Even though only 11 years old, Node.js has emerged to be one of the most popular web development frameworks in the last decade. I’m a big Javascript fanboy, and thanks to Node.js, I can write Javascript code outside the browser to create server-side web applications that are non-blocking, lightweight, fast, robust and scalable.
Working with Apache Kafka and real-time applications comes with challenges. Visibility into the deployed applications and their dependency on what we call the “data fabric” is one of them (For the sake of this blog, it means Kafka and all its state and configuration). If you’ve built a multi-tenant real-time data platform with Kafka, where teams are deploying applications outside your jurisdiction, this is where the pain is particularly acute. It goes something like this.
After a self-isolated and event-free spring, some of us around the world welcomed a more promising summer. You might be taking some time away on a socially distanced holiday. You might be taking some time away from the day-to-day at home. But if a cold beer in the sun isn't enough to make up for these difficult months, the premier event for the Streaming Data Community is back! Kafka Summit has gone virtual this year and that means you can attend the event from anywhere.
Talend is excited to announce the latest improvements to Talend Data Fabric, including expanded cloud capabilities, in our August ’20 release. Talend now offers Talend Cloud Data Catalog hosted on either AWS or Azure platforms. It provides the same great features and functionality as our on-premises solution but with no on-premises installation for a complete SaaS solution for data governance.
2020 may well go down as the year where what seems impossible today, did become possible tomorrow. It’s been a year filled with disruption and uncertainty. One day we were all going to the office, and the next we were working from home. Businesses had to literally switch operations, and enable better collaboration and access to data in an instant — while streamlining processes to accommodate a whole new way of doing things.
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) is implemented by the US federal government to provide a direct incentive for businesses to keep their employees on the payroll, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. PPP assists qualified businesses retain their workforce as well as help pay for related business expenses. Data from the US Treasury website show which companies received PPP loans and how many jobs were retained. The US Treasury approved approximately one million PPP loans across the US.
