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Reading Time: 2 minutesToday, many businesses are modernizing their on-premises data warehouses or cloud-based data lakes using Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics. Whether or not they begin with on-premises systems, such modernization efforts often involve the implementation of hybrid configurations. Unfortunately, with data spread…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter over a year of the COVID-19 pandemic, perhaps we can now finally see the light at the end of the tunnel, though it may still seem a bit far off. Already, the economy is starting to recoup some of…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn a previous post, we reviewed the value of APIs and how the data virtualization layer can be used as a data service provider. Another powerful way to use data virtualization and data services is to use the data virtualization…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you want to know why a Physical Data Warehouse is no longer suitable for newer data types, register to the webinar “The Big BI Dilemma – Bimodal Logical Data Warehouse to the Rescue!” by Rick van der Lans on…
Reading Time: 5 minutesIf you check the reference logical architectures for big data analytics proposed by Forrester and Gartner, or ask your colleagues building big data analytics platforms for their companies (typically under the ‘enterprise data lake’ tag), they will all tell you…
Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you’re not familiar with the Gartner Critical Capabilities reports, in my opinion, they provide a rigorous comparison of vendors across a set of (critical) capabilities, and they are meant to be read along with the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ reports…
Reading Time: 5 minutesFinancial institutions today are facing an overwhelming surge of transient data—high-velocity, short-lived, and often mission-critical. From streaming trade data and fraud signals to real-time KYC updates and credit scoring models, the tempo of financial operations has shifted to milliseconds. Yet…
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe European Data Act (EDA), which goes into effect on September 12, marks a key step in building an equitable, interoperable, and sustainable data economy in Europe. It aims to rebalance power in the digital ecosystem by promoting fair, transparent,…
Reading Time: 2 minutesAn edited version of this blog is also posted on InsightJam. The recent announcement that Salesforce is acquiring Informatica has sent waves throughout the data management community. This follows ServiceNow’s acquisition of data.world, a cloud-native data catalog platform, raising questions in…
Reading Time: 2 minutes💬 Q: Why is Generative AI such a big deal right now? A: Because it’s changing the game. GenAI isn’t just another tech trend — it’s a new interface between humans and data. It enables natural language interactions with systems,…
