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Posted 1 month ago by Milos Svana
In a previous article, we introduced Open Policy Agent (OPA), a simple open source tool that lets you decouple your organizational policies, including service authorization rules, from other parts of your software stack. We showed you many ways how OPA can be integrated into your service architecture, and also presented a few policy definition examples. […]
Posted 3 months ago by Milos Svana
Organizations operate in an ever-changing environment. These environmental changes for example include an introduction of a new law, technological progress, or even large-scale crises, such as the one we are experiencing right now. Organizations often need to react to these outside factors by updating their organizational policies. Many of these policies are implemented in software. […]
Posted 11 months ago by Petr Bednar
If you’ve ever shopped online, created a playlist with Spotify, or tried to learn a new language with Duolingo, or chatted on WhatsApp, you’ve interacted with a chatbot. In addition to being used by industries as wide ranging as news sites, retail, and real estate, chatbots have also become quite popular. According to a recent […]
Posted 2 years ago by Ľubomír Mlích
Overview Every web application is intended for humans. If interaction is expected, the application obviously needs to authenticate users, create accounts for them, and keep their credentials secure. This can be a complex task due to security and privacy concerns. While it is possible to create our own solution, it is much easier to use […]
Posted 2 years ago by Christian Krutsche
For more than a decade, the cloud, cloud computing, and cloud storage have been some of the hottest and enduring buzzwords in our industry. While most companies understand the benefits of moving their servers to the cloud and have made the leap, there are still many holdouts. The reason for this is simple; they do […]
Posted 2 years ago by Christian Krutsche
“Cyber crime is the greatest threat to every company in the world.” Ginni Rometty – Chairman, President, and CEO, IBM The consequences of data breaches are devastating. In 2017, there were 1,579 data breaches in the U.S. alone, an increase of nearly 45% from 2016. And it’s expensive. The average cost […]
Posted 2 years ago by Petr Matej
With 79% of websites and 7 out of 10 smartphones collecting personal information, now more than ever, data privacy is paramount. Laws such as the U.S. Privacy Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and most recently, the California Consumer Privacy Act all aim to protect personal data. There are some types of personal […]
Posted 3 years ago by Petr Matej
Whether you are watching Coachella live on YouTube, connecting with your followers via Instagram stories, or gaming with more than 10 million other daily active users on Twitch, there’s no denying that live streaming video has become an indispensable part of our lives. All you really need is a reliable internet connection and a device […]
Posted 3 years ago by Petr Matej
“Data will be the raw material of the 21st century.” Angela Merkel – World Economic Forum 2018 In IT, innovation and rapid change are constant. New technologies and frameworks are created daily. Rapid evolution of JavaScript and the world of web is a good example. The database world, on the other hand, […]
Posted 3 years ago by Jiri Znoj
I recently wrote a blog post Running ExtJS app as a Liferay portlet, you can read Running ExtJS as a Liferay portlet: Part 1 and Running ExtJS as a Liferay portlet: Part 2 here. ExtJS is powerful JavaScript framework with some pretty cool features. If you don’t know ExtJS but would like to, this page […]