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BigQuery ObjectRef is now GA. Combine unstructured data with Gemini to build powerful multimodal analytics and conversational agents using SQL.

Every few years, a mature technology finds an unexpected use that breathes new life into the data profession. Change data capture did it for data delivery, and cloud data warehouses did it for business analytics. You may think I’m going to wax lyrical about generative AI, but I’m actually thinking of a markup language that's “having a moment” thanks to generative AI.

Ask your coding agent about production crashes without leaving the editor.

When the engineering team first described what they wanted to build, I nodded along like I knew exactly what they meant. Gradle task inputs. Cache misses. Invocation diffs. Sure, totally. I wrote it all down and quietly Googled half of it afterward. That was my introduction to designing Gradle Task IO for Bitrise Build Cache, a feature built to help engineering teams understand why builds are slow and get more value from build caching.

‍ Omnichannel vs multichannel banking describes two different approaches to managing customer interactions across banking channels. The distinction affects customer experience, data architecture, operating models, personalization, and service continuity. Multichannel banking gives customers access through mobile apps, websites, branches, ATMs, and contact centers. However, each channel may operate through separate systems, customer records, and workflows.

On Halloween, appearances win. A great costume gets the best candy, and nobody asks what’s underneath. Digital products get judged the same way on launch day. The interface is polished, the demo goes smoothly, and every stakeholder walks away happy. Then someone opens the app with VoiceOver or TalkBack, and the mask slips. Buttons have no labels. Focus jumps around the screen. A form can’t be completed with a screen reader.

How I use Fivetran connectors and Skills to turn our warehouse data into direct answers through Claude, instead of rebuilding the same analysis in Marketo every time.

Synthetic traffic is now a cornerstone of performance engineering. Used thoughtfully, it turns performance testing into a proactive discipline – anticipating problems, validating fixes, and setting the stage for confident releases.