Data Solutions & Practices
Data is the fundamental resource that powers business operations and drives strategic decisions. We cover modern data practices and the tools, platforms, and approaches organizations use to manage, transform, and get value from their data.
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Chrome Proxy Settings in 2026: Windows, Mac & Linux
Chrome has no built-in proxy panel. On Windows and macOS, it uses the operating system’s proxy settings, so configuration happens at the OS level. Two methods set a proxy for Chrome: a command-line launch flag and a browser extension. Disclaimer: Chrome’s proxy settings can also be accessed by clicking the three-dot menu in the top-right…
Best Search Engine Proxies: 2026 Benchmark
Search engines are among the toughest targets our team scrapes at AIMultiple. Google, Bing, and Yandex flag and throttle automated queries within a handful of requests from the same address, so a proxy that sails through an ordinary website can still stall on a results page. To see which providers actually hold up, we benchmarked…
How to Setup & Turn Off iPhone Proxy
Configuring iPhone proxy settings lets you manage network traffic and enhance privacy at the system level for any Wi-Fi connection. Whether you need to set up an HTTP proxy for professional use or want to turn off proxy settings on an iPhone to fix connectivity issues, this guide covers iOS and iPadOS. Any provider with…
Automated Data Collection Tools & Use Cases in 2026
Automated data collection uses systems to gather, process, and analyze information efficiently. Since automated data comes from multiple sources in various formats, understanding the different types and their origins is essential to implementing it effectively. Data collection automation uses scripts, bots, APIs, or dedicated platforms to gather, organize, and store data from multiple sources without…
E-Commerce Scraper: 6 Providers Benchmarked
We benchmarked five web data providers across 100 e-commerce domains, fetching 65,000 product and search pages each at 5 to 5,000 concurrent requests. Averaged across concurrency levels, Decodo recorded the fastest median response, about 7 seconds, at a 59% success rate, while Bright Data reached the highest success rate (76%) at a 16-second median. Apify…
Best Glassdoor Datasets in 2026
Glassdoor datasets offer useful insights into job listings, employer reviews, and salaries, but they are not the exclusive source of labor-market or employer-brand data. We review the four top providers of Glassdoor datasets: Bright Data, Coresignal, Oxylabs, and Actowiz. Our evaluation covers each provider’s dataset structure, extraction techniques, update schedules, delivery options, and pricing models.…
LinkedIn Datasets in 2026: Sources for Profile & Company Data
LinkedIn datasets can be categorized into profile data and company data: It’s important to know the different types of LinkedIn data available when buying from a verified provider or seeking a specific company dataset. Common fields across all providers: The following fields are present in all three providers and were removed from the tables above…
Best Enterprise Proxy Servers in 2026
We tested the best enterprise proxy service providers with 30 million requests, across 100,000 parallel requests, to identify the most reliable options for large-scale operations. See the top performance leaders based on our benchmark. Detailed reviews for all providers are included below. All benchmarked providers delivered a high success rate (at least ~80%) and fast…
How to Configure Android Proxy Server Settings
On Android, you can configure a proxy for each Wi-Fi network in the settings app. Once you set it for a network, it stays saved, but you need to repeat the process for every network you want to use with a proxy. Before you begin, there are three things you should know: There’s a difference…
Top 5 Amazon Review Scrapers Compared
To compare how web data scraping providers handle Amazon review extraction, we tested 5 web scraping providers on the same set of Amazon product review URLs, totaling 2,500 requests across all providers. Read our benchmark methodology for more detail on our testing process. Amazon was the most accessible platform in our reviews scraping benchmark. The…