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Reading Time: 3 minutes Having advanced caching mechanisms is a key capability of an enterprise-class Data Virtualization platform. Cache in a data virtualization environment is used in different situations: Protect the data source from excessive loads or spikes of queries Avoid performing complex and/or…
Reading Time: 4 minutes In the previous article we reviewed some of the pros and cons behind the data lake ideas, as well as the reasons why a logical architecture like the virtual data lake addresses some of those issues. In this section, we…
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Magic Quadrant (MQ) is an influential series of reports published annually by the IT consulting firm Gartner, Inc. The latest edition of the MQ for Data Integration has been recently released (you can read it here) and it identifies…
Reading Time: 5 minutes In this post, I will introduce the idea of the logical data lake, a logical architecture in which a physical data lake augments its capabilities by working in tandem with a virtual layer. In subsequent posts in this series, I’ll…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Many organizations today have either already created or are in the process of creating a data lake. There are of course multiple configurations of a data lake including: A centralized data lake typically on a single data store such as…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The recently published The Forrester Wave™: Big Data Fabric, Q2 2018 highlights the need for an integrated infrastructure – the ‘fabric’ – to support your big data. In the headlong rush to create data lakes and other big data architectures, organizations…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Founded in the Black Forest in Germany in 1987, Gesellschaft für Technologietransfer (GFT) has grown to become a highly trusted, international consulting company focused on the financial industry. Now a trusted Denodo Partner, GFT is bringing the benefits of data…
Reading Time: 5 minutes The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018. The new legislation means that organizations will have to comply with more stringent requirements for the protection of personal data. In previous posts, we explained how to…
Reading Time: 6 minutes The Forrester report “Predictions 2018: A year of reckoning” predicted that 80% of firms affected by the GDPR will not be able to comply with the regulation by the time it comes into force on May 25. Of those noncompliant…
Reading Time: 3 minutes In today’s world, the most important aspect of enhancing your consumer experience is understanding your customer—and the best way to understanding them is from their data. Master Data Management As consumers interact with your business, you capture data central to…
