How to Increase Factor Loadings in Your Surveys

Factor loading is like a quality check for your survey items. A high loading (usually ≥ 0.5, ideally ≥ 0.7) means your question really captures the concept you are studying. A low loading indicates that some items may be confusing, irrelevant, or not of interest. Here’s how to fix it. 1. Perfect Your Survey Items…

How MITER ATT&CK helps security teams outpace today’s faster, smarter attackers

Reading Time: 6 minute Twenty-nine minutes. That’s the average time it takes for cybercriminals to move from initial compromise to lateral movement across a network, according to CrowdStrike’s 2026 Global Threat Report. The fastest breakout recorded last year occurred 27 seconds. In one case, data exfiltration began within four minutes of initial access. The chances…

Improve Your Interface: Learn Symfony UX with New Official Training from SensioLabs

Over 3 days, dive deeper into the ecosystem and learn how to master all Symfony UX components. In this training course, you’ll discover how to enrich your user experience (UX) without adding unnecessary complexity to your technology stack. Symfony UX: Modern Frontend, the Symfony way Symfony UX has revolutionized the way we build dynamic interfaces…

How to Conduct a Thematic Analysis (2025 Guide)

Thematic analysis is one of the most popular ways to analyze qualitative data—such as interview transcripts, focus groups, or open-ended survey responses. This helps you find patterns (themes) across your data and tell meaningful stories. In 2025, thematic analysis has not changed in essence, but is new AI tools and digital workflows making it faster…

Five ways federal agencies can measure digital transformation success

Reading Time: 6 minute Federal agencies are modernizing more quickly than in recent years. Legacy systems are being replaced, more and more services are moving online, and technology is changing the way daily work is done across core mission areas. But modernization alone does not work. Institutions increasingly need to demonstrate whether digital transformation investments…

Why PHP Is the Smartest Backend Choice for Enterprise Software Today

Strengths of PHP Companies Companies make technology decisions based on reliability, available talent, predictable costs, and long-term viability. PHP meets all these criteria and there is still room left. This technology continues to power much of the global web. This widespread use is not the result of pre-existing inertia, but is a clear sign that…

Everything You Need to Know About Factor Analysis of Likert Scale Data: Metrics and Thresholds

If you’ve ever collected survey data using likert scale (e.g., “Strongly Disagree” → “Strongly Agree”), you might be wondering: Do my questions really measure what I think? It’s here factor analysis enter. This is a statistical tool that checks whether your survey items are grouped into meaningful groups (called factor). For example, ten questions about…

SHI Research Summary March 20, 2026

In this edition, we look at the broader impact of AI in IT: supply chain shifts, increased SaaS spending, employee-led adoption, security risks, and a new focus on infrastructure. These reports highlight how organizations are adapting to a rapidly evolving landscape. And in case you missed it, we’ve released some new episodes SHI Research Details…

Symfony 8: Stability, Security, and Innovation for Developers

SensioLabs: Nicolas, a new major version of Symfony has just been released. What are the main new features of Symfony 8? Should we expect a revolution? Nicolas Greece: Not revolution, but surgical evolution. The idea behind it symphony 8 is to continue to equip developers for modern and demanding projects. We introduce three new components:…

How to Code and Analyze Multiple Response Questions in Excel

When can respondents vote more than one answer (e.g., Facebook, Instagram, TikTok), the data doesn’t fit neatly in one column. Instead, you should do it restructuring, coding, and summarizing correctly to gain meaningful insights. Here’s how to do it. Step 1: Enter and Code Data There are two common ways to set up multiple response…