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Part 1: Getting Started with Progress’ RAG-as-a-Service Platform, Progress Agentic RAG
October 13, 2025
Enterprise knowledge management is broken. Critical insights get buried in email threads, brilliant analysis disappears into network drives and teams unknowingly duplicate work that was completed months earlier. The promise of AI-powered search and retrieval augmented generation (RAG) offers a solution—but how does it work in practice? Read our blog to find out.
Built for Business, Loved by Developers: Progress OpenEdge ABL
October 16, 2025
Progress OpenEdge ABL is a business-focused, fourth-generation language that enables rapid, reliable and scalable development of mission-critical applications, making it a trusted and future-ready choice for organizations and developers.
Introducing Automate MFT: Modern File Transfer Built for Hybrid and Distributed IT Ecosystems
October 08, 2025
We're thrilled to introduce Progress Automate MFT—a first-of-its-kind cloud-native orchestration engine explicitly built for automated, secure file transfer. Is a cloud-native file transfer solution at the top of your wish list? Let’s dive into the details that make Automate MFT the right solution for your enterprise.
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The Inspiring Passion of the OpenEdge Community
Most developers are passionate about what they do, but there’s something special going on when that passion creates a close-knit community.
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
I really do not like to shop for clothes. The chaotic parking lots, long checkout lines, overly helpful store clerks and a selection of clothes with too many fits and styles all add to my frustration. However, I joined the Telerik Sitefinity team in October and I decided to purchase ...
Take Your Training ‘To-Go’ with MarkLogic University
Free time: It’s elusive these days. But when 15-minute pockets of time suddenly appear (whether on the train or in a waiting room) you could spend it learning something new! With that in mind, MarkLogic University is launching an on-demand mobile app, built on the MarkLogic platform, so you can make the most of those treasured ‘free’ pockets of time.
Nationwide Improves Scalability and Performance with DataDirect
Nationwide’s data connectivity solution had reached its limits, but while trying to update they ran into complex technical problems. Learn how Progress® DataDirect® helped them modernize in record time.
Top 5 Predictions for Retail & Consumer Industries in 2016
Happy New Year! The retail and consumer industries face a significant transformational opportunity in 2016. Here are my top five predictions for the industries this year.
Top 5 Data Connectivity Tutorials of 2015
At the end of the year, it’s nice to look back at what you’ve learned. And if you’ve been following the Progress® DataDirect® blog, you’ve definitely learned a lot!
External Storage Backup & Restore of Flowmon Profiles
A profile in context of Flowmon is a specific view on flow data stored in Flowmon Collector. It is defined by name, type, combination of profile filters and for a continuous type of the profile also size of allocated quota. Exceeding the quota causes an expiration of the oldest data, which is overwritten. A new feature allows to backup the profiles to defined external storage and restore them vice-versa whenever needed.
It Never Pays to Roll Your Own File Transfer System for Large Files
Picture a rural health system sending large, high-res brain scans from a stroke patient to a city hospital for analysis. Now picture a field engineer sharing 3-D AutoCAD files of a new oil field with decision-makers at corporate. Imagine an enterprise migrating stored...
A Look Back at 2015 and the Transformative Future of OpenEdge
2015 was a very busy and exciting year in the area of business application development. Let's look back as well as forward at the transformative future of OpenEdge.
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Progress is Now Accepting STEM Scholarship Applications
Apply now for the 2026 Progress STEM Scholarships, supporting students in the sciences across Bulgaria, India and the United States.
What Makes an AI System ‘Agentic’?
What does the term “agentic” or “agent” mean in AI? How is it different from “predictive AI”? How does any of this apply to your business? This post breaks it down.
How to Use Flow Theory When Designing Your Digital Interfaces
We see flow states in creative pursuits, sports, hobbies and mindfulness activities like yoga. It can also be extended to the digital product experience. Let’s explore the four principles of flow and ways you can use them to design more enjoyable and engaging user experiences.
Hackathon Success Story: How Two Students Used AI and OpenEdge to Tackle Real-World Business Challenges
Two students, David and Alireza, used their first experience with Progress OpenEdge to build an AI-powered demand forecasting solution during a hackathon, showcasing how OpenEdge, Agentic RAG and modern AI workflows can solve real-world business challenges and spark future innovation.
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