best practices for data security

Data Security Best Practices: One Doc From Destruction

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As an organization grows, data security becomes more of a pain point. A software company may have started out with only a handful of employees who share responsibilities – and admin access – to databases and applications. But as it grows, there quickly becomes a need for things like role-based security models, backup and restore protocols and user credential policies. Read More

why embedded analytics matters

What Makes Embedded Analytics Important to Many Industries?

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Look to embedded analytics when you want your application to stand out from the competition. Embedded analytics allows the addition of self-service functionality to applications that users want and need.

Embedded BI and analytics sets software companies apart from their competitors who use branded third-party BI tools. Those other solutions at best put iFramed reports and dashboards on pages of their applications. And for some businesses, that”s all they need.

But once your organization starts to really grow, that doesn’t become scalable. IT staff usually must use a separate tool outside of the core application to create the reports and dashboards. They then need to insert those views via iFrame and repeat the process when end users need new reports. As your number of users grow, IT will quickly become overwhelmed.

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how to be a great software product manager

What Makes a Great Software Product Manager?

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Companies are like a puzzle. Each person plays an integral part in carrying out short and long term goals. In software development, a product manager is inherently the CEO of the product: the person who is responsible for strategizing and defining the product roadmap. They often answer the questions of why something is a need, when does it need to be done, and what exactly it needs to be. The product manager is like the missing middle piece required to hold the supporting pieces together.

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