Organizations across the world are striving to be data-driven and use data more effectively to inform decision-making at every level of the business. However, according to the 2021 Big Data and AI Executive Survey from NewVantage Partners, only 40% of companies today manage their data as if it were a business asset. In other words, ambition is […]
How to Plan a Threat Hunt: Using Log Analytics to Manage Data in Depth
Click to learn more about author Thomas Hazel. Security analysts have long been challenged to keep up with growing volumes of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, but their struggles have recently grown more acute. Only 46% of security operations leaders are satisfied with their team’s ability to detect threats, and 82% of decision-makers report that their responses to threats […]
Pros and Cons: Warehouse vs. Data Lakes
Learn more about Thomas Hazel. This column will not be the proverbial “Pros and Cons” article, weighing the good with the bad. One can find such content habitually year after year and month after month, all of which will outline the obvious advantages and disadvantage between any two things. This is particularly prevalent in the […]
Big Data Doctrine: Warehouse vs. Data Lakes
Learn more about author Thomas Hazel. It’s been five years since the term “Data Lake” was coined/credited to James Dixon. Since then the concept has continued to evolve and gain momentum. Data Lakes are the new kids on the block with respect to Big Data management and a stark contrast to traditional Data Warehouse solutions […]
How Machine Learning Makes Databases (Truly) Ready for Big Data
by Thomas Hazel The promise of big data is incredibly enticing and, for most businesses, just as out of reach. The reason is simple: today’s databases are built upon 1970s math that was designed for 20th-century data requirements and hardware capabilities. This math has led to tree-structures and associated algorithms that are incapable of delivering […]