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January 20, 2022 20 Jan'22
Hudi powering data lake efforts at Walmart and Disney+ Hotstar

An open source cloud data lake platform is finding adoption at large organizations including Uber, Walmart and Disney+ Hotstar as the demands of data scale grow.
January 19, 2022 19 Jan'22
Confluent Cloud Q1 2022 update boosts event data streaming

The event streaming vendor is expanding its cloud platform with schema linking, data warehouse connectors and a load metrics API to improve scale and performance.
January 19, 2022 19 Jan'22
Confluent Cloud Q1 2022 update boosts event data streaming

The event streaming vendor is expanding its cloud platform with schema linking, data warehouse connectors and a load metrics API to improve scale and performance.
January 13, 2022 13 Jan'22
Observable raises $35.6M for data collaboration platform

After spending 15 years at Google, Melody Meckfessel brought at least one key lesson to her data visualization startup Observable: 'no grumpy developers.'

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Google Cloud Spanner

Google Cloud Spanner is a distributed relational database service designed to support global online transaction processing deployments, SQL semantics, horizontal scaling and transactional consistency. Continue Reading
semantic technology

Semantic technology is a set of methods and tools that provide advanced means for categorizing and processing data, as well as for discovering relationships within varied data sets. Continue Reading
multimodel database

A multimodel database is a data processing platform that supports multiple data models, which define the parameters for how the information in a database is organized and arranged. Continue Reading

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5 challenges IT faces using open source data management

There are a variety of open source challenges for data management software, including lack of real-time BI access, miscalculating costs and underestimating the resources required. Continue Reading
The benefits and pitfalls of cloud-based data management systems

Learn the benefits of cloud-based data management systems, common pitfalls and strategies when considering varying data levels and industry needs. Continue Reading
8 top data architect and data engineer certifications in 2021

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NoSQL database types explained: Graph

NoSQL graph databases focus on the relationships between pieces of data. Two common frameworks bring different advantages and disadvantages over other NoSQL database types. Continue Reading
Data warehouses and holistic business intelligence

Data warehouses help companies gather analytics on individual systems and data for a holistic view of company performance, spot correlations and make informed decisions. Continue Reading
NoSQL database types explained: Key-value store

Learn about the benefits and detriments of utilizing a key-value store -- a simply designed NoSQL database that can potentially improve data processing speeds and scalability. Continue Reading

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Common data lake challenges and how to overcome them

Managing the data contained in your enterprise data lake presents many challenges. From the amount of data to data inconsistencies, here are some solutions to common issues. Continue Reading
Oracle LEFT JOIN vs. LEFT OUTER JOIN: What's the difference?

Get an explanation of the different types of Oracle joins, including whether there's really a difference between the LEFT JOIN and LEFT OUTER JOIN syntax in PL/SQL. Continue Reading
10 cloud database migration mistakes to avoid

Database expert Chris Foot lists the top 10 oversights IT teams commonly make when undertaking a cloud database migration and offers tips on how to avoid them. Continue Reading