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Nicolai Berg Andersen Nicolai Berg Andersen
Updated on August 19, 2025

What Is JSON?

We use JSON to both store and transfer data. Here’s what you need to know to try JSON out for yourself.

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Anthony Corbo Anthony Corbo
Updated on August 19, 2025

What Is IT Security?

IT security is a series of security concepts, tools and practices that are utilized to mitigate threats and safeguard data in the face of an attack.

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Artturi Jalli Artturi Jalli
Updated on August 19, 2025

What Is Scala?

Scala, or Scalable Language, is a general-purpose programming language that supports object-oriented programming and functional programming styles.

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Alex Williams Alex Williams
Updated on August 18, 2025

What Is Apache Hive?

Apache Hive is a distributed data warehouse system built on Apache Hadoop that enables scalable batch processing and SQL-like querying of large data sets using HiveQL.

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Anthony Corbo Anthony Corbo
Updated on August 18, 2025

What Is TensorFlow?

TensorFlow is an open-source machine learning framework developed by Google used to build, train and deploy machine learning and deep learning models for tasks such as predictive analytics, classification and image recognition.

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Artturi Jalli Artturi Jalli
Updated on August 18, 2025

What Is Cassandra?

Cassandra is an open-source, distributed NoSQL database that can manage large volumes of data across multiple servers with high scalability.

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Andy Maus Andy Maus
Updated on August 18, 2025

Lessons From a Major Cyber Attack on a City Government

The recent ransomware attack on St. Paul, Minnesota underscores a larger pattern of cyber attacks affecting municipalities across the U.S. Here’s what can be done about it. 

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Anthony Corbo Anthony Corbo
Updated on August 18, 2025

What Is Identity Management?

Identity management is the process of creating, verifying and maintaining digital identities to ensure that only authorized users can access an organization’s systems and data.

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Sara A. Metwalli Sara A. Metwalli
Updated on August 18, 2025

What Is CI (Continuous Integration)?

Continuous integration (CI) is a software development practice where code changes are frequently merged into a shared repository and automatically built and tested to detect errors early. Here’s why it’s important in software development.

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Patrick Scully Patrick Scully
Updated on August 18, 2025

What Is the Current Status of Quantum Technology?

Though scalable quantum computers remain in the future, some of the threats they’ll bring are here today. Here’s how to stay safe.

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