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Best Practices

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Blog Posts

API Management

Best practices for maintaining consistent API performance over time

Learn how to ensure consistent API performance over time with our best practices guide. Discover the importance of designing for performance, testing and monitoring, optimizing API calls, and more. Improve reliability and performance for your users with these essential tips.
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ETL & ELT

Best Practices for ETL Testing

Discover the crucial role of ETL testing in modern data management systems. Explore best practices, types of testing, and the importance of testing for data integrity, performance, and compliance. Elevate your ETL processes for a competitive edge in the data-driven world.
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Data Modeling

Best Practices for Consistency of Enterprise Data Models

Learn the best practices for creating and maintaining enterprise data models to drive organizational consistency and effective data management. Discover the importance of data governance, data architecture, metadata, and standardization. Find out how version control, documentation, monitoring, and auditing contribute to continual improvement. Elevate your data models from technical assets to strategic blueprints for future success.
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Application Integration

Application Integration Testing Strategies

Explore the nuanced world of application integration testing strategies. Dive deep into methodologies like the Big Bang and Incremental Approaches, and discover how to choose the right tools for seamless, effective integration.
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Application Integration

Application integration for IoT devices: A detailed guide to unifying your ecosystem

Learn how to effectively integrate IoT devices in this comprehensive guide. Discover key considerations, strategies, and challenges for seamless application integration in the IoT landscape.
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Security & Compliance

APIs under attack: how to prepare for and respond to breaches

Learn how to secure your APIs from attacks with technical controls, incident response and disaster recovery plans. Don't wait until it's too late.
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Microservices

Adopting microservices? Avoid these like the plague

Experts have said it over and over - you can’t be too careful when it comes to Microservices adoption.
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Data Lakes

A Guide to Data Lake Governance

Discover the importance of data lake governance in our digital world. Learn how effective governance can maximize the potential of data lakes and ensure trustworthiness and usability. Find out the pillars of data lake governance and the challenges and trends in this evolving field. Join us on the journey towards clarity, security, and purpose in data management.
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Data Modeling

A Guide to Agile Data Modeling

Discover the power of Agile Data Modeling in the era of digital transformation. Learn how it addresses the limitations of traditional models and enables organizations to be flexible, collaborative, and responsive.
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Podcast Episodes

Misconceptions on digital transformation with Charles Araujo

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In this episode, the founder of the Institute of Digital Transformation Charles Araujo aims to address some misconceptions most companies have when it comes to digital transformation and argues why 2020 wasn't the transformational year we all thought it was. He also talks about the importance of "intellectual curiosity" and why we should stop adhering to the "tech company fallacy."

The Design of Web APIs with Arnaud Lauret

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In this episode, API Handyman Arnaud Lauret joins us and discusses the design of web APIs - from making them consistent and discoverable, to the roles that the API gateway plays. He also chimes in on whether adopting new technologies and trends in API architecture would be the best approach to design your APIs.

Going through a digital transformation journey with Kamales Lardi

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In this episode, Lardi & Partner CEO and one of Awards Magazine's "Top 50 Women in Tech Influencers" Kamales Lardi guides us through a typical organization's journey through digital transformation. She also shares with us her experiences in transforming organisations, and what it really takes to find success in your digital transformation initiatives.

Why microservices should be your last resort with Sam Newman

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Are microservices really the solution that could help make your teams more autonomous and speed up your delivery to the market? Microservices author and thought leader Sam Newman answers this, and talks about what you need to consider before you do your migration (if a migration is even necessary).

Managing your software team's growing pains with Pete Hodgson

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In this episode, former ThoughtWorker and independent software consultant Pete Hodgson talks about addressing pain points in software development teams and cross-team collaboration. He also educates on code-ownership, technical debt and better product engagement in developing internal platforms.

Defining technical debt with George Fairbanks

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In this episode, "Just Enough Software Architecture" author and Google Software Engineer George Fairbanks educates us on technical debt and how it's a natural part of the software development process. He also gives practical advice on dealing with technical debt and the philosophies that have changed along with the evolution of software architecture.

Taking a proactive approach to cybersecurity with Laurie Williams

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How safe are your security mechanisms for a potential cyberattack? In this episode we talk to Laurie Williams, Distinguished University Professor from North Carolina State University about cybersecurity, taking a proactive stance on it, and how organisations can get started on building more secure software products.

Practical Process Automation with Bernd Ruecker

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Author of Practical Process Automation, Bernd Ruecker, talks about the relationship of automation and workflow engines, how we can implement process automation effectively and the relevance of isolation and boundaries in automation. He also gives his thoughts on robotic process automation and explains why he considers it a "short-term painkiller" for organisations.

Changing your approach to testing with Alan Richardson

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In this episode of Cocktails, "The Evil Tester" Alan Richardson discusses how we can change our approach towards testing, as well as the important qualities that a good tester should have. He also talks about Agile Testing in relation to development, as well as various models on testing that we're seeing today.

How to get your microservices up-and-running with Ronnie Mitra

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Publicis Sapient Director of Technology and microservices expert Ronnie Mitra joins us in this episode to give some practical advise on how to get your microservice architecture up-and-running.