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Using Streams Replication Manager Prefixless Replication for Kafka Topic Aggregation

Businesses often need to aggregate topics because it is essential for organizing, simplifying, and optimizing the processing of streaming data. It enables efficient analysis, facilitates modular development, and enhances the overall effectiveness of streaming applications. For example, if there are separate clusters, and there are topics with the same purpose in the different clusters, then it is useful to aggregate the content into one topic.

Snowflake vs BigQuery | Key Differences & How to Choose

When it comes to cloud data warehousing, the choice between Snowflake vs BigQuery is crucial for businesses that rely on big data analytics for decision-making. Snowflake, known for its flexibility and ease of use, contrasts with BigQuery, Google’s fully-managed, serverless data warehouse that excels in speed and scalability. Understanding the main differences between these two platforms is essential for selecting the right solution that aligns with your data strategy and operational needs.

5 AI Capabilities Your Business Needs

Prior to 2022, a lot of the AI news centered on use cases like self-driving cars. Of course, use cases like these didn’t exactly apply to enterprise software. In 2023 ChatGPT showed the abilities of AI to mimic human language, but still, this only scratched the surface of AI applications for the modern enterprise. If you’ve ever asked yourself, “What is AI capable of?” then consider the following examples: How many emails do you get per day?

Creating a Private API Gateway: Steps and Considerations

In this article, we’re diving deep into the nuts and bolts of creating a private API gateway. From the initial installation to securing your API with keys and roles, we’ll walk you through every step of the process. Whether you’re looking to connect to a Microsoft SQL Server database or any other popular database, DreamFactory makes it a breeze, automating the tedious parts and letting you focus on what matters most: your data.

5 Factors to Assess When Choosing an E-Commerce ERP

The five factors to consider when choosing an e-commerce ERP are: Choosing the right e-commerce platform, like Shopify or Magento, is just the first step in the selection process when planning your IT environment. Your e-commerce business can also benefit from ERP (enterprise resource planning) software that helps you streamline, automate, and optimize your business workflow.

Hansoft is Now Helix Plan

Today, I’m excited to announce Hansoft is now named Helix Plan! This name change has been a long time coming, and I believe it not only better reflects where our product stands today, but it also helps us align with the future direction of Perforce. Having worked with Hansoft for over a decade, I’ve had a front row seat to the incredible journey our team and product has been on.

Transcript Processing with AI-Powered Extraction Tools: A Guide

The class of 2027 saw a massive influx of applications at top universities across the United States. Harvard received close to 57,000 applications for the class of 2027, while MIT received almost 27,000. UC Berkeley and UCLA, meanwhile, received 125,874 and 145,882 respectively. Manual transcript processing is an uphill battle for educational institutions at every level.

Performance engineering for retail and e-commerce applications

When you ask customers what key features they want in a software system, you’ll receive many answers. Most of them will be specific technical features like viewing, order history, or the ability to easily save favorites. Yet when given a system that contains everything they asked for, the customers’ first responses are often along the lines of “It feels a little slow.” Nowhere is the impact of poor performance felt so keenly than in the retail application space.

How to Create Big Number and Vertical Column Charts in Yellowfin

Welcome back to Yellowfin Japan’s ‘How to?’ blog series! In our previous blog, we went through how to capture data using Yellowfin's Data Transformation flow, and the preparation and steps for creating reports using Yellowfin View. It may seem like a lot of simple work, but as the number of reports to be created increases, the importance of data preparation becomes far more apparent. So, what about after you’ve done all the setup? Well, it’s now time to create reports!