October 24, 2019
How to Become Truly Data-DrivenCompanies today don’t have the luxury of waiting to become data-driven while younger and more agile competitors are nipping at their heels. The pressure is on now to consolidate all data across the organization for a single view into operations,…
October 9, 2019
How Digital Transformation Enables Big Data AnalyticsThere's sometimes a misconception in the understanding of Big Data. Isn't is just analytics? They're related, but in this movement, data has become not only bigger but more complex meaning that anyone seeking to glean intelligence from Big Data must…
September 17, 2019
ETL vs ELT: What’s the Difference? & How to ChooseData Loading, part of the ETL trinity, is conceptually very easy. Where it gets interesting is - at what point do you do the loading? Pre or Post the Transformation, where data is transformed from one format or structure to…
August 7, 2019
Five Areas Where Intelligent Data Virtualization Gives Retailers a Competitive EdgeToo many retailers are held back by their IT infrastructure, with key operational data scattered across fragmented systems. These silos and a lack of shared organizational insight put retailers’ competitive edge against both online and brick-and-mortar shops at great risk.…
August 5, 2019
Supercharge your DataOps: CIO and CDO unite to create a shared data intellectEmbracing DataOps DataOps seeks to realize the insight-driven business by creating better ways to develop and deliver analytics across organizations. DataOps emphasizes interactions, working analytics, customer collaboration, experimentation and cross-functional ownership over tools, documentation, contracts, upfront design and siloed responsibilities…
July 11, 2019
DATA VIRTUALIZATION VS. DATA WAREHOUSE*Editor’s note: This is an update to the "Why You Need An Advanced Analytics Fabric " post we published a while back. This update expands on the challenges of a traditional data warehouse and outlines the 10 requirements of intelligent data…
June 19, 2019
Can the Cloud Rescue Retail?The retail category is in a ride-or-die situation when it comes to the cloud. Many retailers, under pressure from Amazon and the growth of eCommerce, have already gone out-of-business. In fact, more than 7,000 brick-and-mortar locations have closed so far…
June 11, 2019
In search of $DATAIt’s been an incredible week for consolidation in the pursuit of analytical excellence. Google acquired Looker for roughly $2.6B, and today Salesforce acquired Tableau for nearly $16B. Today’s move is the combination of two juggernauts in their respective markets. Salesforce…
May 15, 2019
Data Virtualization: The Champion Of The Hybrid CloudChances are if an enterprise company has customers, it is operating in a hybrid cloud environment. The small fraction that are not are predicted to adopt this structure by the end of next year. According to Dave Bartoletti, VP and…
April 29, 2019
CDO Version.2019: Seven Keys To Defining The JobThe Chief Data Officer is on the rise. A remarkable number of companies have made this high-profile addition to the C-suite over the past year, confirming the urgency of data-driven decision making at the highest levels of the enterprise. However,…
