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Why low latency is essential for delivering realtime updates at scale

Each business (regardless of industry) and every software developer has latency on their radar. Yet, it's typically not at the top of the priority list, and generally, that's just fine. But when it comes to the world of realtime updates, this casual attitude can trip you up. When you're piecing together a system for realtime updates, low latency jumps from being an afterthought to a critical, front and center requirement.

Top 5 ELT Tools

To become a data-driven business and perform effective data management, organizations must construct high-performance data pipelines that can effectively collect, process, and analyze their enterprise information. When handling data processing and integration, companies have several choices for how to construct their data flows. Instead of writing custom data workflows from scratch, most businesses decide to use an ELT data platform that seamlessly connects the various datasets in their IT ecosystem.

Zero Trust Security: The What, Why and How

If you’ve been researching API security, you’ve likely seen the term “Zero Trust.” And you may already know that organizations can use Zero Trust to help protect their APIs from attacks. What you may not know is that Zero Trust is one of the best models for API security. According to Microsoft, “96 percent of security decision-makers state that Zero Trust is critical to their organization’s success.” But what is Zero Trust exactly?

Understand the Differences: API Authentication vs API Authorization

If you landed on this blog post, chances are that you care about keeping your API secure. It’s an important topic to discuss: API exploits are on the rise, and you don’t want unauthorized users accessing your data. A big part of that security is implementing API authentication and API authorization. These API access control measures are a foundational aspect of API security.

The Top 10 Google BigQuery ETL Tools

As the amount of data generated by businesses continues to grow exponentially, efficient and scalable ETL (extract, transform, load) processes have become crucial for managing and analyzing this data. Google BigQuery is a fully-managed, serverless data warehouse designed for super-fast SQL queries and data analysis. However, managing ETL processes in BigQuery can be complex and time-consuming. An ETL tool can help.

Ably Datadog Integration: Visualize and monitor your Ably apps in Datadog

Stay on top of issues and easily forecast usage for Ably-powered realtime applications in your out-of-the-box Datadog dashboards. Cloud-based applications providing live user experiences at scale need to measure their realtime infrastructure’s state and health at all times. Imagine a customer support chat system supporting thousands of businesses or a live sport event delivering updates to millions of fans.

Kong Konnect: A Developer's Guide

In this guide, Viktor Gamov (Principle Developer Advocate at Kong) will dive into the power of Kong Konnect, the SaaS managed control plane for Kong Gateway designed for seamless API management. We’ll explore how to use Kong Konnect to configure external services, enable application registration, configure Dev Portal, use credentials to manage services access, and replicate configurations across different environments with just a few clicks. Let’s get started!