New, game-changing technologies have emerged in the ever-changing field of software engineering as a result of the relentless search for efficiency and creativity. Platform engineering, AI coding assistants, and AI-augmented software engineering (AIASE) are predicted to achieve widespread acceptance in the next 2-5 years, according to the Gartner, Inc. Hype Cycle for Software Engineering, 2023. When it comes to Quality Assurance, software testing is one area where Chat GPT is predicted to thrive.
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.
Data security will remain one of the biggest concerns for businesses this year. According to IBM, the average data breach in 2023 cost 4.45 million - and 82% of that involved data stored in the cloud. Damages from cybercrime, including the cost of data recovery, could total $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, causing more business owners to review their data security protocols. Which specific changes should you implement in the next 12 months?
This is the most fertile time for mobile app development since the launch of the App Store. Our industry is in the grip of several simultaneous revolutions, each of them bending, flexing and moulding to the others. 5G promises to make our apps 10 times faster; wearable technology lets them wrap themselves around our bodies; artificial intelligence enables them to learn from us and get smarter every day. But this torrent of innovation brings challenges, too.