In the past, querying a database required Structured Query Language (SQL) skills, or knowledge of other database query languages, such as Kibana Query Language (KQL). Today, with the emergence of generative AI (GenAI), teams can query their analytic database using natural language — and get plain English results in return. Or, if you prefer to still use SQL, many teams use GenAI for database query optimization, making queries faster and more efficient.

The journey from manual testing to test automation can be daunting, with several potential roadblocks limiting success. Some factors that make this transition challenging include the high upfront costs, limited access to talent, and the need to implement sustainable script maintenance. These factors can be overwhelming and seem at odds with the objective of leveraging automation, which is to relieve pressure from product executives to increase software release velocity, improve efficiency, and cut costs.

Continual is proud to announce that we are now SOC 2 Type 1 compliant and SOC 2 Type 2 in progress. This certification demonstrates our core commitment to your data security and privacy. We expect to make additional announcements around our security certification efforts over the coming months. Beyond third party attestations, Continual is built from the ground up for data security, privacy, and governance at enterprise scale.

Artificial intelligence has been instrumental in helping businesses streamline and speed up business operations by automating repetitive tasks. It also frees up workers to focus on higher-level tasks that require human intervention. And when paired with other intelligent automation tools, such as robotic process automation, it can improve business processes and provide a competitive advantage.

Errors happen all the time in the software world. It might be an invalid user input or an external system that is not responding, or it’s a simple programming error. In all these situations, the errors occur at runtime and the application needs to handle them. Otherwise, it crashes and can’t process further requests. Java provides a powerful mechanism which allows you to handle the exceptional event where it occurred or in one of the higher methods in the call stack.

An exception is a known type of error. An unhandled exception occurs when the application code does not properly handle exceptions. For example, When you try to open a file on disk, it is a common problem for the file to not exist. The.NET Framework will then throw a FileNotFoundException. This is a simple example of a potential known problem that is accounted for within the code. Let’s take this code sample below.

Performance testing scripts need to go through authentication in order to access target services with the right authorization. They also need to validate that the authentication servers are able to handle the target load. OpenID Connect(OIDC) has become a popular authentication and authorization protocol for securing web applications. This article will present the OIDC protocol and how to implement a JMeter script to performance test it.

Experts predict that the global enterprise data management market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 12.1% until 2030. Your organization’s database management system (DBMS) stores all the enterprise data you need for software applications, systems, and IT environments, helping you make smarter data-driven business decisions. Here are the key things to know about database schema design.

When choosing a modern database, one of the biggest decisions is picking a relational (SQL) or non-relational (NoSQL) data structure. Both systems offer unique advantages and cater to different needs, making the choice between them crucial for optimal data management.

Vector search in BigQuery, or approximate nearest-neighbor search, enables AI use cases like semantic search, similarity detection, and RAG with LLMs.