Analytics aren’t just for internal stakeholders anymore. If you’re building an analytics application for customers, then you’re probably wondering: What’s the right database backend? Your natural instinct might be to use what you know, like PostgreSQL or MySQL or even extend a data warehouse beyond its core BI dashboards and reports. But analytics for external […]
The Future of Data Architecture
Anthony J. Algmin believes Data Architecture is moving from a time of chaos and tangles into something more clean and organized. Speaking at the DATAVERSITY® Data Architecture Online Conference, Algmin looked at past predictions, current hot topics, and predictions for the future. He is the Founder and CEO of Algmin Data Leadership. A Quick Look […]
Expanding Data Governance into the Future
Shortened time frames to leverage business insights and navigate data privacy and ethics call for the next generation of Data Governance (DG). This DG describes a collaborative, thoughtful, long-term framework consisting of processes managing trusted data assets across the organization. Kelle O’Neal, Founder, and CEO of First San Francisco Partners, sees a need to make firms […]
How to Architect Data Quality on Snowflake
Without effective and comprehensive validation, a data warehouse becomes a data swamp. With the accelerating adoption of Snowflake as the cloud data warehouse of choice, the need for autonomously validating data has become critical. While existing Data Quality solutions provide the ability to validate Snowflake data, these solutions rely on a rule-based approach that is […]
8 Steps to Put Hyperautomation into Practice
In recent months there has been a great deal of hype about the concept of hyperautomation. The topic is widely cited as one of the data trends to watch in 2022 and has sparked numerous debates, comments, and blog posts, including my own. Yet although there has been much thinking and talking, the time has come […]
Consolidation Renews the Fight for Independence
They say that history repeats itself, and that those who don’t remember the past are doomed to repeat it. We’re about to see another instance – with regards to consolidation – where these old adages ring true. Years ago, at the start of the cloud revolution, companies began to flee from the idea of a monolithic, […]
Rethinking Data Integration for the Enterprise
Data paradigms are changing. The concept of a data warehouse as the only solution for integrating data sources should be questioned. This approach is increasingly at odds with the realities of how data is transacted and used in enterprises. Instead of a few data sources, there can be 20, 30, 40, even more. Harmonizing and […]
Three Ways Data Analytics Will Progress in 2022 and Beyond
Most industries have seen tremendous change due to the pandemic over the past two years, which has brought new and ever-evolving data that businesses need to make sense of. With that, data analytics tools have become more imperative than ever, as they can help organizations analyze changing business patterns as well as offer insightful visibility […]
Data Modeling Trends in 2022
A data model should show the relationships that exist between various customers, concepts, products, among many. Data Modeling describes the creation of a visual representation (a chart or diagram) of a data system, or parts of that system. It is used to display and communicate connections between objects/concepts and shows their relationships. The goal of […]
The Dangers of a Data Swamp (and How to Avoid Them)
“Data is the currency of the future,” many experts have predicted. The 21st century has been characterized by the astounding amount of data we’ve gained access to. But what happens if this data isn’t properly stored? A data swamp begins to develop, and accessing that data becomes difficult and sometimes impossible. The internet, social media, […]