As the year comes to an end, we at SmartBear are thrilled to share some exciting news and milestones we have achieved in 2023. From being recognized as a Visionary in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for API Management to launching our integrated tools, we’ve been dedicated to delivering industry-leading solutions for developers and organizations. In this end-of-year blog, we will highlight our accomplishments, discuss our commitment to innovation, and look forward to what lies ahead.

Reporting tools solve a key problem for businesses by enabling them to communicate data in a way that is accessible, easy-to-understand, and useful for both frontline staff and management teams. These tools take raw data and turn it into tables, charts, and graphs ready for consumption, turning complicated data into visuals that better enable users to spot patterns and trends.

The State of Developer Ecosystem 2022 report revealed that 65% of developers are using JavaScript, making it the most popular language. JavaScript also claims the spot of most popular primary language with 34%. Of all the JavaScript developers 80% use at least one JavaScript framework. Though there are thousands of JavaScript frameworks available, only a small subset of them is being used by developers.

Regardless of what products or services your business brings to market, the modern shopper isn't likely to buy if your organization avoids online advertising that increases brand exposure. Google Ads is a popular digital advertising management tool that integrates seamlessly with the user experience customers already have on the internet while simultaneously giving business owners the agency to manage and measure the success of individual ads, advertising campaigns, different digital formats, and more.

Automotive cybersecurity is critical in the development of vehicles, especially as software in cars is increasingly connected. In this blog, we share how to prevent automotive cybersecurity vulnerabilities. Read along or jump ahead to the section that interests you the most.

We had a jam-packed week alongside more than 60,000 attendees at Amazon Web Services (AWS) re:Invent, one of the largest hands-on conferences in the cloud computing industry. Engaging with partners and customers — and showcasing what’s new on the Snowflake product front — made for a dynamic time in Las Vegas. Here are highlights from the collaborations, integrations and product enhancements that we were proud to dig in to throughout the week.

As we dive into the ever-evolving realm of Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), we discover a critical component in the digital landscape. APIs have transcended their role as mere technological connectors, transforming into strategic assets that drive the modern digital economy. Ensuring effective API governance is becoming increasingly vital to guarantee consistent, secure, and scalable development.

In our previous How to Design a Dashboard in Yellowfin: Part One article, we covered the the fundamental considerations to take when preparing your dataset, creating a concrete design and selecting the best types of data visualizations to represent dashboard data.

Successfully training AI and ML models relies not only on large quantities of data, but also on the quality of their annotations. Data annotation accuracy directly impacts the accuracy of a model and the reliability of its predictions. This is where human-annotated datasets come into play. Human-annotated datasets offer a level of precision, nuance, and contextual understanding that automated methods struggle to match.