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Stored Procedures: Native API/Native Code vs SourcePro DB

In the previous article, we walked through an example of how to use input parameter binding to send data to a MySQL database using the native MySQL C API and then compared that to the clean simplicity of using the SourcePro DB API. In this final article, we are going to walk through building an example that can invoke a stored procedure with an input parameter of the name of a new account holder and an output parameter of the new account id assigned by the database.

Hands-On Test Automation: Using Selenium With Python

You just finished creating your web application and want to clean it from any possible bugs, imperfections, and performance issues. But you feel a bit overwhelmed with the choice of testing tools and frameworks and the articles singing their praises. In this article, we will explore using Selenium with Python for test automation.

Sales Compensation in a Consumption Pricing World

Today’s organizations want stronger alignment between the cost of SaaS solutions and the value derived from these products. As a result, many software companies are looking at adopting consumption-based pricing models as an alternative to subscription models. With consumption-based models, customers only pay for what they use, and usage is tied directly to the value customers derive. Of course, consumption means software companies don’t experience revenue until customers use the solution.

[DEMO] Bring data experts to solve data quality issues

Supporting data health is a team sport. In this video, learn how to engage all the data experts in your organization to fight bad quality data. Extend collaboration about data and enable self-service across your organization: Talend’s Data Inventory application enables your organization to easily collaborate across multiple business and technology functions and strengthen data integrity by centrally organizing datasets, consistently applying standardization rules and proactively correcting data errors.

Future of Data Meetup (2022): Using Apache Iceberg for Multi-Function Analytics in the Cloud

Iceberg is a high-performance table format intended for large-scale analytics that ensures easy accessibility of data stored in multiple file formats common in the Hadoop ecosystem for different use cases common in the lakehouse architecture. During this meetup, we’ll assume you’ve never heard of Apache Iceberg and explain the basics: what problems the Apache Iceberg project is addressing, how iceberg works, what features iceberg tables offer and how you can put Iceberg to use in your own data projects that utilize Hive, Spark, or Impala.

Explaining AUR: A Universal Retail Language

By tracking the average revenue per unit over a given period, AUR has become one of the most important metrics for e-commerce, department stores, and retailers of all sizes. Especially when compared with price intelligence, competitor sales, and other data, AUR helps retailers unlock crucial insights and even automate pricing strategies and inventory management, helping to drive more sales. Learn how Integrate.io can help you tap into metrics like AUR and how it can grow your business.

How to Optimize Customer Identity and Access Management

Customer identity and access management (CIAM) has become indispensable for organizations. According to an article by the Business Research Company, the CIAM market is expected to reach $45.56 billion in 2025, at a compound annual growth rate of 18.6%. The research firm adds that the increasing use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices — such as smartphones, smartwatches, smart homes and medical sensors — will be the primary driving factor for this growth.

15 Questions to Evaluate Your QA Team's Software Testing Process

Keeping software testing processes on track is an overarching goal every QA lead wants for their team. Yet, development projects aren’t always plain sailing. No one wants unhappy clients, and, worse, overworked QA engineers and developers. We all have to accept that activities don’t always stick to the initial planning. Requirements change near the final stages, feature requests are unclear to business values, leaving little time for critical areas to get tested.

Strategic Partners Perforce Software and Microsoft, in Collaboration With GitHub, Announce New Gaming Initiatives

To Help Game Creators Spend Less Time Setting Up and Managing Their Pipeline, Perforce Software Debuts New Game Development Virtual Machine with Microsoft as well as Helix Core Actions with GitHub.