Topic: data
Getting around roadblocks to VSM metrics
While many organizations think they have value stream management, they are encountering roadblocks to gain the metrics they need from it, according to Laureen Knudsen, chief transformation officer at Broadcom in the talk “Maneuvering around VSM roadblocks” at {virtual} VSMcon 2022. A recent study by Broadcom found that 88% of people say they are doing … continue reading
Reflections about low-code data management
You wouldn’t code a website from scratch, so why would you code your corporate data estate from scratch? As it turns out, data engineers and business intelligence professionals can learn a great deal from the history of website development to help us with managing our corporate data estate. In the early days of the Internet, … continue reading
SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: data-diff
Data-diff is a new open-source project that was released by Datafold earlier this week. It is used for validating data across different databases. It uses a simple CLI for creating monitoring and alerts, and can be used to bridge column types of different formats. According to the project’s GitHub page, data-diff is able to verify … continue reading
SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: Budibase
Budibase is an open-source low-code platform for building, designing, and automating business apps such as admin panels, forms, internal tools, client portals, and more. The tool was built to help developers who had to take up to three weeks to build CRUD apps. The project has a built-in database, External Data Sources, a design GUI, … continue reading
SD Times Open-Source Project of the Week: OpenTDF
OpenTDF allows developers to utilize the Trusted Data Format (TDF) to incorporate data protection in their applications. TDF itself is a data object wrapper and it can be used to protect nearly all electronic data types. TDF standards and specifications are currently maintained by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. OpenTDF is an … continue reading
Jellyfish announces benchmarks for engineering leaders
The newly announced Jellyfish Benchmarks enable engineering leaders to add context to engineering metrics and performance by introducing a method for comparisons. Jellyfish customers now have insight at the percentile level as to how they stack up against their peers since the complex nature of modern software engineering often fails to give engineers proper context, … continue reading
How a connected deployment model can allow you to suit your users’ needs
Being able to put data in the cloud enables developers to create better applications faster, and also to deliver those applications in a way that suits both their needs and the needs of their customers. One possible model for deployment is a Managed Deployment Model. This is a model in which the company is able … continue reading
TIBCO updates WebFOCUS platform
With the release of TIBCO WebFOCUS 9.0.0, the company announced stronger data access, AI/ML capabilities, and developer tools. “Valuable data and AI/ML algorithms flow through absolutely every corner of an organization. The use of visual discovery and improved data management enables users and developers to turn that raw data into truly meaningful insights,” said Mark … continue reading
Databobi introduces StorageMAP for managing unstructured data
The unstructured data management company, Datadobi, today announced StorageMAP. This comes as a new solution that offers a single pane of glass for organizations to manage unstructured data across their complete data storage estate. According to Datadobi, with this new software, organizations can visualize, organize, and act upon their data in hybrid vendor and cloud … continue reading
Report: 55% of companies are not ready for a cookieless world since most rely on third-party data
The vast majority of companies at 81% rely on third-party data and 55% of companies said they are not fully ready for a cookieless world. Safari and Firefox currently block third-party cookies and Google Chrome will follow by the end of 2023. Twilio announced in its third annual State of Customer Engagement Report, which reflects … continue reading
Optimize data transfer and integrate file transfer in your automation workflows
Workload automation is a critical piece of digital transformation. It can enable practitioners to schedule and execute business process workflows, optimize data transfer and processing and cut down on errors and delays in execution of the business processes themselves. Businesses currently have three main approaches to modernization and digital transformation. One is that they are … continue reading
Blueprint Software announces Business Transformation Platform
Blueprint Software announced its new Business Transformation Platform which is designed to be a command center for company-wide process improvement initiatives. The platform delivers process intelligence that enables enterprise organizations to analyze and assess process value, identify hidden inefficiencies, and execute on data-driven improvement strategies with speed and precision. “Blueprint’s initial use case in the … continue reading
