Scaling Databases

You would hear a lot about the three V’s of data – Volume, Variety & Velocity. Every enterprise and almost any application of enterprise grade is facing growth in consumption and therefore, growth in the data it consumes, generates, processes & stores as well as the forms of the data that’s been processed.

Integrating Death by Captcha to automate testing of web pages with captcha

We are all familiar with CAPTCHA — acronym for “Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart”. A CAPTCHA test is designed to determine if an online user is really a human and not a bot. Through Captcha, the user is asked to perform a certain task, such as enter the text written in the image or click on the images from a set of different images that match the required criteria. CAPTCHA helps protect you from spam and password decryption by asking you to complete a simple test that proves you are human and not a computer trying to break into a password protected account.

Value Stream Mapping vs Process Mapping: A Comparison

Business process optimization remains a top priority for enterprises of all scale and sizes. However, figuring out the right mapping tool is one of the primary challenges that businesses must deal to ensure business efficiency and profit. Most businesses either use value stream maps (VSM) or process maps for process optimization. While both mapping tools can be tailored to adapt to diverse business environments, knowing the difference between the two can help in making a smart choice. Here’s a comparison between these two mapping tools: