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How to Generate a REST API for Tekla PowerFab Data: A Step-by-Step Guide

In the steel fabrication industry, operational efficiency is defined by how well you manage data. Tekla PowerFab is the undisputed heavy lifter for estimating, production control, and inventory management. It is robust, reliable, and deeply integrated into shop floor workflows. However, as steel fabricators look to digital transformation—building custom mobile apps for site managers or feeding data into modern analytics platforms—they hit a roadblock.

TriZetto Data Masking: Add Another Layer of Regulatory Compliance and Security

Over 875,000 providers work with Cognizant’s TriZetto healthcare and insurance administration solutions. That means all 875,000 should be taking precautions to secure data on these platforms and stay compliant under HIPAA and GDPR, relevant to the healthcare industry. Yet, I still see TriZetto users allowing sensitive data into non-production environments. TriZetto data masking is key to preventing noncompliance and its consequences.

The AI Governance Wake-Up Call

Companies are rapidly adopting AI, but it's not all roses. The excitement comes with significant risks, such as shadow AI, runaway costs, and security nightmares. This post explores the real challenges organizations face in AI governance today and highlights how forward-thinking companies are beginning to tackle them. Companies are charging headfirst into AI, with research around agentic AI in the enterprise finding as many as 9 out of 10 organizations are actively working to adopt AI agents.

Stay Vendor Agnostic: Using an Abstraction Layer to Navigate Acquisitions

The messaging and data streaming industries are constantly evolving, with major shifts such as large vendor purchases. If your company relies heavily on a platform such as Apache Kafka and you recently discovered that your vendor was acquired by a competitor, you are most likely dealing with a combination of uncertainty, budgetary risks, and technical difficulties.

DevOps Testing: Ensuring Quality In A Continuous Delivery World

In today’s fast-paced software environment, getting product features out the door quickly is the minimum. Getting features out the door quickly + with reliability is what separates high performing teams opening up larger opportunities. This is where DevOps testing comes into play, testing not just at the endpoint of the development + operations lifecycle but as an integrated process throughout every step of the life of the product.

Introducing Code-based Custom Actions in ThoughtSpot Embedded

In today’s product landscape, analytics isn’t just about showing insights. It’s about moving data into the tools where work actually happens, so that users can make informed decisions in context. Users expect analytics to integrate with their systems, whether that means sending a lead to a CRM, creating a Jira ticket, or triggering a workflow downstream. As product owners, that means one thing: your analytics experience should enable seamless data flows across systems.

In a Consolidating Market, Data Integration Is Your Control Point

Gartner has once again named Qlik a Leader in the Magic Quadrant for Data Integration Tools, a position we have held for a decade. In that time, the landscape around data integration has shifted. Hyperscalers are moving up, large vendors are tightening their stacks, and acquisitions are reshaping customer choice. For CIOs and CDOs, that consolidation changes the question. It is less about who sits where in the quadrant, and more about how much control you still have over your own data and AI strategy.

AI Analytics Reality Check: Why 95% of Projects Miss the Mark

Most AI analytics projects are failing to deliver on their promises, and the cause isn’t what you might expect. This creates widespread project failures and undermines confidence in AI-driven analytics. What are the problems with AI analytics and how can organizations address them?