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Parsing PHP data with JSON encode and decode functions

PHP is a powerful backend developer language. In fact, it is the most used server-side scripting language today. There is a lot of coding that goes behind building a successful website. And all these work on data. The I/O commands written on a disk forms the data, and the resource material you’ve already embedded becomes data. Data can be written in any format - as a string, object, or array.

2023 Supply Chain Trends: Succeeding in Times of Change

It began with the pandemic. Consumer spending shifted from experiences to goods, spiking demand. Ports clogged due to shutdowns. Factories operated at reduced capacities from sickness, lockdowns, or even infrastructure issues like rolling blackouts. But it didn’t end there. The ripple effects have continued. Supply chains continue facing upheavals, particularly with respect to inflated prices and global conflict like the war in Ukraine. This leaves supply chain professionals on shaky ground.

Software testing challenges and survival tips

“If you don’t care about quality, you can meet any other requirement” Gerald M. Weinberg Software testing has never been a walk in the park. It demands expertise in software development, users’ behavior, the software under test architecture, stakeholders’ requirements, and programming knowledge. Quality teams know firsthand how challenging it is to ensure software quality when its architecture is becoming more complex and teams are releasing at a pace faster than ever.

A Guide to Math.random() in Java

The Math.random() method in Java is a built-in function which is a part of the java.Math class. One of the main benefits of the Math.random() method is its ease of use. It can be used to quickly generate random numbers within a specified range, making it a popular choice. Another advantage of Math.random() is its performance. It is optimized to generate random numbers quickly, making it an ideal choice for high-performance applications where speed is a concern.

Building realtime experiences: How to reduce the risk

Build vs buy conversations often start with cost. Specifically, “Can we build and maintain this in-house for less than a vendor wants to charge?” And that’s a pretty good opener. In fact, we’ll tackle that in the next post in this series. But as we saw in our previous installment, building your own realtime experience infrastructure is complex. Comparing costs makes little sense if you haven’t already considered the risk that this complexity brings.

Taming Cloud Costs for Data Analytics with FinOps

Uncontrolled cloud costs pose an enormous risk for any organization. The longer these costs go ungoverned, the greater your risk. Volatile, unforeseen expenses eat into profits. Budgets become unstable. Waste and inefficiency go unchecked. Making strategic decisions becomes difficult, if not impossible. Uncertainty reigns.

Demystifying BigQuery BI Engine

BigQuery BI Engine is a fast, in-memory analysis system for BigQuery currently processing over 2 billion queries per month and growing. BigQuery has its roots in Google's Dremel system and is a data warehouse built with scalability as a goal. On the other hand BI Engine was envisioned with data analysts in mind and focuses on providing value on Gigabyte to sub-Terabyte datasets, with minimal tuning, for real time analytics and BI purposes.