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Measuring and minimizing latency in a Kafka Sink Connector

Kafka is often chosen as a solution for realtime data streaming because it is highly scalable, fault-tolerant, and can operate with low latency even under high load. This has made it popular for companies in the fan engagement space, and where transactional data is used (e.g. betting) as low latency ensures that actions and responses happen quickly, maintaining the fluidity and immediacy of the experience.

API Productization Simplified with Multiple Portals in Kong Konnect

Efficiently managing your developer portal is critical in productizing your APIs quickly and reliably. A streamlined developer portal ensures that your APIs are easily accessible, well-documented, and secure — driving higher adoption and easier integration. With the increasing demand for APIs across business units, brands, partners, and more, a single developer portal often falls short for both the API owner and the consumers by introducing complexity and slowing productization efforts.

Qlik Talend Cloud is Now Generally Available

Last month at our Qlik Connect conference, I outlined a vision for combining the best of Qlik Data Integration, Talend, and Stitch to deliver market-leading data integration and quality solutions for your AI, analytics, and operational initiatives. The reception was overwhelmingly positive, and the live demonstrations generated huge excitement. Therefore, I am happy to share the news that Qlik Talend Cloud is now generally available (GA)!

Mastering Python with REST API: Your Essential Guide to Building Robust Web Services

If you’re looking to integrate web services using Python, mastering REST APIs is crucial. This article delivers a clear, step-by-step guide to leveraging Python with REST API’s straightforward syntax and libraries to build and connect with RESTful services. From environment setup to security and beyond, expect practical advice that will elevate your Python with REST API projects seamlessly within the world of REST APIs.

Business Intelligence vs. Data Analytics: Key Differences

Both business intelligence (BI) and data analytics help businesses make the most of their data through insights. While the two terms are related, they’re not the same and cannot be used interchangeably. The biggest difference is that business intelligence requires data analytics to generate results, but data analytics works well even independently of business data. Let’s do an in-depth comparison of the two and see if the business intelligence vs. data analytics debate is justified.

Demonstrating Proof-of-Possession (DPoP): Preventing Illegal Access of APIs

In a previous blog post, we discussed the prevalence of bearer tokens (or access tokens) to restrict access to protected resources, the challenges the sheer nature of bearer tokens present, and available mitigations. To recap, presenting a bearer token is proof enough of an authorization grant to avail the service and access resources protected by the token. This poses many security risks such as using stolen or leaked tokens to gain unauthorized access.