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Modern applications increasingly demand that SQL Server data be exposed via REST APIs—for dashboards, integrations, mobile/web front-ends, or third-party systems. But there are many ways to make that happen. In 2025, what makes a “no-code API connector” best suited for SQL Server? This post lays out a decision framework, and then walks through options so you can choose the right tool for your needs—**especially how DreamFactory fits in.

In the rapidly changing world of software development, the automated tools that we use must also keep pace with the changing environment. Playwright and Selenium are two of the most popular frameworks for browser automation and have their own advantages based on your need. This guide will allow you to compare Playwright vs Selenium. We will review the key differences, advantages and disadvantages, which will allow you to make a well-formed decision on your testing strategy into 2025.

This is the second post in a series about reasons to attend API Summit 2025. Check out the previous post here. To unlock Kubernetes’ full potential, many enterprises are relying on three key building blocks available in Kong Konnect today: Together, these components extend Kubernetes from being just a container orchestration platform. They lay the foundation for Kubernetes to support the exposure, governance, and operation of APIs — and the AI workflows that increasingly rely on those APIs.

We're very excited to announce Kong Mesh 2.12 to the world! Kong Mesh 2.12 delivers two very important features: SPIFFE / SPIRE support, which provides enterprise-class workload identity and trust models for your mesh, as well as a consistent Kuma Resource Identifier (KRI) naming convention for resources in the Mesh. Read on to learn more!

Managing a large suite of automated tests, especially across multiple tools, can be overwhelming. The SmartBear MCP (Model Context Protocol) Server centralizes orchestration, monitoring, and prioritization so you can keep pipelines fast, reliable, and easy to manage. The demo video below shows MCP in action, and the sections that follow explain how each capability can help you get more out of both open-source and commercial testing tools. Explore these docs to learn how to get started.

Building APIs for SQL and NoSQL databases used to mean weeks of coding, testing, and securing endpoints. In 2025, low-code REST API builders provide the speed of visual tools with the flexibility of custom logic — helping teams accelerate API delivery without compromising on security or scalability. At the top of this list is DreamFactory, the only platform that combines no-code simplicity with low-code extensibility, making it a fit for startups, SMBs, and enterprises alike.

Visual diagrams serve as a bridge across centuries, transforming complex systems into simplified forms by using abstraction to illuminate essential relationships and structures. A good example is Leonardo da Vinci’s 15th-century flying machine sketches that remain intuitive and understandable even today, after 500-plus years. That’s the power of architecture diagrams: they simplify complex systems into clear visuals, making complexity understandable now and in the future.

Hey! Quite a time right? Well we are back with another topic which is Mockito Spy. So you have ever been working with the unit tests and heard about this thing called Mocktio Spy, right? Maybe at this time, you’re even thinking what makes it different from other regular mocks or what this is spy actually?