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Extending BigQuery Functions beyond SQL with Remote Functions, now in preview

Today we are announcing the Preview of BigQuery Remote Functions. Remote Functions are user-defined functions (UDF) that let you extend BigQuery SQL with your own custom code, written and hosted in Cloud Functions, Google Cloud’s scalable pay-as-you-go functions as a service. A remote UDF accepts columns from BigQuery as input, performs actions on that input using a Cloud Function, and returns the result of those actions as a value in the query result.

Top Twitter Analytics Tools to Help You Create Your Twitter Strategy

Twitter is a social media platform for professionals. Its use of limited characters helps followers to stick to the message. It is also a platform for brands to engage their customers and publicize their products easily. To achieve publicity and communication goals, you need analytical tools. The tools help you to understand how people are engaging with your handle. The tools also enable you to develop customized messages for each cluster of followers.

Processing Unstructured Data 101

Here are five things to know about processing unstructured data: Unstructured data is big. Really big. According to an MIT Sloan School of Management study, 80-90 percent of data is unstructured information such as photos, text, audio, emails, and social media posts. This should come as no surprise to e-commerce retailers who collect and store unstructured data from invoices, online product reviews, sales presentations, and chatbot conversations with customers.

7 Reasons to Use an API for Video Delivery

Video delivery is more complex than ever. OTT providers need to ensure a quality experience for their customers while also delivering video that meets the expectations of advertisers. This can be a challenge, but using an API for video delivery can help make it easier. An API for video delivery can help you manage your content more effectively and deliver it to the right people at the right time. It can also help you keep track of who is watching your video and how they are interacting with it.

API monetization: How to get started

One of the most common questions we’re asked by prospective customers is “what’s the right way to get started with API monetization?” In this article, we’ll do our best to lay out what we’ve seen work most frequently — and call out a few common pitfalls as well. What we can say with certainty is that, “Build it and they will come,” doesn’t work as an API monetization strategy.

Kong and AWS partnership facilitates Open Banking

Open Banking is a key digital transformation initiative in many countries. Its aim is to provide end users with more control of their financial data and to enable companies involved in banking, financial services, and insurance (BFSI) to quickly offer new services. The Kong-AWS partnership provides the right technology enabling these financial institutions to transform and meet the key requirements of Open Banking.

Gartner considers edge messaging providers like Ably critical for live experiences

A recent GartnerⓇ report recognizes Ably as playing a critical role in powering meaningful online experiences by extending event-driven architectures to the edge. Within the spectrum of event-driven architecture use cases, Ably reaches end-user devices with last-mile connectivity: it’s at the heart of what we do. Ably is edge messaging!

Data Integration for B2B E-Commerce, Explained

Five things to know about data integration for B2B ecommerce: Business-to-business (B2B) ecommerce companies share many of the same data integration obstacles as their business-to-consumer (B2C) counterparts—managing multiple data types, abiding by data governance guidelines, merging data with partners, etc. Still, many data integration solutions cater specifically to ecommerce enterprises in the B2C space, so integrating data remains a challenge for the B2B sector.

The Concept Of Null In Java

null is a reserved word (keyword) in Java for literal values. It is a literal similar to the true and false. In Java, null is a keyword much like the other keywords public, static or final. It is just a value that shows that the object is referring to nothing. The invention of the word “null” originated to denote the absence of something. For example, the absence of the user, a resource, or anything.