January 15th Blog Roundup

• January 15, 2021
• Nicco Marcus

Hello there! 

Here's some great reading about the best in tech. 

• Conservative News Apps See Downward Market Trend: Here's some particularly relevant news for those of us in the U.S., regarding a number of events within the past week. 
• Xplenty Curl Feature: Why, When and How to Use It: This article covers the Curl functions and features in addition to providing a step-by-step demonstration.
• New Feature: Salesforce PK Chunking: Good news for Xplenty-Salesforce users! Learn about Xplenty's PK chunking in this overview. 
• Iron.mq vs Amazon SQS: What’s the Difference?: Check out this comparison between Iron.mp and Amazon SQS on language, performance, scalability, etc.
• IronWorker vs. Sidekiq: In this review, learn the differences between IronWorker vs. Sidekiq and decide which tool is right for your business.
• IronWorker vs. Dynos: This time, here's another comparison with IronWorker vs. dynos on features, prices, capabilities, and more.
  
• Integrating Grafana and CloudSQL: In this article, see how you can integrate Google Cloud with Grafana, as well as how to use Google Stackdriver as the data source in Grafana to expose the metrics of Google Cloud VM’s and platforms.
• Steps to Launch Your Website Redesign: Check out this guide for the steps to redesign and launch your new website as easily and successfully as possible.
• Graphite vs. InfluxDB: Both Graphite and InfluxDB are suitable for enterprise use, are scalable, and are stable. That being said, there are some benefits and drawbacks to each. This article breaks down the differences. 
• How Storyboards Help You Solve Project Problems: Here's a great overview on what storyboards are and how they can benefit project management.
• Stitch vs. Jitterbit vs. Xplenty: What's the Difference?: Stitch, Jitterbit, and Xplenty improve data management for users who don't want to maintain a data pipeline. Find out which tool is the best one for your business.
• How to Design With Contrast: If you want to learn more about how to design with contrast in mind, check out this guide!
• How to Comply with Sweden’s PII Data Protection Act: Last year, Sweden adopted both the Protective Security Act and the Swedish implementation of GDPR. Learn about what this means for your business. 
• What Is FaaS?: Learn how FaaS works, the benefits, and the common examples of FaaS, and platforms that offer FaaS. 
• How to Use Flowcharts to Plan Your Processes and Workflow: Check out this guide to master flowcharts to make all of your projects more successful!
• Top 10 Data Cleansing Tools for 2021: Take a look at this a roundup of data cleansing tools as you head into 2021!
• Iron.MQ vs Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM): What’s the Difference?: Here's a overview of the features, benefits, and pricing of Iron.MQ and Firebase Cloud Messaging. 
• RabbitMQ vs IronMQ: Here's another comparison post, this time for RabbitMQ and IronMQ.
• Redis RQ vs Iron.MQ: Which Service Is Better for Me?: If you were waffling between Redis RQ and Iron MQ, check out this guide. 
• IronWorker vs. Ruby/Rails Worker: See how these platforms differ in features, capabilities, and price.
• Talend vs. MuleSoft vs. Xplenty: Which One Does ETL Better?: Speaking of comparisons, see which of these does ETL when it comes to coding skills, support, price, architecture, etc.
• How Lorem Ipsum Kills Your Designs: Here's an interesting read on how this common, placeholder text can have negative effects that it can have on your designs.
• What is Low-Code? Low-Code vs. No-Code, Low-Code Development Tools, and More: This is a very comprehensive guide to low-code, including how it was developed, and whether it's right for you.
• Top 6 Data Security Tools for 2021: 2020 has been a rough year for data security, making it even more necessary than ever. Check out this roundup to catch up see the best tools going into 2021. 
• Common Regulations that Data-Driven Entities Need to Know: Here's a much-needed article on the most common regulations and how they can affect the work you do, day to day.
• Evolution of development process: Read this article for a quick history lesson on the evolution of the development process, from the 1980s to present day. 

Hope you all have a great weekend!