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Some time ago, we covered the key metrics that a Product Manager in a fintech organization should make a top priority when determining their KPIs, breaking them down into five groups: Session-based data, Customer Feedback, Technical Metrics, Action Stats, and Revenue. With that in mind, we conducted a series of surveys on LinkedIn, asking PMs in the fintech industry which of those groups were the most important for them while running digital product analytics.

A JSON Web Token (JWT) is an open standard (RFC 7519) that securely sends and receives data between parties (in the form of a JSON object). In this article, we’ll implement JWT authentication to secure a Node.js application. We’ll also find out what JWT is all about and build a demo app. Let's get going!

July brings summer vacations, holiday gatherings, and for the first time in two years, the return of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Chief Data Officer symposium as an in-person event. The gathering in 2022 marked the sixteenth year for top data and analytics professionals to come to the MIT campus to explore current and future trends. A key area of focus for the symposium this year was the design and deployment of modern data platforms.

In this article, you’ll be introduced to two tools: Speedscale and NeoLoad. Both of these tools offer you a way to load test your applications. This post will compare their ease of setup, development experience, fit within a modern infrastructure, and integration into CI/CD. Load testing is not a new concept in any way: the term was common even before Google Trends started recording data in 2004.

In the Chartis Vendor Analysis: Client Lifecycle Management Solutions, 2022: Corporate and Investment Banking report, Appian is recognized as a Category Leader. The report noted the completeness of Appian’s offering, including our unified low-code platform, data integration capabilities, and ability to meet market-specific requirements.

Successful teams blend the art of sales with a data-driven pipeline strategy.

The customer journey is the decision-making process each buyer goes through before converting to a paying customer of your business. Mastering this journey will require an in-depth understanding of each stage and how you can continually improve your efforts. To understand this journey, you need to take a customer-centric approach, putting yourself in your customer’s shoes to understand their point of view.

The latest Elixir release introduces new features to improve your developer and debugging experience. In this post, we'll take a look at the new dbg() functionality, along with some improvements to Inspect and binary evaluation error messaging. All these changes come together to make you an even more productive Elixirist. Let's get started!