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What is a Data Catalog? Features, Best Practices, and Benefits

A data catalog is a central inventory of organizational data. It provides a comprehensive view of all data assets in an organization, including databases, tables, files, and data sources. Efficiently managing large amounts of information is crucial for companies to stay competitive. This practice is especially applicable to large organizations with scattered data.

Snowflake Data Clean Rooms: Securely Collaborate to Unlock Insights and Value

In December 2023, Snowflake announced its acquisition of data clean room technology provider Samooha. Samooha’s intuitive UI and focus on reducing the complexity of sharing data led to it being named one of the most innovative data science companies of 2024 by Fast Company. Now, Samooha’s offering is integrated into Snowflake and launched as Snowflake Data Clean Rooms, a Snowflake Native App on Snowflake Marketplace, generally available to customers in AWS East, AWS West and Azure West.

Exploratory testing for non-functional requirements: Beginner's guide

In the past, testing for non-functional requirements (NFR) was often neglected, done to the extent possible at the end of the life cycle. For modern development teams, that is no longer an option - to deliver high-quality applications, they have to implement a comprehensive testing strategy with proper allocation of resources to both functional and non-functional components.

Episode 5: Data democratization and readiness for AI | Powell Industries

The key to breaking down data silos and fostering innovation goes well beyond having the right technology. It’s the people and processes that truly drive change. Ajay Bidani, Data and Insights Manager at Powell Industries, shares his perspective on how a strong, inclusive data culture is fueling the manufacturer’s global success.

How to Unlock the Power of Event-Driven Architecture | Designing Event-Driven Microservices

An Event-Driven Architecture is more than just a set of microservices. Event Streams should represent the central nervous system, providing the bulk of communication between all components in the platform. Unfortunately, many projects stall long before they reach this point.

AI in Software Testing: Transforming the Way We Deliver Quality Software

The software testing landscape, while crucial for ensuring application quality, has grappled with limitations in traditional methods for decades. This article explores how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is emerging as a game-changer, addressing these challenges and augmenting the capabilities of testers. By combining advanced machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, and other techniques, AI offers a powerful toolkit to propel software testing into a new era.

Data Architecture and Strategy in the AI Era

At a time when AI is exploding in popularity and finding its way into nearly every facet of business operations, data has arguably never been more valuable. More recently, that value has been made clear by the emergence of AI-powered technologies like generative AI (GenAI) and the use of Large Language Models (LLMs).

Understanding eBPF in Sevice Mesh with Ahmed

Why have we not created a service mesh in the kernel before? Some people have been semi-jokingly stating that kube-proxy is the original service mesh. However, it is not enough. So what's next? Since eBPF code can be inserted at runtime into an existing Linux kernel similar to a Linux kernel module, but unlike a kernel module, it can be done in a secure and portable manner. This allows for eBPF implementation to continue to evolve with the service mesh community.