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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.

In the world of Angular, reactivity has long been synonymous with RxJS. For years, developers have used observables, operators, and async pipes to build dynamic, reactive applications. But while powerful, RxJS brings a steep learning curve and often requires more mental juggling than necessary. Angular Signals change that. They introduce a new reactivity model that is intuitive, precise, and designed for clarity.

Network performance is a very important aspect of digital communication that is greatly affected by latency. Having an understanding of how to test network latency is important as it promotes reliability and faster connections. In this blog, we are going to look at what network latency is and why it is important to know about it. We will also look at the various types of latency, the causes of network latency, and how to check, measure, and test it.

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Security standards continue to evolve, and organizations need infrastructure that evolves along with them. TLS 1.3 brings stronger encryption to streaming infrastructure for data in transit while ensuring alignment with strict security and compliance requirements. We’re excited to announce that TLS 1.3 is currently available as an opt-in feature on Confluent Cloud Dedicated clusters and all other Confluent Cloud APIs, including Stream Governance, Metrics, and Control Plane.

Business intelligence (BI) dashboards contain a wealth of information that companies need to succeed in competitive environments. Marketing and sales departments might rely on pipeline progression dashboards while product managers and engineering teams use them to track product usage and performance KPIs.

Katalon Studio 10.3 delivers a powerful set of enhancements designed to improve test automation efficiency, resilience, and reporting clarity. From mobile self-healing to a revamped email report template, this release is all about giving QA engineers smarter tools for faster, more reliable testing.

Many people in project management think of Microsoft Excel as an inferior tool. They worry about version control with collaboration across the business, especially when dealing with large enterprise projects. However, Excel can be a powerful project management tool when used with the right add-ins. When you understand the unique challenges of enterprise projects and how Excel can serve those needs, you can learn to use it wisely.