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Introducing Confluent Platform 7.5

Introducing Confluent Platform version 7.5, which offers a range of new features to enhance security, improve developer efficacy, and strengthen disaster recovery capabilities. Building on the innovative feature set delivered in previous releases, Confluent Platform 7.5 makes enhancements to three categories of features: The following explores each of these enhancements and dives deep into the major feature updates and benefits.

Exploring Event-Driven Architecture: A Beginner's Guide for Cloud Native Developers

Classical request/response architecture is driven by procedure calls, where a caller waits for the call to finish, and the call continues until the work is done. Each incoming call is broken into smaller procedure calls, which may in turn call other procedures. In contrast, event-driven architecture (EDA) is driven by events such as user actions, sensor outputs, or messages from other programs/threads, which determines the execution flow.

Discover, Test, and Succeed: SwaggerHub Explore Meets SwaggerHub Portal

API documentation is the cornerstone of any successful API-driven project. It serves as a critical reference point for developers and consumers to understand how an API works, its endpoints, request/response formats, and more. While having comprehensive documentation is essential, what truly sets developers apart is the ability to seamlessly explore and test these APIs within the context of their documentation.

SaaS in 60 - Introducing Public Collections in Qlik Cloud

This week we introduce the addition of public collections in Qlik Cloud. Public collections allow Tenant and Analytics admins to create collections of content from one or more spaces for their users. These collections provide a simple, yet powerful way to group content from multiple spaces into more logical buckets for Qlik Cloud users.

EP3: Unifying the Landscape with a Deep Dive into APIs, Services, and Seamless Communication

In this episode, we explore the complex interplay between APIs and Services, including their distinct versions and life cycles. We clarify the differences between managed or business APIs and service endpoints. The discussion also touches on domain, experience, and utility APIs, direction-based communication, gateway necessities, and the use of eBPF+MTLS as a minimal observer without a sidecar. Join us for a concise yet insightful look at these essential architectural components.

How to Streamline API Development with Consistent API Controls Across Teams

This post is part of a series on becoming a secure API-first company. For a deeper dive, check out the eBook Leading Digital Transformation: Best Practices for Becoming a Secure API-First Company. The growth of APIs isn’t just rapid — it’s a seismic shift. Industry insiders say they plan to introduce more APIs in the next five years than all the APIs they’ve created up until today. And this impending surge will place a serious burden on mission-critical API infrastructure.