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Derek Ashmore Derek Ashmore
Updated on July 16, 2025

5 Challenges DevOps Must Solve to Prepare for AIOps

AIOps is the wave of the future, but getting there will involve clearing some remaining hurdles. Our expert offers some guidelines.

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Thiago Carvalho Thiago Carvalho
Updated on July 16, 2025

Grouping Data With R: A Guide

Grouping data is an important step in the data analysis process, allowing you to summarize important information. Here’s how to group it in R.

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Mamta Singh Mamta Singh
Updated on July 15, 2025

What Is Caching?

Cache (pronounced “cash”) is a type of computing memory used to improve the speed at which we access frequently requested data. Caching improves performance, efficiency and the user experience.

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Artturi Jalli Artturi Jalli
Updated on July 15, 2025

What Is Backbone.js?

Backbone.js, a small JavaScript library for organizing developers’ JavaScript code, is lightweight and easy to integrate into JavaScript-heavy applications.

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Anthony Corbo Anthony Corbo
Updated on July 14, 2025

What Is SQL?

SQL allows programmers to query, update and reorganize data while modifying database schema to control data accessibility.

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Anthony Corbo Anthony Corbo
Updated on July 14, 2025

What Is the R Programming Language?

R is a programming language widely used in data science that offers tools for statistical analysis and data visualization, including advanced plotting capabilities.

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Alex Williams Alex Williams
Updated on July 14, 2025

What Is Sails.js?

Sails.js is a web application framework for Node.js that follows the model-view-controller (MNC) architecture, inspired by frameworks like Ruby on Rails.

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Artturi Jalli Artturi Jalli
Updated on July 11, 2025

Python Elasticsearch: An Introduction

Elasticsearch is a distributed NoSQL search engine built on top of Apache Lucene. It's useful for applications that require full-text, real-time searches or for analytics. Here, our expert introduces you to its use in Python.

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Akshay Kumar Akshay Kumar
Updated on July 11, 2025

Iterative vs. Incremental Development Explained

Iterative development refines software through repeated cycles, incorporating feedback to improve functionality over time. Incremental development builds software in stages, with each increment adding new features to the existing product.

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Sara A. Metwalli Sara A. Metwalli
Updated on July 10, 2025

What Is Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)?

Application lifecycle management provides a structure to software development with five distinct stages. Our expert introduces you to ALM, how it works and its key benefits.

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