Exploratory testing is highly effective in uncovering hidden issues, but many teams need help when used to manual testing. Teams, products, and users constantly evolve, meaning risks impacting quality are not static or entirely predictable. This dynamic environment requires a flexible approach to identify and address potential issues. This blog post explains how to enhance your overall testing strategy by blending exploratory testing with your team's manual testing routines.

Hey there! Have you ever wondered why API monitoring is important for businesses and why your digital services sometimes go haywire? Or why do some users complain about slow performance? The answer often lies in the health of your APIs. In today’s digital world, APIs are the backbone of seamless user experiences and robust business operations. This guide will show you how a top-notch API monitoring strategy can transform your business.

Efficiently managing your developer portal is critical in productizing your APIs quickly and reliably. A streamlined developer portal ensures that your APIs are easily accessible, well-documented, and secure — driving higher adoption and easier integration. With the increasing demand for APIs across business units, brands, partners, and more, a single developer portal often falls short for both the API owner and the consumers by introducing complexity and slowing productization efforts.

Digitalization is revolutionizing every aspect of our lives, and understanding the concepts of open source and open standards is crucial. But these aren't just geeky tech concepts, they represent a whole philosophy of collaboration and sharing that's fueling innovation. And open standards? Think of them as the great enablers of interconnectivity. These guidelines ensure different technologies can talk to each other and share data seamlessly across platforms.

Let’s start with a statement everyone can agree on: AI coding is now a permanent fixture of the software development lifecycle. Even if your team hasn’t introduced it officially yet, it’s only a matter of time before one of your peers kicks off the discussion or pushes a PR that, perhaps even unbeknownst to you, is entirely AI-generated. Now, let’s rub some folks the wrong way: AI coding in a microservices architecture is a recipe for disaster.

An API endpoint, often referred to as an endpoint URL, is a specific URL that allows access to a particular resource on a server, facilitating communication between different systems. It’s crucial for developers as it enables them to integrate and utilize functionalities from other systems, like payment gateways or social media platforms, streamlining their development process.

Techbio company BioCorteX uses BigQuery to store its Carbon Knowledge and Carbon Mirror knowledge graphs to help develop drugs at scale.

Kafka is often chosen as a solution for realtime data streaming because it is highly scalable, fault-tolerant, and can operate with low latency even under high load. This has made it popular for companies in the fan engagement space, and where transactional data is used (e.g. betting) as low latency ensures that actions and responses happen quickly, maintaining the fluidity and immediacy of the experience.

Last month at our Qlik Connect conference, I outlined a vision for combining the best of Qlik Data Integration, Talend, and Stitch to deliver market-leading data integration and quality solutions for your AI, analytics, and operational initiatives. The reception was overwhelmingly positive, and the live demonstrations generated huge excitement. Therefore, I am happy to share the news that Qlik Talend Cloud is now generally available (GA)!