We are living in an era of data and analytics. It is the time when organizations are consuming, generating, modifying, and exchanging an insane amount of data. Now, failing to keep track of data that is being consumed, generated, modified, exchanged, or deleted within your organization can have a major impact on your business decisions. […]
MLOps: Why Now for Open Source
According to Gartner, a whopping 47% of machine learning experiments fail to reach experimentation. This number is stunning on the surface, but it is even more troubling when you consider the deluge of demands the MLOps workforce is facing in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the MLOps market size set to balloon to over $6 […]
A Guide to Time Series Databases
Time series databases (or TSDBs) are databases that have been optimized for processing time series data. Time series data is made up of data records that are indexed using timestamps. The timestamps provide a reference for each of the data records and show how they relate to one another in time. An example of time […]
OSINT Basics for Safety and Profit
The internet is the world’s largest information database. Inside the giant mountain of data it contains, there are insights and tools to inform just about any issue your organization might be having. The problem is, when confronted with the issues, you can’t simply brandish the whole mountain in defense. To carve out the correct tools, […]
How Developers Can Strengthen Data Security with Open Source and PKI
In the never-ending battle between business success and cybersecurity threats, enterprises have discovered a secret weapon. Developers, once the scourge of security teams, are becoming vital proponents of secure software. By tapping into open-source tools and public-key infrastructure (PKI), many developers are bringing data security into the earliest stages of development and taking greater responsibility […]
Open Source and Security: How Can We Improve?
Over the past few months, the open-source community has seen several critical events that have led to big questions about the security and safety of open-source software. How can we evaluate what is currently taking place around open-source projects and security, how can we make these projects more sustainable, and what should we do in […]
4 Tips for Those Considering a Dedicated Server Solution
When it comes to hosting data, the best solution is the one that is bespoke to your business needs. For many organizations – whether it’s to power a high-traffic website, store and process big data, or support mission-critical applications – the answer is a dedicated server solution. Dedicated servers can have an important role in the […]
How Much Should Enterprises Worry About Vendor Lock-In in Public Cloud?
Click to learn more about author Jay Chapel. One of the key drivers to a multi-cloud strategy is the fear of vendor lock-in. “Vendor lock-in” means that a customer is dependent on a particular vendor for products and services, and is unable to use another vendor without substantial switching costs or operational impact. The vendor lock-in problem in cloud computing is the […]
Quick, Easy, and Flexible Data Model Diagrams
Click to learn more about author Thomas Frisendal. Many of us have a lot to do. And we have short delivery cycles, sprints, and a lot of peers to share data models with. In search of something lightweight, which is quick and easy, and may be produced (or consumed) by other programs? Stay with us on a […]
Knowledge Graphs, Ontologies, and AI
This past fall, all aspects of the computable knowledge structure KBpedia – its upper ontology (KKO), full knowledge graph, mappings to major leading knowledge bases, and 70 logical concept groupings called typologies – became open source. Making big strides in increasing definitions and mappings has been a main focus of KBpedia v. 1.60. As it always […]