Generating files for data extracts, reporting and even data migration is a crucial part of any back-end team. A typical data team will have to generate many files to be sent to various clients or consumers inside or outside of the organisation. As with all things, the...
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Take your data from any source to any target
A common data development task is to move data from a target to a source. It can be a time consuming and tedious process when you have many sources or many targets of different types. This task can be made more complex when you add an automation component. These tasks...
Creating BI data pipelines at speed
Data is the invaluable currency of the digital age, holding immense importance in driving critical business decisions and guiding organizations towards success. Yet far too many neglect the mechanisms that manage our data. Data integration is one of the most important...
Running a BI team with limited resources
Business Intelligence (BI) teams often face several resource constraints that can impact their ability to deliver their objectives effectively. They must run effective operations with limited time, resources, budget and people. The role can be incredibly challenging...
Back-end application hosting made easy
For the day-to-day developer, deployment and hosting, plus the subsequent management of solutions in production, is a considerable challenge, especially if it's outside their immediate skill set.Hosting applications can be complex. Besides the obvious challenges of...
Building low-code web services
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Quick work can be made of a typical IT task to read files and make the data available elsewhere by using Low Code.
Low-code and API development are the perfect match
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Quick work can be made of a typical IT task to read files and make the data available elsewhere by using Low Code.
The 28 API tools you need
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With APIs taking over, more people are asking: What can I use to create my API? Although there are many different API standards and types, we will primarily focus on REST APIs. An API can be as simple as a single endpoint with one purpose, or it can be much more…
6 API Tools for design, development and testing
Understanding that there is a right tool for every job is crucial to success when building any system. With today’s businesses running many systems across diverse environments, taking advantage of the modern IT economy lies in an organisation's best interest to create...
Nielsen’s “Match between system and the real world”
The problem is there are no simple “right” answers for most Web design questions (at least not for the important ones). What works is good, integrated design that fills a need — carefully thought out, well executed, and tested. — Steve Krug One of the difficult things...