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APIs 101: Everything you need to know about API design

Application programming interfaces, or APIs, are how software talks to other software. They abstract the complexity of underlying systems so the systems can connect in novel ways even if they were never intended to interoperate. Consequently, APIs are key ingredients in both most modern digital experiences and the execution of many of today’s most exciting business opportunities.

Continuous Integration vs. Continuous Deployment

Thanks to Linus Torvalds, the creator of not only Linux, but also the most popular version control system - Git, multiple developers can simultaneously work on the development of the same application, ramping up the speed of production. Git was revolutionary - it enabled developers to keep track of code changes and collaborate seamlessly across different projects.

New Multithreading Model for Apache Impala

Today we are introducing a new series of blog posts that will take a look at recent enhancements to Apache Impala. Many of these are performance improvements, such as the feature described below which will give anywhere from a 2x to 7x performance improvement by taking better advantage of all the CPU cores. In addition, a lot of work has also been put into ensuring that Impala runs optimally in decoupled compute scenarios, where the data lives in object storage or remote HDFS.

How to Introduce Test Automation Practice in a Legacy Financial Company

Doing the turnaround from legacy testing to modern test automation might be a struggle. Specifically in a financial organization, where habits and process may be very present. How does a team start from zero, when you are a project in a middle of many others? In this dual presentation by the QA lead of the team and the lead of the expert coaching group, you will discover how a team at National Bank of Canada made the change to a mature practice of test automation.

An expert's perspective on succeeding with mobile banking and finance in MEA

To dive deeper into some of the findings of our recent fintech mobile report, we reached out to banking and finance professionals in a series of conversations. We explored region-specific challenges and how different institutions keep up with the industry’s increasingly mobile-first direction.