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Lessons Learned With Confluent-Managed Connectors and Terraform

I’m a Data Streaming Engineer and a developer advocate, which means I spend a lot of time thinking about the day-to-day experience of building applications with data streaming and stream processing. I muse about a world of data in motion where entire organizations have the governance needed to manage, discover, and understand the complex relationships between data streams.

Speedboats vs. Oiltankers: : Why adaptive architecture beats traditional speed-versus-quality trade-offs

It’s Tuesday morning; the data team at a Fortune 500 manufacturing giant receives an urgent request from the sales organization. Customer territories need to be recalibrated based on real-time market dynamics, competitive intelligence requires immediate integration from external sources, and the executive team demands updated revenue projections by Friday's board meeting.

Live Stream Fridays (Pilot): Beginner Tips for the Layout Container in Qlik Cloud

Our first Live Stream Friday is here! In this pilot session, Mike Tarallo introduces the Layout Container and shares some beginner-friendly tips and tricks to get started. It’s a low-key, interactive test run — so come hang out, ask questions, and let us know what you think.

Trino + Apache Iceberg Explained: Data Federation and Real-Time Analytics With Simba Driver

Business intelligence moves at the speed of data, but data silos, outdated drivers, and unreliable connections slow everything down. In this video, Jeff the data and analytics expert from insightsoftware breaks down everything you need to know about Trino, Apache Iceberg, and data federation, and how Simba Drivers make real-time analytics possible for modern BI tools You’ll learn: Whether you’re dealing with broken pipelines, lagging queries, or wasted BI investment — this session shows you how Simba, Trino, and Iceberg solve connectivity challenges at scale.

Logi Report Explainer

When creating reports, format matters and precision is nonnegotiable. Standard reporting tools create confusing layouts, inconsistent exports, and force teams to rely on IT for custom reports. Logi Report from insightsoftware Data + Analytics embeds powerful reporting directly into your application, giving you control over every element with intuitive drag-and-drop tools, no coding required. Create banded reports with automatic subtotals and smart pagination, built for regulatory and operational reporting at scale.