Systems | Development | Analytics | API | Testing

June 2024

What is API Monitoring? Best Practices to Track API Performance and Metrics

API downtime can cost businesses an average of $140,000 to $540,000 per hour. Maintaining reliable and high-performing APIs has become critical for any digital business’s success, with much at stake. This scenario is where API monitoring steps in. An important part of API management, monitoring API metrics allows organizations to detect issues rapidly and optimize their API performance.

Data Lineage: A Complete Guide

Data lineage is an important concept in data governance. It outlines the path data takes from its source to its destination. Understanding data lineage helps increase transparency and decision-making for organizations reliant on data. This complete guide examines data lineage and its significance for teams. It also covers the difference between data lineage and other important data governance terms and common data lineage techniques.

Addressing the Elephant in the Room - Welcome to Today's Cloudera

Hadoop. The first time that I really became familiar with this term was at Hadoop World in New York City some ten or so years ago. There were thousands of attendees at the event – lining up for book signings and meetings with recruiters to fill the endless job openings for developers experienced with MapReduce and managing Big Data. This was the gold rush of the 21st century, except the gold was data.

Software Test Estimation & 6 Techniques

Software testing evolved from a simple debugging activity in the 1950s to becoming integral to software development with advanced testing tools and test estimation techniques. As a C-level executive or business developer, ensuring your teams provide accurate QA effort estimates is crucial. This precision influences the project outcome and bolsters your credibility with clients. Underestimating QA efforts can lead to potential underperformance and unclear requirements.

Software Quality In the Era of Big Data

From social media and Google reviews to sensors and AI assistants, development teams today have access to so much user data that it sometimes feels like a blessing and a curse. This user data, often called big data, consists of structured and unstructured data from various sources, like the ones mentioned above. Traditional testing techniques aren’t built to handle the complexity of these large datasets.

Ensuring the performance of your Kafka-dependent applications

In today’s data-driven world, Apache Kafka has emerged as an essential component in building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications. Its fault tolerance, scalability, and ability to handle high throughput makes it a great choice for businesses handling high volumes of data.

Ingest Data Faster, Easier and Cost-Effectively with New Connectors and Product Updates

The journey toward achieving a robust data platform that secures all your data in one place can seem like a daunting one. But at Snowflake, we’re committed to making the first step the easiest — with seamless, cost-effective data ingestion to help bring your workloads into the AI Data Cloud with ease. Snowflake is launching native integrations with some of the most popular databases, including PostgreSQL and MySQL.

Data Fabric Implementation: 6 Best Practices for IT Leaders

Trying to integrate data without knowing your starting point is like taking a road trip without a map—you’re bound to get lost. To navigate the challenges of data integration, IT leaders must first evaluate their current data setup. This means taking stock of all your data sources, understanding their quality, and identifying integration points. It’s like conducting a thorough inspection before renovating a house; you must know what you’re working with.