A recent survey from Wakefield Research finds that when enterprises build their own data pipelines, decision-making and revenue suffer.

Here at Ably, we’ve helped many people to solve some truly interesting, and at times wacky data distribution problems. Be it helping to organise transport for the healthcare sector, or acting as one of the key communication layers on a VR platform; in more and more aspects of our lives, we’re expecting online experiences to happen in realtime. Unsurprisingly though, one key use-case reemerges every time: chat.

We love abstractions. We want to make things easier for developers, teams and end users. In doing that, sometimes we build things a little bit too complex for those who don’t already understand the pain points for which the abstraction layers were built. Kubernetes is an example of this; it solves a very real, very painful problem, but it is notoriously difficult to wrap your head around.

One of the most important variables in determining the essential success of your company's IT infrastructure is the efficiency of your apps. Having a slow-running application, on the other hand, is a burden on the company's overall performance. Developers must rectify a slow application and determine the root cause of the problem promptly. The top five reasons for SaaS user churn are performance-related issues, which is a major revenue loss that can be avoided.

To work and live in today’s digital world, we are unquestionably dependent on interconnected applications. These applications might be massive and highly complex, but they’re also constructed from reusable building blocks, which we call an Application Programming Interface—the API. API adoption is on the rise across all industries. However, APIs aren’t new. They came about from the natural evolution of writing computer software.

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Web servers are the backbone of the internet. Without web server software like Apache and NGINX, the internet might not be what it is today. However, they are no longer interchangeable. The discussion between Nginx and Apache has been going on for a long time. Both of these servers are industry giants, collectively providing more than half of all web pages on the internet.

Insurtech funding hit a record high of $7.4 billion in the first half of 2021—already surpassing funding in 2020. With more and more emerging players entering the field, consumer demands for a more digital, connected insurance experience have grown to new heights. For many insurance customers, the claims process is a critical moment of truth, making it essential that insurers deliver a hassle-free, seamless experience.

Salesforce and Heroku are two of the most powerful platforms for businesses. Salesforce is a CRM that has been around since 1999 and Heroku is a cloud-based platform that allows you to create, run, and scale apps built in any language (such as Salesforce's native Sales Cloud). When you connect Salesforce to Heroku, you can automatically get Salesforce CRM data to update the Sales Cloud.

Marketing automation is a critical component of any successful business. It allows you to automate your marketing efforts and streamline how you manage your campaigns from start to finish. But choosing the right software can be tricky, with so many options available on the market today. This article will explore different types of marketing automation solutions and highlight what features make them unique and their pros and cons.