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How the telco industry is embracing blockchain innovation

Driven by customer demand, automation has enabled great strides in enterprise networking. Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) has unlocked the ability for organisations to set up and tear down links between assets and scale bandwidth in real-time, matching the capabilities of the cloud. But in the back end, especially when it comes to settlement, many service providers still rely on manual processes, and this is where blockchain innovation offers much promise.

Solve code-level bottlenecks with Profiling for Node.js

Profiling is an important tool in every developer’s toolkit because it provides a granular view into the execution of your program from your production environment. This is an important concept, as performance bottlenecks can often be very hard or even impossible to reproduce locally due to external constraints or loads only seen in a production environment.

Customer Appreciation Ideas: Ways to Say Thank You

When there is a new product on the market and the marketing of the said product, you will acquire new customers. It is simple enough to expand your customer base. But how do you ensure they remain your customers for life? Studies show that acquiring new customers is more expensive than retaining existing ones. So, customer retention plays a vital role in helping your profit margins. It follows that when customers are loyal, they deserve to be appreciated.

Cloud Costs From A Cloud Product Manager's Perspective

As a cloud product manager, much of our jobs center around creating KPIs (or OKRs, if you prefer) such as sales revenue, freemium conversions, or customer stickiness, and encouraging development teams to hit product performance goals. But what happens after those goals have been met? Do we create new KPIs and push forward, or do we take a step back and evaluate whether each indicator actually translates to higher profit for the business?

Solve code-level bottlenecks with Profiling for Python

Profiling is an important tool in every developer’s toolkit because it provides a granular view into the execution of your program from your production environment. This is an important concept, as performance bottlenecks can often be very hard or even impossible to reproduce locally due to external constraints or loads only seen in a production environment. Python is one of the most popular programming languages available, and it is one of the core technologies we use at Sentry.

Prepare your IT systems for Black Friday with best practices and strategies from Ulta Beauty

For retail and e-commerce companies, exponential traffic spikes are a holiday season tradition that often peaks on Black Friday. And Ulta Beauty knows this all too well. As the largest beauty retailer in the US today, operating 1,300 stores nationwide, Ulta experienced the growing pains of its on-premises IT environment: slow rollouts, tedious infrastructure management, and a lack of visibility into critical systems. Sound familiar?

The Importance of Having a High-Quality Website

Every business owner knows that having a high-quality website is essential. Your website is the first impression potential customers will have of your business. If it's not up to par, they will move on to the next one. This blog post discusses some of the reasons why having a high-quality website is so important. It also provides tips for making sure your website meets or exceeds expectations.