Today’s fast-paced development environments require new approaches to testing. Enter continuous performance testing. Unlike traditional performance testing, automated continuous performance testing is part of every build, monitoring the application continuously under increased load. With continuous performance tests, organizations with lots of users can expect to improve the customer experience, prevent major outages, and find and resolve issues faster.

As advanced analytics and AI continue to drive enterprise strategy, leaders are tasked with building flexible, resilient data pipelines that accelerate trusted insights. AI pioneer Andrew Ng recently underscored that robust data engineering is foundational to the success of data-centric AI—a strategy that prioritizes data quality over model complexity.

2025 is poised to be another year of significant advancements in business intelligence (BI) and analytics. Building on the momentum of 2024, which saw a surge in self-service BI adoption, our attention turns to newer, sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) solutions. As the data landscape evolves, it’s important to keep agile and adapt to emerging technologies to stay competitive and maximize the value of your analytics investments.

The insurance industry is experiencing a profound shift, moving away from traditional models toward more personalized, data-driven solutions. The “Pay-As-You-Live (PAYL)” model leads this change, a groundbreaking life and health insurance approach that adjusts premiums based on each individual’s lifestyle choices and behaviors. Rather than relying on general statistics and broad risk categories, Pay-As-You-Live customizes coverage to reflect the unique health habits of each policyholder.

The Connect with Confluent (CwC) Technology Partner Program consistently expands the reach of Confluent’s data streaming platform across an ever-growing landscape of enterprise data systems. In this blog, you’ll meet the latest program entrants who have built fully managed integrations with Confluent and discover new ways to leverage real-time data across your business.

‍ In our previous article, The Key to Unlocking QSR Growth, we discussed the guiding principles that lay a strong foundation for success in the Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) industry. We highlighted the importance of data analytics for improved decision-making, automation, and scalable growth.