Highlights from WSO2's 2024 global user conference. The energy from WSO2Con 2024 is still electric. Over 350 attendees from around the world joined us at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, for three days of learning, inspiration, and connection. This year's theme, "platformless," took center stage. We explored how it empowers businesses to streamline development and focus on user-centric applications.

Collaboration is a word often synonymous with success. In the world of design, where ideas are our currency, the ability to work well with others translates to innovative and impactful projects. But how do we make sure that our communication stays clear and focused during the creative process? The answer lies in team collaboration software. These simple but powerful aids act as bridges that allow designers, clients, and stakeholders to share their thoughts in a way that help minimize misunderstandings.

Organizations increasingly use data to gain a competitive edge. Two key disciplines have emerged at the forefront of this approach: data science and data analytics. While both fields help you extract insights from data, data analytics focuses more on analyzing historical data to guide decisions in the present. In contrast, data science enables you to create data-driven algorithms to forecast future outcomes. These disciplines differ significantly in their methodologies, tools, and outcomes.

Digitalization has led to more data collection, integral to many industries from healthcare diagnoses to financial transactions. For instance, hospitals use data governance practices to break siloed data and decrease the risk of misdiagnosis or treatment delays. Therefore, managing data to protect its integrity and security leads to high-quality, reliable data that empowers organizations to make informed decisions.

APIs, or application programming interfaces, allow different software systems to communicate. But different types of APIs exist. Each type serves a different purpose. And each type has its own pros, cons, and use cases. This article breaks down the main API categories—open, partner, internal, and composite. We also discuss the types of APIs based on the protocols they use. At the end of this article, you can confidently choose the right one for your needs.

We've updated our build scheduler! You can now choose between our flexible scheduler for easy setup or use cron syntax for more precise control over your builds.

Understanding how to manage and protect an API key is crucial for anyone interacting with web services. This article outlines the process of generating and implementing API keys, along with strategies to secure them against potential threats, ensuring the security of your API key.

According to the NIST research, the cost of detecting and fixing software defects exponentially increases over time. Shift left testing highlights the importance of testing early and frequently in the software development lifecycle (SDLC) to ensure that errors are identified and fixed as soon as possible. This method aligns closely with Agile Testing and DevOps Testing philosophies, which emphasize early and continuous integration.

Every enterprise seeks to gain competitive advantage through the embrace of new, innovative technologies to either transform external customer engagement or unlock internal operational efficiencies. Test automation represents a powerful technology innovation by which product teams can unlock significant software development operational efficiencies. But test automation transformation initiatives come with notable risks that should be considered.

Built on the foundation of Apache Spark, Databricks is a unified, open data lakehouse platform that empowers customers to efficiently and cost-effectively process, store, manage, and analyze large volumes of enterprise data.