Click to learn more about author Nati Shalom. From its origin in the free software movement, open-source software has grown in popularity and adoption across industries worldwide. Open-source Linux now runs the majority of the world’s server workloads, Kubernetes (and Docker) adoption is growing exponentially and pushing the container and cloud-native revolutions, and on the […]
Data Cleansing: Why It’s Important
Click to learn more about author Avee Mittal. Data cleansing is an important step to prepare data for analysis. It is a process of preparing data to meet the quality criteria such as validity, uniformity, accuracy, consistency, and completeness. Data cleansing removes unwanted, duplicate, and incorrect data from datasets, thus helping the analyst to develop […]
Lessons from a Real Disaster Recovery: Preparing Your Backup and DR Systems (Part III)
Click to learn more about author W. Curtis Preston. A system administrator who has actually been through a real disaster told me in a recent podcast interview that most of the challenges he had were more about basic infrastructure like internet, lodging, and food. In this final article in the series, I want to focus […]
Dealing with Database End-of-Life Issues: What Approach Should You Take?
Click to learn more about author Matt Yonkovit. Databases play a critical role in our applications – after all, no one ever talks about their services using less data today. However, like applications, databases require ongoing management and regular updates. At some point, the database version you use will reach its End of Life (EOL). […]
Rethinking Extract Transform Load (ETL) Designs
Click to learn more about author Aditi Raiter. Are you in a work environment where streaming architecture is not yet implemented across all IT systems? Have you ever been in a situation when you had to represent the ETL team by being up late for L3 support only to find out that one of your […]
Dos and Don’ts of Database Management for Online Businesses in 2021
Click to learn more about author Hiral Rana. Data has for years acted as the building blocks upon which all urban civilizations now stand. This proved even truer during the COVID-19 pandemic, when unimagined chaos ensued around the globe, sending multiple businesses into closure. On the flip side, the epidemic also presented a silver lining […]
Data Privacy Laws Are Evolving: Expert Advice on Compliance
Click here to learn more about John Noltensmeyer. Virginia’s governor recently signed the Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), only the second comprehensive data privacy law in the United States after the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). The passage of this law means that businesses now have two new state-specific regulations to prepare for […]
Computing: A Human Activity!
Click to learn more about author Thomas Frisendal. I started at the University of Copenhagen in 1969. My professor was Peter Naur. He was in many ways an unusual man and a deep thinker. It is only now in recent years that I realize how much he influenced my thinking. 1969 was his second year […]
The Future of Business Transformation: No-Code Infrastructure and the Cloud
Click to learn more about author Borya Shakhnovich. In 2020, countless industries were forced to accelerate their digital transformation practices, having no other option but to be agile in supporting the new normal: a remote business infrastructure. What has helped lessen the burden for employers? Implementing no-code infrastructures across business practices and processes to empower […]
Why 2021 Will Be a Big Year for Apache Cassandra (and Its Users)
Click to learn more about author Ben Bromhead. The upcoming GA release of Apache Cassandra 4.0 is set to be the most stable “.0” release of the project (or any distributed database) ever. The effort across the entire community has been monumental and everyone involved with this release will deserve not only a well-earned lap […]