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With recent performance improvements to BigQuery, users can expect gains in scalability, reliability, and usability across BigQuery and BigQuery ML.

Modern application development demands speed, reliability, and reproducibility. But between third-party APIs, unstable backend services, and inconsistent test data, API development often struggles to achieve dependable environments for testing and iteration.

Multiplayer MCP Server streams full stack session data into your IDE. Give AI tools complete context—frontend, backend, annotations—for accurate fixes.

Ephemeral test environments have surfaced as a solution to DevOps teams’ growing challenges. Dealing with spiraling cloud costs and infrastructure maintenance is only getting more complex. Development teams find themselves competing for limited or stale environments while datasets grow larger. As a result, development velocity suffers. Application teams need realistic data for effective testing.

We put two of the most talked-about models head-to-head in a real-world RAG scenario, and the results might surprise you. Hemraj Bedassee , Delivery Excellence Practitioner,

As leaders across industries, we’ve all experienced the frustration of legacy BI tools—spending weeks building dashboards that end up unused, or struggling with rigid filters that block true exploration and insight. Calling this “data-driven” is no longer acceptable! Today, the pace of AI innovation has raised expectations. Customers and end users now demand instant, contextual, and explainable intelligence, seamlessly embedded into their daily workflows.

In this year’s Appian Developer Sentiment Survey, nearly 1,000 Appian developers from six continents shared their insights—a 53% increase from the last survey. The result? The most representative snapshot of the global Appian developer community yet. This report captures what matters most to you—from views on AI and certifications to career goals and go-to resources—and how these inputs are shaping what’s next for Appian developers.

The landscape of enterprise automation is undergoing a major shift, moving beyond bots and predefined workflows. The 2025 Gartner Hype Cycle for Enterprise Process Automation provides a clear roadmap for this new era, assessing the key innovations that will redefine how businesses operate. The central theme? As automation becomes more intelligent, autonomous, and democratized, the need for strategic orchestration has never been more critical.

‍ Cyberattacks aren’t slowing down; they’re only getting smarter. With AI-driven cyber threats on the rise, organizations can no longer rely on reactive defenses. Proactive security measures like penetration testing have shifted from a “nice-to-have” to an absolute necessity for safeguarding business-critical applications, sensitive data, and brand reputation.