Click to learn more about author Bassam Chahine. Redis, which stands for “REmote Dictionary Server,” is a speed-optimized in-memory data store most often used as a cache. Redis has data structure versatility — from strings, lists, dictionaries, and sets, to support for approximate counting, geolocation, and stream processing. While Redis is configured as a cache […]
Top Five Issues When Migrating Database Workloads to the Cloud
Click to learn more about author Ron Bennatan. If you are responsible for your company’s database security and compliance program, chances are you started this project when most database workloads were on-premises, and your databases lived inside your own data centers. Most likely, you are also embarking on or already in the middle of a […]
Steering Clear of the Data Compliance Scavenger Hunt
Click to learn more about author Balaji Ganesan. As the song goes, “…the more things change, the more they stay the same;” the same holds true for the IT industry. Data warehouses began to appear on the IT scene in the late 1980s as a decision support system used for reporting and data analysis. These […]
What Are GPUs and Why Do Data Scientists Love Them?
Click to learn more about author Eva Murray. Move over, CPUs. The GPUs have arrived in modern enterprises, and data scientists are eager to use them for their modeling and deep learning applications. Why is this happening, and what are the advantages GPUs bring for Data Science applications? Read on and find out. What Are GPUs? GPUs, or graphics […]
Even if You’re Not (Yet) Multi-Cloud, You Should Use Cloud-Agnostic Tools
Click to learn more about author Jay Chapel. There’s a simple fact that’s true for public cloud users today: You need to use cloud-agnostic tools. Yes — even if you only use one public cloud. Why? This recommendation comes down to a few drivers that we see time and time again. You Won’t Always Use […]
Open Source, Cloud, and Data: How to Plan Ahead
Click to learn more about author Matt Yonkovit. For most Data Management projects today, open source will be included in some form or other. From the databases that store the data to the management tools that manage and protect that data, or the analytics projects used to interrogate or display that data, open source plays […]
The COVID-19 Crisis Has Raised the Importance of the Power to Change
Click to learn more about author Steve Sullivan. If there is one place where the global COVID-19 crisis has left its deepest mark on the business sector, it is on the ability to change. Undoubtedly, no one expected or estimated the extent of this crisis, and, these days, it still leaves big question marks in […]
Why Federated Networks Are Key to Powering Today’s Global Supply Chains
Click to learn more about author Gene Trousil. Countries are increasingly flexing their regulatory muscles and controlling the way data is collected and used within their borders. This has led to variations in regulations across regions that cover security, privacy, and trade, all of which impact the global supply chain. Some countries even have the […]
Six Data-Driven Marketing Metrics for SaaS Businesses
Click to learn more about author Hardik Oza. The Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market is becoming more and more competitive with every passing day. The SaaS marketer must continuously adapt to market changes and correct the course as needed to stay relevant. A data-driven marketing approach can help in doing just that! Here are six metrics that […]
Why Build a Hybrid Data Lake for Analytics and AI
Click to learn more about author Haoyuan Li. The present global crisis has bolstered cries for cost-cutting across organizations. Data lakes spanning from on-premises environments to a public cloud platform have continued to evolve, frequently striving to keep the infrastructure and operational costs low while providing business agility. At many large organizations, traditional data lakes […]