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How Cloud-Based Security Is Becoming The Future Of Cyber And Physical Security

A survey by HID Global in 2019 revealed that around 54% of businesses intended to switch to cloud-based access control by 2022. Why is cloud-based technology becoming increasingly popular? And which are the best cloud-based tools and technologies for cyber and physical security? Keep reading as we discuss the key benefits of cloud-based security that improve how businesses approach cyber and physical security.

How to leverage automation with integrated system data

The automation of common business practices is widely considered to represent the future for many industries, with 66% of modern organizations reportedly in the process of automating one or more core business functions, indicating an adoption rate growth of 9% between 2018 and 2020 alone. By automating the more time-consuming and repetitive aspects of a business' daily operations, companies are able to better allocate time to the most complicated facets of their roles, and with the added benefit of intelligent data analysis, well implemented automation can vastly improve efficiency.

Top 5 Laptops For Students From Low-Income Families

With a shift towards learning from home since the pandemic hit, many students have been forced to own a computer device. Classes are now being split between in-person and online lectures, and students must participate. However, not every student can afford to buy expensive laptops. For most students, the only reliable computer device they use is the one from the school's library.

Uncover product risks with Exploratory Testing

“Did you know that there are 100+ different types of product risks that can affect your software?” Dan Ashby | Head of Quality Engineering at PhotoBox Exploratory testing must be a part of your testing strategy due to the testing effectiveness of your current tests, the ability to find differences in the code, and the ability to remove roadblocks where defects tend to hide.

Why the Data Warehouse is Not Dead and Stronger Than Ever

This is a guest post for Integrate.io written by Bill Inmon, an American computer scientist recognized as the "father of the data warehouse." Inmon wrote the first book and first magazine column about data warehousing, held the first conference about this topic, and was the first person to teach data warehousing classes. Five things you need to know about this topic: The data warehouse is the whack-a-mole of technology.

Publish to App Store Connect with Codemagic's Apple Developer Portal integration

Last year, we introduced an easier way of distributing your app to users via the App Store. It simplified and automated publishing apps on App Store Connect with a few lines you could add to your codemagic.yaml file. This feature automated your iOS releases from start to finish and pushed the CI-verified builds straight to the App Store. We are excited to announce that we have simplified this process even further! Now, you can directly reference the API key and authenticate with App Store Connect!

27 Blogging Statistics That Will Shape Your Content Strategy in 2023

Even though some have (falsely) predicted that the rise of social media would mean the end for blogs — blogging is still very alive and kicking: according to Ahrefs, about 22,000 people in the US search Google for “How to start a blog” each month. Still, blogging has changed quite a bit in the last decade and it requires more forethought and planning than it did in the days you could simply throw up a basic website, write whatever you wanted, and still get a decent amount of traffic.

Easily validate web applications using Playwright Testing

Playwright is one of the most used frameworks for end-to-end testing of web applications; it supports all modern browsers and has broad community support. If you are considering testing your web applications, this is a tool to consider. Whatever your test execution strategy may be, do not forget to consider visibility and the integration capabilities of the tools you wish to add to your tool belt.

Black Friday: Retail Holiday or Developers' Nightmare?

For developers and QA engineers, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are a game of watching how much weight the ice can take before it cracks. Learn how uptime goes beyond performance testing, and what you can do to prepare for the worst. In the United States, Thanksgiving is right around the corner. For many of us, this serves as a chance to see family, play some football, and stuff ourselves with an unholy amount of food.

System Notifications with Noticed and CableReady in Rails

Notifications are a typical cross-cutting concern shared by many web applications. The Noticed gem makes developing notifications fantastically easy by providing a database-backed model and pluggable delivery methods for your Ruby on Rails application. It comes with built-in support for mailers, websockets, and a couple of other delivery methods. We'll also examine the merits of using the CableReady gem for triggering system notifications in your Ruby on Rails application. Let's get into it!