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Episode 11: The future of data lakes: Open table formats, metadata and AI | AWS
Paul Meighan, Director of Product Management at AWS, shares how enterprises are increasingly looking for ways to integrate more data sources in their environment — especially with data lakes. From turning S3 buckets into databases to establishing better metadata layers, Meighan explores the rapid evolution of data lakes alongside data warehouses. He also explains the pivotal role AI, ML and GenAI workloads and applications will play in large metadata environments, driving innovative analytics and business insights.
GoReplay vs Speedscale for Kubernetes Load Testing
GoReplay and Speedscale are two popular tools commonly used for load testing. Both share traffic shadowing as a core feature. This article compares both tools against the following criteria: For more Kubernetes load testing comparisons, check out our other posts.
Overcoming Test Automation Pitfalls: Lessons from Real-World Failures
In today’s fast-paced software development world, automation promises speed, efficiency, and accuracy. However, teams often face several obstacles as they move towards building a successful test automation practice. From choosing the right tools to maintaining scalability, the path can be filled with costly pitfalls if not navigated strategically. In this thought leader discussion, industry veterans Ravi and Ram share insights from decades of experience, covering real-world examples of test automation gone wrong and offering expert advice on how to overcome these challenges.
A friendly introduction to PHP testing
In the last few years, there has been a lot of movement around new and exciting PHP testing tools. While this is great news, stepping back a little and understanding the underlying concepts before jumping in is vital to writing great PHP tests. When we talk about testing tools and methodologies, we're referring to automated testing tools. Writing code that tests your PHP apps is a great way to build confidence that your application will behave as you expect.
Why Real-Time Data is Crucial to Developing Generative AI Models
Learn how GEP, an AI-powered supply chain and procurement company, harnesses real-time data streaming through Confluent Cloud to fuel its generative AI solutions. With seamless integration into Azure OpenAI services and GPT models, GEP’s generative AI chatbot delivers document summaries and risk management insights to its customers.
How Confluent Fuels Gen AI Chat Models with Real-Time Data
Discover how GEP, an AI-powered procurement company, utilized Confluent's data streaming platform to transform its generative AI capabilities. Integrating real-time data into their AI models enabled GEP to provide a contextual chat-based service. This chatbot allowed GEP customers to build their own tools simply by communicating in English with a chatbot.
How to Use Lambda Functions in Python
Lambda functions in Python are a powerful way to create small, anonymous functions on the fly. These functions are typically used for short, simple operations where the overhead of a full function definition would be unnecessary. While traditional functions are defined using the def keyword, Lambda functions are defined using the lambda keyword and are directly integrated into lines of code. In particular, they are often used as arguments for built-in functions.
Best Testing Practices in Node.js
Testing is a critical aspect of software development, as it ensures your application works as intended and meets quality standards. In Node.js, testing is essential for the early detection of bugs in public endpoints. However, there are many challenges associated with testing in Node. External dependencies, asynchronous operations, and several possible input scenarios make writing tests a daunting task.
The Impact of AI and Machine Learning In Quality Assurance
Some of the popular AI tools people and corporations are using now include ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot. This has resulted in higher usage and adoption of this technology and this has caused some worry among people, particularly in terms of employment. However, for software testers, these changes should be seen as a chance to improve rather than a threat.