As the title suggests, this type of testing is truly “black!” You could even imagine it in black color. Simply put, it’s like testing in complete darkness—figuring things out while everything is unknown, like shooting arrows in the dark! Now you might be wondering “What exactly do we test if we don’t know anything?

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In the world of data integration and ELT/ ETL (Extract, Transform, Load), two tools often compared are SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and Azure Data Factory (ADF). Both are Microsoft offerings, but they cater to distinct use cases and audiences. If you're a data engineer exploring these data tools, this blog will provide a detailed comparison to help you make an informed decision.

In today’s data-driven world, businesses rely heavily on data for decision-making, analytics, and operational efficiency. The ETL database lies at the heart of these processes, playing a crucial role in extracting, transforming, and loading data from diverse sources into a centralized repository for analysis and reporting. This blog explores what an ETL database is, its importance, components, use cases, and best practices to maximize its efficiency.

Replication in SQL Server is a sophisticated feature that enables the duplication and synchronization of data across multiple databases, providing enhanced data availability and reliability. Whether for disaster recovery, load balancing, or real-time reporting, SQL Server replication is a cornerstone technology for maintaining data consistency.

Invoice scanning is a crucial step in managing the accounts payable (AP) process for any business. You may think that invoice scanning is no longer required if invoices are received electronically. However, according to Bottomline’s The State of ePayables report, more than a staggering 48% of invoices are received in paper format. In other words, paper invoices are still very much a part of modern accounts payable, and so is invoice scanning.

Tracing TLS (Transport Layer Security) traffic is crucial for modern observability systems. It helps monitor encrypted communication, diagnose issues, and optimize application performance. However, traditional methods like TLS proxying and packet capturing often come with significant performance overheads and security risks. They are not always the ideal solution, particularly for high-performance or security-sensitive environments.

When it comes to creating loops in programming, the C# language offers plenty of options: while, do-while, for, foreach, and even the ForEach() method of the List class. Among all of those, the C# foreach loop is arguably the most popular one, at least when it comes to iterating through the items of a collection. Using this language construct is quite intuitive, but do you really understand how it works?

The holiday rush can be a make-or-break moment for retailers and e-commerce businesses. But the real challenge? Keeping those seasonal shoppers coming back long after the decorations come down. Following plentiful December 2023 sales, many retailers were surprised to start the new year with a sales slump as consumer spending dwindled. The Commerce Department reported that in January 2024, U.S. retail sales dropped 0.8% – much farther than economists expected.

Business leaders today face a critical challenge: How do you move from analyzing what happened to confidently predicting and shaping what comes next? Throughout 2024, we've enhanced Qlik Cloud's predictive AI capabilities to help organizations bridge this gap, enabling them to predict future outcomes, understand key drivers, and take informed action.