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AWS re:Invent is one of my favorite trade shows. It is one of the biggest technology conferences of the year and is an opportunity to have hundreds of conversations with customers and prospects, listen to their priorities and challenges, hopes, and give them a Cloudera tote bag or a pair of orange sunglasses. What follows is a collection of just a few things I learned and observed during my week in Las Vegas.

The healthcare sector is undergoing a remarkable wave of innovation, especially due to the integration of cloud computing in healthcare. From solidifying security to enhancing predictability, and improving performance, this transformation is touching every facet of the world while also supporting business transformation. The implementation of cloud computing in the healthcare sector has fundamentally transformed how medical data is generated, accessed, stored, and exchanged.

Microservices are now the architecture of choice for many developers when crafting cloud-native applications. A microservices application is a collection of loosely coupled services that communicate with each other, enhancing collaboration, maintainability, scalability, and deployment. There are several options for enabling this communication between microservices. When it comes to Python, gRPC and REST are two extremely popular directions to go.

Java and Kotlin have been at the forefront for Android development and beyond. Java, a very reliable language with over two decades of dominance, has shaped the foundation of countless software applications and systems. Kotlin, on the other hand, is a newer language designed to improve upon Java, offering modern syntax, enhanced safety, and greater developer productivity. But how do these languages compare in terms of features, performance, use cases, and community support?

This expert panel discussed how businesses can prepare for challenges and opportunities with AI, powering smarter models and personalized experiences.

Everyone wants the same thing: To work less and profit more. But not everybody knows how to achieve those things. At Astera, we’re pretty sure we’ve cracked the code, and you might be surprised to learn that it starts with how you process your documents.

SQL Server is a cornerstone RDBMS for enterprise applications, handling transactional workloads, analytics, and complex querying. As modern architectures increasingly rely on APIs for data access—particularly in microservices, cloud-native systems, and third-party integrations—efficient exposure of SQL Server data has become essential. API wrappers simplify this process by automating the creation of RESTful endpoints for SQL Server, reducing the need for custom API development.