Systems | Development | Analytics | API | Testing

Modern data apps are increasingly going to the cloud due to their elastic compute demands, skills shortages and the complexity of managing big data on premises. And while more and more organizations are taking their data apps to the cloud to leverage its flexibility, they’re also finding that it is very challenging to assess application needs and how to migrate and optimize their data to ensure performance and cost targets are not compromised.

We are halfway through 2019 and with the third release of the year, our momentum remains strong as we continue to deliver significant product innovations for our customers across the Qlik portfolio.

As an innovative company, Yellowfin is focused on delivering new products to market, not just incrementally improving what we have. If you're a software company looking to build your own innovation strategy, there are some things that you need to do, and a few you shouldn’t, to make sure you're successful. The first thing you shouldn’t do is look at your competitors. Many software companies have one great idea and then they stop.

I often get asked why Yellowfin is always the first to market with new products - it’s because of our innovation culture. Our innovation is something that we’ve even been recognized for by BARC and Gartner. Here are three things that we do to create a culture of innovation that enables us to live and breathe new ideas.

Earlier this year, Unravel released the results of a survey that looked at how organizations are using modern data apps and general trends in big data. There were many interesting findings, but I was most struck by what the survey revealed about security. First, respondents indicated that they get the most value from big data when leveraging it for use in security applications. Fraud detection was listed as the single most effective use case for big data, while cybersecurity intelligence was third.

I clip in and drive down on the pedals with all of my energy, legs turning and lungs burning as my heart rate soars during this cycling test. I continue to push my limits during this eight-minute, all-out effort. Why would anyone put themselves through such an exercise? The answer is testing. It is a great method to determine the current baseline, establish targeted areas for development and set milestone events.