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Reading Time: 3 minutesThe amount of data we have at our disposal is growing immensely. More and more systems are creating an increasing amount of data in an increasing number of places. This seems like an opportunity for more information and for improved…
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhile companies focus on obtaining a holistic view of their data to make insight-driven decisions, chief data officers struggle with the uncontrollable growth of hundreds of data silos and different information systems that prevent them from delivering true business value….
Reading Time: 6 minutesUpdate: Interested in data virtualization performance? Check out our most recent post, “Physical vs Logical Data Warehouse Performance: The Numbers.” After my initial post about the topic, I have received several requests to provide more examples of how query…
Reading Time: 2 minutesI was recently plugged into a Hortonworks webinar, and was astounded to hear their opening statement that by 2020 there will be more than 40 zettabytes of data in the world. To put this in perspective 40 zettabytes is 40…
Reading Time: 3 minutesI was on a recent visit to a major railroad and logistics company who is our customer. While at lunch with the chief IT architect discussing our ongoing project, he said with a twinkle in his eye:” I hope to…
Reading Time: 2 minutesIf I asked someone about the first location that will come to their mind when I mention the word “technology,” anyone who has been around for the past ten years would say “Silicon Valley.” In fact, the valley is such…
Reading Time: 3 minutesData lakes have captured the imagination in the past few months. The idea of having all of your data stored in a ‘lake’ – available to all and sundry – is very appealing to both data architects and to the…
Reading Time: 3 minutesUpdate: Interested in data virtualization performance? Check out our most recent blog posts, “Performance of Data Virtualization in Logical Data Warehouse Scenarios” and “Physical vs Logical Data Warehouse Performance: The Numbers.” The topic I probably get asked most about…
Reading Time: 2 minutesBig Data Warehouses require Hybrid Data Storage There’s no stopping the big data revolution. The potential business advantages are clear. Big data systems make advanced forms of analytics possible that allows organizations to optimize business processes, increase customer delight and…
Reading Time: 3 minutesYou’ve undoubtedly heard the (tired) definition of big data involving the three “Vs” for volume, variety, and velocity. Now there’s a growing movement to associate a fourth V-word with big data sets: virtualization. But what is data virtualization? For years,…
