Category: Datawarehousing

Feed: Actian. Author: Sampa Choudhuri. During the past few years, IoT devices have evolved from being a consumer novelty to a core part of next-generation IT ecosystems for businesses of all sizes. IoT devices (such as smart watches, fitbits, home sensors, RFID point of sale scanners, heartbeat monitors, etc) have become attractive and useful because of their inexpensive price point, ease of setup/administration and their diverse capabilities. IoT devices are everywhere and used in a variety of industries and use cases.Now that business users are experiencing the value of IoT devices in their personal lives, they are understandably asking for ... Read More

Feed: MemSQL Blog. Author: Floyd Smith. Since MemSQL became free to use last November – for up to four nodes, and with community support – new, creative uses of MemSQL have abounded. One of the most impressive new implementations is from Katoni, an ecommerce hub that offers SEO tools via software as a service (SaaS) to mostly Scandinavian clients. Katoni has replaced Elasticsearch with MemSQL for MemSQL’s ability to handle complex queries with speed, scalability, and native SQL support. MemSQL is currently the primary database powering Katoni’s SaaS suite of SEO tools. MemSQL runs alongside PostgreSQL, which serves as a ... Read More

Feed: MemSQL Blog. Author: Jacky Liang. MemSQL Forums are available anytime you have a question about MemSQL, want to know more about MemSQL, or are willing and able to help others. And now the MemSQL Forums, coming up on their one-year anniversary, have their first Community Star: Ziv Meidav, a big data architect. The community of MemSQL users, developers, and employees gather at the MemSQL Forums to ask questions, offer support, and discuss strategies for leveraging MemSQL. Got a nasty error message? Post it on a Forum. Want to suggest a feature? Same thing. What the MemSQL Forums Do The ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Lewis Carr. The proliferation of Operational Technology (OT) within companies is increasing, which has led many to ask whether this will lead to standardization of how operational technology generated data is managed? The answer is “it’s complicated.”There is unlikely to be standardization of the data individual operational technology devices generate, but there will be new capabilities for interoperability, data aggregation and unified analysis. What is Operational Technology? Before examining the standardization issue, it is important to understand the definition of “operational technology.” OT is an umbrella term that describes technology components used to support a company’s operations ... Read More

Feed: James Serra's Blog. Author: James Serra. A challenge I have with customers who want to get hands-on experience with the Azure products that are found in a modern data warehouse architecture is finding a workshop that covers many of those products. To the rescue is a workshop created by my Microsoft colleagues Fabio Braga and Rod Colledge, explained in their blog post Azure Data Platform End2End with the GitHub located here. This is an on-demand workshop with labs that you can run at any time. The idea of this workshop is to give experienced BI professionals (but new to ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Sampa Choudhuri. Data integration will be one of the most important strategic challenges any company’s IT organization will face during the next few years. As rapidly evolving market environments and the drive for business agility compel company leaders to demand better integrated data during near-real time, IT executives and their architects will be faced with an increasingly larger challenge to deliver the capabilities their companies need, both for the present and the future.A capability-based data integration strategy is likely the answer. By mapping what business and technical capabilities will be needed (and when), IT decision makers can ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Pradeep Bhanot. There has been much talk recently about the technical implications of leveraging SaaS solutions and the benefits of integrating data across supply-chain networks. Today, most companies aren’t vertically integrated and, therefore, rely on a network of suppliers and distribution partners to transform raw materials into the finished goods and services customers consume.It makes sense in the era of digital-transformation initiatives that integration of IT systems and data sharing across companies have become high-priority strategic initiatives. Integration is great, but it raises a new set of issues about data quality, security and governance companies must now ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Lewis Carr. Quantity as well as quality are so important to your data, but there is a third dimension to your data puzzle that is even more important – content.As your company evaluates new data sources and improvements to your existing data, ask yourself, “Are we collecting the right data?” Here are three tips to determine if you are acquiring the data you actually need, or just creating data clutter. Point-of-view vs. perspective Each data set you acquire provides you with a unique point of view of your business operations and external environment. While insightful on their ... Read More

Feed: MemSQL Blog. Author: Floyd Smith. MemSQL product marketing leader Mike Boyarski led the webinar, describing how MemSQL is well-positioned to power operational analytics. Operational analytics is the ongoing use of live and historical data to drive decision-making by both people and programs, including predictive analytics, machine learning, and AI. To do operational analytics you need to quickly ingest, analyze, and act on both incoming and existing data – all of which is in the wheelhouse of MemSQL. To view the webinar, click here. Traditionally, companies have their most important operational data stuck in silos. They can’t access it quickly ... Read More

Feed: James Serra's Blog. Author: James Serra. The Microsoft Power Platform consists of three products: Power BI, PowerApps, and Microsoft Flow. I find customers are confused on the use cases of these products and how they compare to other products (Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and Azure Data Factory). So I wanted to write a blog and describe at a high level what these products are, their primary use case, how they interact, and how they compare. Power BI – A self-service reporting tool that allows you to visually explore and analyze data to get better insights into your data so ... Read More