We are excited to announce SmartBear has been named a Visionary in the 2023 Magic Quadrant by Gartner for API Management. A Magic Quadrant is a tool that provides a graphical competitive positioning of technology providers to help you make smart investment decisions. The evaluation was based on specific criteria that analyzed the company’s overall completeness of vision and ability to execute.

"I always loved web development... working with eSports teams, and making websites," Nathan recalls, thinking back to a childhood filled with online adventures in a tech-savvy family.

In today’s data-driven world, there is a huge amount of data flowing into the business. Engineers spend a large part of their time in building pipelines—to collect the data from different sources, process it, and transform it to useful datasets that can be sent to business intelligence applications or machine learning models. Tools like Airflow are used to orchestrate complex data pipelines by programmatically authoring, scheduling, and monitoring the workflow pipelines.

The java.io.IOException is a checked exception in Java that indicates a problem while performing Input/Output (I/O) operations. This usually happens when a failure occurs while performing read, write or search operations in files or directories. Since IOException is a checked exception, it must be explicitly handled in methods that can throw this exception - either by using a try-catch block or by throwing it using the throws clause.

In the Ruby community, there's near-unanimous agreement on the importance of testing. Tests act as a safeguard, ensuring that the digital experiences we craft remain consistent, reliable, and of high quality. Many in the Ruby community claim that no code change is complete without tests. They are an integral part of the development workflow. Regular testing ensures that new features, refactors, or bug fixes do not introduce unforeseen issues or regressions.

Enterprise Data Warehouses (EDW) have emerged as a pivotal component for businesses striving to harness the power of data analytics and business intelligence. As technology advances, the complexity and volume of data sets have surged, accentuating the role of an EDW. This guide offers a deep dive into the intricacies of the Enterprise Data Warehouse, its significance, functionality, and the considerations for its implementation.

As the technology landscape continues to rapidly evolve, creating a platform that introduces the correct abstractions for software development and delivery has become an increasingly compelling proposition. But the pivotal question remains: is building what’s known as an internal developer platform (IDP) or digital platform in-house the right move for your organization? The choice isn't merely technical; it's strategic.

For the fourth year in a row year, we’re thrilled to announce that Kong has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for API Management. We believe this recognition reinforces our commitment to our customers, who rely on Kong’s unified cloud API platform to deliver fast, reliable, and secure digital experiences.

As we venture deeper into the data-driven era, the traditional systems we have employed to store, search, and analyze data are being challenged by revolutionary advancements in Artificial Intelligence. One such groundbreaking development is the notable advent of Large Language Models (LLMs), specifically those with Multi-Mod[a]l abilities (e.g., Image & Audio).

Every organization has business processes, but too often processes go unimproved for years because they’re “the way things have always been”—or because the prospect of optimizing them is overwhelming. When outdated processes are shrugged at and left to run untouched, it costs your business speed and quality. And it’s not just about a better current state. Business process optimization helps you grow and innovate in a rapidly changing world.