October 9, 2019

How Digital Transformation Enables Big Data Analytics

There'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…

Posted by: Wendy Boucher

September 17, 2019

ETL vs ELT: What’s the Difference? & How to Choose

Data 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…

Posted by: Matt Baird

August 5, 2019

Supercharge your DataOps: CIO and CDO unite to create a shared data intellect

Embracing 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…

Posted by: Charlie Wong

August 2, 2019

Cloud Data Warehouse Modeling: Traditional vs. New

What is a Cloud Data Warehouse? A cloud data warehouse is a database delivered in a public cloud as a managed service that is optimized for analytics, scale and ease of use. Cloud native data warehouses like Snowflake, Google BigQuery,…

Posted by: Dave Mariani

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…

Posted by: Dave Mariani