stay. That’s because good test automation reduces manual effort through repeatable, stable processes, increases ROI on testing, accelerates testing and feedback, and in the long run reduces business expenses.
This blog post is part two of a three-part series on how we’ve scaled our API management with Kong Gateway, the world’s most popular open source API gateway. We understand that this post’s title may seem a little controversial. When we announced that our new API gateway solution might be an open source product, we got many questions from voices across the company.
When I joined Ably we were a team of 13 people in an office in Camden. We weren’t long off the back of securing our Series A round, we knew lots of hiring was coming, and we needed to grow up (a bit). The culture was easily absorbed by osmosis: very welcoming, smart people, like to have a pint in the Hawley Arms. No set working hours. Lots of dogs! It’s bewildering to think how much can change in that time.
There’s a lot of hype out there about artificial intelligence (AI) and how it’s revolutionizing this or transforming that. But in this timely remix of a previously published post, AI expert Joanna Bryson (@j2bryson) calls out AI hyperbole and helps us cut through the smoke and mirrors on: Note: Bryson is Professor of Ethics and Technology at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin where she educates future technologists and policymakers on digital inclusion and AI governance.
Almost a year into the pandemic, the accelerated digital transformation has begun to feel less abrupt and more sustained. 2021 looks likely to be defined by a new phase: Thriving on digital transformation, rather than just surviving through it. We’ve written about the changes forced on the traditionally risk-averse insurance industry by COVID-19.
Being in business for over 20 years, I’ve seen different approaches to selling take hold and become effective over time. One of the things that I’ve noticed through COVID is how important relationship selling is - and will be in the future.
