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QA Testing Best Practices

Today, as businesses invest approximately 23% of their annual IT budget in QA and testing, the field of QA is undergoing a transformative shift. QA teams are often tasked with developing comprehensive test plans based on application development methodologies, architecture styles, frameworks, and other factors. However, for QA teams to develop better-quality software, they need to have the right mindset rather than simply enforcing rigid review processes.

Data Fabric Implementation: 6 Best Practices for IT Leaders

Trying to integrate data without knowing your starting point is like taking a road trip without a map—you’re bound to get lost. To navigate the challenges of data integration, IT leaders must first evaluate their current data setup. This means taking stock of all your data sources, understanding their quality, and identifying integration points. It’s like conducting a thorough inspection before renovating a house; you must know what you’re working with.

Software Test Estimation & 6 Techniques

Software testing evolved from a simple debugging activity in the 1950s to becoming integral to software development with advanced testing tools and test estimation techniques. As a C-level executive or business developer, ensuring your teams provide accurate QA effort estimates is crucial. This precision influences the project outcome and bolsters your credibility with clients. Underestimating QA efforts can lead to potential underperformance and unclear requirements.

What is API Monitoring? Best Practices to Track API Performance and Metrics

API downtime can cost businesses an average of $140,000 to $540,000 per hour. Maintaining reliable and high-performing APIs has become critical for any digital business’s success, with much at stake. This scenario is where API monitoring steps in. An important part of API management, monitoring API metrics allows organizations to detect issues rapidly and optimize their API performance.

Ensuring the performance of your Kafka-dependent applications

In today’s data-driven world, Apache Kafka has emerged as an essential component in building real-time data pipelines and streaming applications. Its fault tolerance, scalability, and ability to handle high throughput makes it a great choice for businesses handling high volumes of data.

Ingest Data Faster, Easier and Cost-Effectively with New Connectors and Product Updates

The journey toward achieving a robust data platform that secures all your data in one place can seem like a daunting one. But at Snowflake, we’re committed to making the first step the easiest — with seamless, cost-effective data ingestion to help bring your workloads into the AI Data Cloud with ease. Snowflake is launching native integrations with some of the most popular databases, including PostgreSQL and MySQL.

AWS and Confluent: Meeting the Requirements of Real-Time Operations

As government agencies work to improve both customer experience and operational efficiency, two tools have become critical: cloud services and data. Confluent and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have collaborated to make the move to and management of cloud easier while also enabling data streaming for real-time insights and action. We’ll be at the AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, DC on June 26-27 to talk about and demo how our solutions work together.