You've probably used `Rails.cache` to read, write, and fetch cached data in Rails—but did you know you can also work with counters? In this series, Jonathan Miles introduces us to some of the lesser-known tools hidden in your Rails codebase.

Business intelligence reporting is a valuable weapon in an organization’s competitive arsenal. Here’s everything you need to know about it.

The UnknownHostException is an exception in Java that is thrown to indicate that the IP address of a host could not be determined. Since the UnknownHostException is a checked exception, it either needs to be thrown or surrounded by a try-catch block in code.

The SocketException is an exception in Java that is thrown to indicate that an error was encountered while creating or accessing a Socket. Since the SocketException is a checked exception, it either needs to be thrown or surrounded by a try-catch block in code.

Hello! Leandro here! Your k6 reporter. Today, we are reporting a story from the field. We just had a week of adventures and magical experiences at the 2022 StarEast event with real-life people for the first time in two years!

Why turnover among chief data officers is so high and what can be done about it.

In the era of big data, an unprecedented amount of data is available to companies to drive growth. Yet up to 73% of companies’ data never get used. What are the bottlenecks to accessing data? And why is there such a wide gap between the data we have in our data lakes and data warehouses and the data we end up using for making business decisions? The smoking gun is in the hands of data democratization.

Traditional businesses are projected to be disrupted and revolutionized at an unprecedented rate as the Internet of Things (IoT) emerges. These new technologies have the potential to benefit the insurance business, which has been hesitant to adapt in the past. Before we get into how the Internet of Things will affect insurance, let’s define what we mean by “IoT” in this context.

I recently sat down with CFODive to discuss the importance of modern financial analytics in transforming the way financial leaders and their organizations operate – a topic that is only becoming increasingly prominent. Business strategies have had to rapidly adjust to address market volatility, consumer trends, and unpredictable world events. These dynamics have forced finance teams to rethink how they are using data and analytics and take a more modern approach.

The digital experience is now primary to our everyday lives. Our recent consumer report, Every Experience Matters, dove into quality and how it affects consumer behavior. We know, for example, that 20% of users will abandon a brand after encountering even one error on a mobile app. At the user level, everything comes down to customer experience.