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Data Lakehouse Architecture 101

A data lakehouse, in the simplest terms, combines the best functionalities of a data lake and a data warehouse. It offers a unified platform for seamlessly integrating both structured and unstructured data, providing businesses agility, scalability, and flexibility in their data analytics processes. Unlike traditional data warehouses that rely on rigid schemas for organizing and […]

Sustainable Data Management: Trends and Benefits

The rapid growth of digital data has led to a significant environmental impact that cannot be overlooked. Understanding the need for a greener digital landscape and sustainable data management is crucial to mitigate this impact and ensure an eco-friendly future. Data management, including storage, processing, and transmission, requires vast amounts of energy.  Additionally, the manufacturing […]

In-Memory Databases: An Overview

In-memory databases work faster than databases with disk storage. This is because they use “internal” optimization algorithms, which are simpler and faster, and this type of system requires fewer CPU instructions than a disk storage system. Additionally, accessing data that has been stored “in-memory” eliminates the need for seek time while searching for data. As […]

The Insider Threat Prevention Primer Your Company Needs

We know them as friends, colleagues, acquaintances, work wives or husbands, and sometimes, the competition. They are the people we spend more time with than our own families. They are our co-workers and employees. They are also our greatest cybersecurity vulnerabilities.  Insider threats, which include employees, contractors, or others with direct access to company data and […]

Data Warehouse vs. Database

What are data warehouses and databases? How are they different, and when should you use a data warehouse vs. database to store data? Below, we will look at the differences and similarities between them. What Is a Database? In a database, data is presented in a structured manner for easy access and manipulation. Vast amounts […]

Keeping Cloud Data Costs in Check

Cloud data workloads are like coffee: They come in many forms and flavors, each with different price points. Just as your daily cappuccino habit will end up costing you dozens of times per month what you’d spend to brew Folgers every morning at home, the way you configure cloud-based data resources and run queries against […]

Answers for the IT Skills Gap

Consider these statistics: 75% of IT decision-makers have reported gaps in the skill sets of their IT staff – and this is a 145% increase over the past seven years, reported Skillsoft. Six in 10 large enterprises reported a skills gap, according to the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA).  Globally, the shortage of qualified IT professionals was […]