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data
In computing, data is information that has been translated into a form that is efficient for movement or processing. Continue Reading
Hadoop
Hadoop is an open source distributed processing framework that manages data processing and storage for big data applications running in clustered systems. Continue Reading
relational database
A relational database is a set of formally described tables from which data can be accessed or reassembled in many different ways without having to reorganize the database tables. Continue Reading
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data warehouse
A data warehouse is a federated repository for all the data collected by an enterprise's various operational systems, be they physical or logical. Continue Reading
Big data containers gain wider appeal in system deployments
This handbook examines the use of Docker containers in Kubernetes clusters to run big data systems and offers insight on container deployment and management issues. Continue Reading
Data virtualization tools promote anywhere, anytime data access
This online handbook examines data virtualization software and how organizations are deploying and using the technology as part of their data integration processes.Continue Reading
Data as a Service (DaaS)
Data as a Service (DaaS) is an information provision and distribution model in which data files (including text, images, sounds, and videos) are made available to customers over a network, typically the Internet.Continue Reading
Advice on enterprise data cleansing from an SAP VP
SAP's Kristin McMahon details data cleansing best practices and explains why a good data cleanse needs continual communication, collaboration and oversight.Continue Reading
DataOps (data operations)
DataOps (data operations) is an Agile approach to designing, implementing and maintaining a distributed data architecture that will support a wide range of open source tools and frameworks in production.Continue Reading
data virtualization
Data virtualization is an umbrella term used to describe any approach to data management that allows an application to retrieve and manipulate data without needing to know any technical details about the data such as how it is formatted or where it ...Continue Reading
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Data model design tips to help standardize business data
Data models should be understandable to business users and kept to a reasonable scope, say the leaders of a data modeling initiative at England's Environment Agency.Continue Reading
USA Patriot Act
The USA Patriot Act is a law enacted in 2001, granting new and extended data-collection abilities to federal agencies in an effort to combat terrorism after the September 11 attacks.Continue Reading
USAA adds data engineering skills to speed data science work
When the United Services Automobile Association's data science team wasn't getting data in the right format, the team lead realized the USAA needed more data engineers.Continue Reading
data profiling
Data profiling is the process of examining, analyzing and reviewing data to collect statistics surrounding the quality and hygiene of the dataset.Continue Reading
5 things to know about deploying big data systems in data containers
Planning for security and container APIs, and watching out for infrastructure sprawls are some issues to be aware of before deploying big data in containers.Continue Reading