A constant flow of breaking news from the data lakehouse space is making notable tech headlines this week. On Tuesday, Databricks announced that it will acquire Tabular, a data management company founded by the creators of Apache Iceberg, Ryan Blue, Daniel Weeks, and Jason Reidfor. The deal was for an unconfirmed sum, but some reports suggest that amount to be between $1B and $2B (and allegedly outbidding Snowflake).

As we move through 2024, early-stage quality assurance methods ensure you meet the changing software development landscape. As a preliminary test phase, smoke testing verifies that the application’s functionalities work as expected after updates or integrations. This article will explain why smoke testing is important, as well as practical applications, examples, and best practices for smoke testing in the early stages of development.

Across industries, failed payments can have irreversible consequences. Ensuring a smooth and reliable payment process is not just about preventing revenue loss but also about maintaining customer trust and satisfaction. This underscores the critical importance of comprehensive payment testing to maintain transactional integrity and customer satisfaction in today’s digital economy. This article explores payment testing best practices to ensure excellence in digital transactions.

With API-driven applications being increasingly common, understanding how your APIs are performing is crucial for success. That’s where the combination of Heroku and Moesif allows developers and their organizations to step up their observability game. In this blog, we will quickly examine how you can integrate Moesif with your Heroku app to begin monetizing and analyzing your API traffic. Let’s kick things off by taking a brief look at both platforms.

Security and risk management (SRM) leaders face disruptions on technological, organizational, and human fronts. Preparation and pragmatic execution are key for dealing with these disruptions and providing the right cybersecurity program. Gartner’s latest report listed the top 9 cybersecurity trends for 2024. Here are excerpts from the report. Organizational attack surfaces have grown enormously in recent years.

BigQuery now integrates with Sensitive Data Protection with native SQL functions that allow interoperable deterministic encryption and decryption.

In this guide, we help you navigate the API landscape with confidence as a developer. This no-nonsense guide spotlights RESTful, SOAP, and GraphQL APIs and their roles in optimizing your projects. We discuss best practices and integration strategies that can refine your development toolkit, helping you build resilient, interconnected software systems with ease.