The Good and the Bad of Vue.js Framework Programming

 While JavaScript is fully-fledged on its own, its ecosystem means even more than the language itself. Tools like frameworks make a software engineer's life much easier by providing the basis for smoother development. If the language is considered the alphabet, the framework can be thought of as 

Web Services: Use Cases and Key Architectures Explained

 In 2020, the analyst in the developer economy SlashData conducted the 19th Developer Economics survey that reached nearly 17,000 developers worldwide. According to it, almost 90 percent of the respondents are actively using web services and APIs, while only 11 percent reported not using them at 

Air Waybill (AWB) and e-AWB Explained

 If you deal with international shipments, paperwork is an inevitable evil. It must be handled with care, since mistakes or inaccuracies can cause unwanted difficulties and lead to significant losses. In most cases, however, your freight won’t even be moved unless you have complete, proper 

Amadeus API Integration: Practice Guide on Getting the GDS Content

 What differentiates a travel professional from an occasional traveler? The latter thinks that the word Amadeus relates to Mozart’s music. The former would insist that Amadeus plays the first fiddle but in travel tech. Amadeus, a Madrid-based travel giant,  grows its business around two areas — the 

Airline Consolidators Overview: Their Role, Advantages, and Key Players

 Flight consolidators are brokers that book airline seats in bulk at discount rates and then resell them to travel agencies. These pre-Internet survivors and thrivers continue to play an important role in air ticket distribution. Our article explains why services of airfare wholesalers are still 

Smart Hotel Infrastructure: How to Adopt IoT in Hospitality

 Every now and then, a big hotel brand introduces its own take on the “hotel room of the future”. IHG, Marriott, Accor, and many more have been developing automatic, contactless, personalized experiences to wow their guests and redefine the hospitality market. Marriott even launched a whole 

Metadata Management: Process, Tools, Use Cases, and Best Practices

 Have you ever visited a public library that doesn’t have a computerized book search? If so, you probably used an antique-style catalog that looked like a set of totally identical little drawers where thousands of paper cards were stored in strict order. Each card contained important information 

The Good and the Bad of Angular Development

 Angular is a part of the JavaScript ecosystem and one of the most popular software development instruments today. It was introduced by Google in 2009 and received warm recommendations from the development community. According to the 2022 StackOverflow survey, 23 percent of software engineers apply 

AI in Drug Discovery and Repurposing: Benefits, Approaches, and Use Cases

 According to McKesson, a company with a two-hundred-year history delivering a third of all drugs across North America, you need around six months to start a pharmacy and another seven to nine months to see any revenue. If this seems too long and complex, just make a comparison with a drug 

Travel Startups and Tourism Trends to Invest In

 Severely struck by the coronavirus pandemic, the travel industry is slowly but steadily reaching its full potential. Still, the industry doesn’t look the way it did before March 2020. COVID-19 changed the behavior, demands, and expectations of people planning their next journey. Shifts in travel 

Enterprise Data Warehouse: EDW Components, Key Concepts, and Architecture Types

 Throughout the day we make many decisions relying on previous experience. Our brains store trillions of bits of data about past events and leverage those memories each time we face the need to make a decision. Like people, companies generate and collect tons of data about the past. And this data 

What is Data Fabric: Architecture, Principles, Advantages, and Ways to Implement

 The enterprise data landscape is fragmented. According to Flexera’s 2022 State of the Cloud Report, 89 percent of respondents have a multi-cloud strategy with 80 percent having a hybrid cloud approach in place. Organizations have data stored in public and private clouds, as well as in various 

The Good and the Bad of Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization

 In our blog, we’ve been talking a lot about the importance of business intelligence (BI), data analytics, and data-driven culture for any company. Multiple studies continuously demonstrate the superiority of analytics-based organizations (e.g., Deloitte calculated that companies with data-driven 

Quality Control: Using Acceptance Testing to Guarantee Product Quality

 Everyone’s heard of the Y2K problem that occupied techies' minds at the turn of the millennium. Millions of dollars and hundreds of man-hours have been spent to fix the issue that engineers of the past had no chance of predicting. A bit earlier, in 1998, a much more trivial software mistake was 

Rail Fleet Management: How Technologies Help Handle Asset Tracking and Maintenance in Freight Rail Industry

 Railroads are an indispensable part of the supply chain when transporting both bulk shipments and intermodal containers. Compared to truck – its main competitor – train is cheaper (in the US it’s 4 cents vs 20 cents per ton-mile), more efficient (the record-breaking train was 682 cars and 4.5 

Dynamic Packaging Solutions for Online Booking Engines: Building a One-Stop Shop for Travel Experience

 Imagine not having to spend time switching between suppliers to book a room, a flight, and local activities. Think about a trip-booking solution that allows flexibly changing your tour content. Consider a platform that can easily align your budget with the entire tour, including accommodation and 

The Good and the Bad of Hadoop Big Data Framework

 What does it take to store all New York Times articles published between 1855 and 1922? Depending on how you measure it, the answer is 11 million newspaper pages or… just one Hadoop cluster and one tech specialist who can move 4 terabytes of textual data to a new location in 24 hours. The biggest 

Bed Banks: Comparing Inventory and Connectivity of Hotelbeds, WebBeds, HPro Travel (HotelsPro), Travco, Bonotel, and GRNconnect

 The online booking business is only as good as its inventory, so finding the best rooms for the best price is job number one. One of the ways to get a diverse inventory portfolio is to partner with a bed bank.
What is a bed bank?
A bed bank (also called a wholesaler) is a B2B company that 

AI in Manufacturing: 5 Successful Use Cases of AI-Based Technologies

 In October 2019, Microsoft reported artificial intelligence helped manufacturing companies outperform rivals stating that manufacturers adopting AI perform 12 percent better than their competitors. Therefore, we are likely to see an upsurge in AI-based technologies in manufacturing along with the 

Terminal Operating Systems: Main Features, Integration, and Providers Overview

 The recent Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) overview of global supply chains explicitly displays how bad port congestion currently is – and how it keeps getting worse. The study states that one-fifth of the global container ship fleet is stuck at various major ports. The turnaround time keeps increasing 

Data Mesh Architecture: Concept, Main Principles, and Implementation

 “New is always better.”
Barney Stinson, a fictional character from the CBS show How I Met Your Mother
No matter how overblown it may sound, the famous quote is applicable to the technology world in many ways. In the last few decades, we’ve seen a lot of architectural approaches to building data 

Understanding Endpoint Security for Databases

 This is a guest article by Gilad David Maayan from AgileSEO In almost every organization, the database is a mission-critical system that holds sensitive data. And that makes databases a prime target for attackers. While there are many ways to protect a database, from secure database configuration 

AltexSoft and Kharkiv IT Cluster to Equip 65 Schools with Digital Labs in the Region

AltexSoft Lands The Financial Times List of the Americas’ 300 Fastest Growing Companies 2025

Amex GBT’s Adaptation Story: Change or Die

While American Express didn’t invent the concept of prepaid notes, they revolutionized the industry by leveraging their sheer scale. They issued so many cheques that they became widely accepted – at banks, hotels, and stores across the globe. This innovation, along with the peace of mind it offered travelers, laid the foundation for modern travel payment methods like digital wallets and corporate cards.

Unlocking Local Payment Methods for Travel

Local payment methods are transforming the travel industry! From real-time transfers to mobile money services, these solutions offer lower fees, faster settlements, and a better customer experience. Discover how businesses can tap into this growing trend and attract more global travelers.

Investment Opportunities in the Middle East's Travel Tech Sector

The Middle East's travel sector is booming. It’s mainly due to its strategic location, world-class infrastructure, and a growing appetite for cultural and adventure tourism. But besides planning the next vacation – or workation? – what opportunities are there for us as travel tech investors?

This time Alex Medovoi, Founder and CEO of AltexSoft discusses the investment potential of the Middle East’s travel tech sector.

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The Good and the Bad of Vue.js Framework Programming

Quality Control: Using Acceptance Testing to Guarantee Product Quality