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July 13, 2021

The use of data aggregations (i.e. aggregates) to accelerate query performance is a common practice for data engineering teams, but the question remains how to balance resources like time and compute consumption in the aggregation process. Rather than relying on…

July 8, 2021

In the first post of this series on Data Fabrics, we defined the enterprise data fabric design pattern and how it can transform your data and analytics operations into a self managing, data factory. And, in our second piece, we…

July 7, 2021

In our first post of this series, we explored the notion of a Data Fabric as a design pattern for assembling technologies and processes to support modern data and analytics infrastructure.   Now that we better understand what data fabric is…

June 29, 2021

Introduction to Data Fabric We have written about the concept of the “Data Fabric” in the past. While not new, it is an increasingly cited topic to help organize the many technologies and strategies employed by enterprise data teams to…

June 22, 2021

Late last year, Gartner published their first Market Guide for Analytics Query Accelerators (available with Gartner Subscription).  They loosely define this broad set of technologies as providing “[query] optimization on top of semantically flexible data stores, typically associated with data…

June 16, 2021

Many insurance companies are looking to tap the power of third-party data to gain critical insights into their potential customer base. By blending third-party data with first-party data, these insurance providers can improve their decision-making capabilities through advanced analytics and…

June 10, 2021

The ability to access data from Snowflake in a consistent manner is crucial for scaling analytics programs and building a self-service BI culture. In addition to providing control and analytics governance, the AtScale universal semantic layer accelerates BI query performance…

June 9, 2021

While self-service data analytics requires the right technologies, promoting the use of data throughout an organization demands strong data literacy and non-intrusive governance, as well. During our webinar, How to Scale Self-Service Analytics for Smarter Decision-Making, we spoke with John…

June 4, 2021

Data virtualization refers to a general technology approach of abstracting data away from physical data sources, including data warehouses, data lakes, application data, without having to copy or move it. Data virtualization solutions are generally grouped in with other data…

June 1, 2021

You may have heard the term semantic layer before, as it’s been around for some time. Semantic layers were invented to mold relational databases and their SQL dialects into an approachable interface for business users. Until recently, however, the semantic…