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What is the Difference Between FTP and SFTP?

The ETL (extract, transform, load) process depends on quickly, efficiently, and securely transferring information between sources and targets. However, there are multiple options for data transfer protocols, including FTP and its close relative SFTP. So what’s the difference between FTP and SFTP, and how can you decide which one to use for your enterprise data? We have all the answers below.

API Strategy Fundamentals: Integrate The Technology

According to Deloitte, 96% of organizations are using APIs in 2021, representing a 16% increase from just last year. The value of APIs for modern-day organizations is hardly questioned, with Deloitte pointing out that they represent “a strategic enabler in modern enterprises to build up connected experiences and unlock value from existing data.” Is you business considering how API strategy fundamentals like technology integration can support your long term goals?

Adopting a Product Mindset when Developing your API Ecosystem

As your organization undergoes major digital transformations and starts adopting new technologies, it’s critical to evaluate how you’re currently looking at your technology assets. Do you see them as differentiated business capabilities? Adopting a product mindset with developing your API ecosystem becomes simpler when you can shift your focus away from the technical implementation process and its challenges and start focusing on your strategy and its relevant business outcomes.

The Importance of Accessibility

I’ve been testing software professionally since 2001, when I was in my late 20s—when my eyesight was perfect. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve struggled with whether to make the font bigger on my web browser or phone, or to carry my reading glasses everywhere I go. I have to make this choice because some web sites were developed to account for this, and some weren’t. As I get older, this problem is only going to get worse.

Transforming supply chain and logistics analytics at Avnet with ThoughtSpot and Azure Synapse

Supply chain and logistics operations can be a company's biggest source of financial risk or competitive advantage. The key is reconciling external supplier data like tariff and shipping information with internal data to deliver insights across teams and geographies.

Community Creations: Bitrise Reports by Ubiratan Soares

Developer Advocate Kevin Toms talked with Ubiratan Soares, creator of Bitrise Reports about this open source project and Bitrise's open source API. Being able to extend the functionality that Bitrise provides, by writing your own apps that exploit the openness of the API is an added value feature of Bitrise. And, good use of this possibility has already been made by existing Bitrise users.