A Data Management Platform (DMP) is a storage location for all types of data – all the way from contact lists to transactional data. The data stored in a DMP is analyzed for business insights and customer intelligence. DMPs generally collate data from various business systems, such as ecommerce sites, social sites, or a CRM. […]
Is Streaming Analytics the Future of Business Analytics?
Analyzing data as it is created or changes? Is that possible? Now it is, with streaming analytics, which monitors and responds to continuously flowing data from connected devices and live data channels like the sensors, machine logs, relational databases, social media feeds, location data sources, and so on. The core differentiator of streaming analytics is […]
Modern Data Integration Requires Hybrid Multicloud Data Fabric
Click to learn more about author Kendall Clark. What if data really is the fuel that powers engines of insight? Imagine a world exactly like ours in every way except for one key difference. Instead of the modern fossil fuel supply chain (i.e., Big Oil) being created before (or roughly coincident with) the mass production […]
DataOps Highlights the Need for Automated ETL Testing (Part 2)
Click to learn more about author Wayne Yaddow. DataOps, which focuses on automated tools throughout the ETL development cycle, responds to a huge challenge for data integration and ETL projects in general. ETL projects are increasingly based on agile processes and automated testing. ETL (i.e., extract, transform, load) projects are often devoid of automated testing. The […]
The Distributed Cloud and Data Governance
The business of Data Management embraced new complexities when diverse types of data started flowing in—in huge volumes through multiple data channels and in real time. Analysis of very high-speed, high volume, multi-type business data necessitated the growth and development of advanced Data Management technologies and tools, and cloud computing technologies were born out of […]
In a Data-Driven Economy, Data “Real Estate” Must Be Modernized
Click to learn more about author Mike Potter. The rush to become data-driven is more heated, important, and pronounced than it has ever been. Businesses understand that if they continue to lead by guesswork and gut feeling, they’ll fall behind organizations that have come to recognize and utilize the power and potential of data. But […]
DataOps Highlights the Need for Automated ETL Testing (Part 1)
Click to learn more about author Wayne Yaddow. DataOps, which focuses on automated tools throughout the ETL development cycle, responds to a huge challenge for data integration and ETL projects in general. ETL projects are increasingly based on agile processes and automated testing. ETL (i.e., extract, transform, load) projects are often devoid of automated testing. The […]
What Is Data Virtualization?
Data virtualization is a special kind of data integration technology that provides access of data in real time, seamlessly all in one place. Think of it like a television guide which contains a listing of shows on a variety of channels, without having to be on that channel to see the content. In data virtualization, […]
Data Fabric: Convergent Solutions to Avoid Complex Tools Patchwork
Click to learn more about author Michele Iurillo. According to Gartner, data fabric is an architecture and set of data services that provides consistent functionality across a variety of environments, from on-premises to the cloud. Data fabric simplifies and integrates on-premises and cloud Data Management by accelerating digital transformation. How are we going to convince […]
IntegrationOps: The Final Frontier of IT Democratization
Click to learn more about author Romi Stein. We now know the story of how, over the past decade, the CIO role has transformed to be that of a coach. IT has morphed into a democratized DevOps team, requiring a new model for leadership. A bevy of new coding practices, from DevSecOps to DataOps, has […]