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You've probably noticed that Perforce recently refreshed our brand with a new logo and color palette. Our refreshed brand brings our portfolio together under a unified, modern identity that showcases the full power of Perforce. Now, we're taking one more step toward unifying the Perforce portfolio by simplifying some of our product names.

We're thrilled to announce the tech preview of Active Tracing, a significant advancement in Kong Konnect. This innovative feature unlocks unparalleled visibility into API traffic as it flows through Kong Gateway, empowering you to optimize performance, troubleshoot issues, and refine your API strategies.

Snowflake data masking offers a practical and cost-effective solution to mitigate data risk in your non-production Snowflake environments. Enterprises who want to get an even better balance of compliance, quality, and speed add solutions to enhance native Snowflake masking. In this blog, let’s explore how data masking works in Snowflake, how it’s used in various industries, and what you need in a compliance-focused enterprise.

Managing cloud costs in 2025 is challenging. The costs have spiraled out of control, and it’s difficult to get the balance right. So, how exactly did we get here? In this blog, I will share my insights and recommendations based on my experience working with enterprises successfully managing cloud costs.

We’re pleased to announce that Perforce ALM (formerly Helix ALM) has achieved ISO 26262 Functional Safety Process Certification by internationally accredited certification body TÜV SÜD. This certification covers all areas of our ALM solution, including requirements management, test management, issue management, and reporting.

When it comes to optimizing web applications, a proper caching strategy is critical because it can significantly reduce load times and improve the overall user experience. This is especially true for Ruby on Rails applications, where performance can often experience bottlenecks due to heavy database queries or complex view rendering.

In this episode, Derric Gilling, CEO of Moesif, sits down with Mike Amundsen, a leader in the API ecosystem, to explore the evolving role of observability in API design and customer experience. They break down the differences between machine vs. customer observability, best practices for tracking key metrics, and the importance of designing observability into APIs from the start.

The concept of caching is an important one in computer science and is directly relevant to building web apps. At a high level, caching takes advantage of the fact that memory lookups are faster and less compute-intensive than database queries. If you have a database query that might get made repeatedly, caching the result in a cache speeds up that flow of execution. Rails applications are no exception as they often use memory-based caches like Redis to cache data and improve application performance.