Expanding BigQuery Data Transfer Service with new connectors, features, and more
Learn about recent enhancements to the BigQuery Data Transfer Service connector ecosystem, security and compliance features, and the user experience.
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From interaction to insight: Announcing BigQuery Agent Analytics for the Google ADK
The new BigQuery Agent Analytics ADK plugin exports agent interaction data directly into BigQuery to capture, analyze, and visualize agent metrics.
Cloudera Advances Unified Data Access and Governance with AI-Powered Federation and Lineage
With the integration of Trino, Cloudera SDX, and Cloudera Octopai Data Lineage, Cloudera arms enterprises with seamless access and control of their data, anywhere, automating workflows and boosting efficiency.
Six best practices for backend design in distributed system
Most modern software systems are distributed systems, but designing a distributed system isn’t easy. Here are six best practices to get you started. Most modern software systems are distributed systems. Designing and maintaining a distributed system, however, isn't easy. There are so many areas to master: communication, security, reliability, concurrency, and, crucially, observability and debugging.
PHP 8.5: Fast Facts You Need to Know
PHP 8.5 has officially arrived. Explore the most impactful updates coming to PHP 8.5 with Zend PHP expert Matthew Weier O’Phinney. Learn about the pipe operator and other essential new PHP 8.5 features, key deprecations, upgrade strategies, and what's next for the language.
A Guide to P4 for Visual Studio Plugin | Microsoft Visual Studio Version Control
A Guide to P4 for Visual Studio Plugin (P4VS) | Microsoft Visual Studio Version Control Join Jackie Garcia, Principal Solution Engineer at Perforce Software, for an in-depth guide on using P4 for Visual Studio (P4VS) 2025.2. If you’ve used P4VS in the past, this new update delivers significant performance improvements: large projects load up to 15x faster, unloading is instantaneous, and freeze issues are resolved.
Seamless SSO: How to Integrate Okta (SAML 2.0) with DreamFactory
In today’s environment of distributed applications and microservices, unified identity and access management are essential. If you’re working with DreamFactory as your API-platform and want to leverage Okta for Single-Sign-On (SSO) via SAML 2.0, you’re in the right place. This post walks you through setting up Okta as your Identity Provider (IdP) and DreamFactory as your Service Provider (SP) for SAML 2.0-based login.
Automating PDF Testing: From Manual Checks to Comprehensive Validation
PDF documents play a critical role in various industries, serving as the final output for customer-facing documents such as invoices, contracts, and compliance reports. However, testing these documents poses significant challenges due to their complex nature, which includes mixed content, dynamic data, and strict formatting requirements. Manual testing of PDFs is not only time-consuming but also prone to human error, making automation an essential component of a robust testing strategy.
Engineering the Path to Autonomous Quality
AI has rewritten the rules of software development. Developers can now generate, fix, and ship code in seconds. This is transformative, but as shared by SmartBear CEO Dan Faulkner, “The tools that help us build software are advancing much faster than the tools that ensure we can trust it.” For software quality to keep up with AI coding, today’s tools must evolve to remain effective. SmartBear is answering this call.
SVN Commands Cheat Sheet
Using Subversion (SVN) for version control? With SVN commands, you can work in SVN more efficiently. Here we list out some of the most popular Subversion commands along with an SVN cheat sheet. —