Data enablement doesn’t stop by delivering data in a data lake or data warehouse. Data must reach easily its point of consumption. Whether it is accessed as a self-service by a business user or integrated into an application, making trusted data available to all when it’s needed is of utmost importance.

We’re pleased to announce that our first release in the 1.4 series is out! Our engineering team and awesome community members added numerous new features, improvements and fixes in this release. Read below on the most relevant changes in Kong Gateway 1.4 and how you can make the most of these additions. Please refer to the Changelog for complete details and the Upgrade Path for instructions on how to upgrade from previous Kong versions.

To maximize the benefits of cloud, data & machine learning and make it available to innovative digital teams and customers, the data lake is the definite reference model. How can we accelerate its implementation and scope without losing control or jeopardizing its sustainability?

The subscription model means more frequent customer touchpoints for SaaS companies. Here, 32 pros weigh in on the most important customer success metrics.

CCPA is the latest regulation which should be a concern for all companies with California residents in their databases. There are less than 90 days left to be ready to comply with CCPA, on top of the other regulations.

Not so long ago, our CFO was looking at changing our financial system and it reminded me of a similar situation that happened when I worked at National Australia Bank many years ago. We changed our entire ERP because the organization needed to slice and dice their data differently. What they could have done instead was use analytics differently to extend the life of the products they had, so that’s what we’ve done.

With the all-new Metrics screen, it only takes a few clicks for anyone on your team to create a personalized view of all the business metrics that matter.

The brand new Katalon Studio 7 is here! Katalon Studio 7 (KS7) arrived with a host of enhanced features, promising to deliver an enjoyable automation experience and address the common challenges of the testing community. It also comes with new capabilities tailored for medium and large businesses’ needs. Most of these features and functionalities were suggested by the Katalon Community (you want it, you got it!). That being said, here are a few of our favorite things in KS7!

In 2018, the forecast for the iPaaS market was to grow by an astonishing 42.1% CAGR to reach a global market valuation of US $8.6billion by 2024. A considerably more recent forecast suggested a moderate, yet ‘robustly’ positive CAGR of 11.9% to reach $1.2 billion by 2022. Of all the forecasts for the global integration platform as a service (iPaaS) market, this estimate is probably the most restrained to hit the headlines in a while.

In today’s businesses, data should underpin every decision. It can be your most valuable enterprise asset if it is processed, stored, managed, and shared in ways that your employees can find, use, and interpret it. To do this, you need a data integration strategy.