How to Master Report Sprawl

May 08, 2019 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Unless companies master the basics of report creation and distribution, they won’t succeed in higher-level endeavors, such as advanced analytics.

Data Architect's Guide to Containers: How, When, and Why to Use Containers with Analytics

May 08, 2019 by Stephen Swoyer in Analytics Alchemy

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This is the first in a multi-part series on container virtualization, otherwise known as operating system-level virtualization. This series amounts to a deep dive on containers. It will explore what containers are and how they work; their advantages and disadvantages; their pitfalls and...

Sparking Data Warehouse Modernization

May 06, 2019 by Kevin Petrie in Decoding Data Software

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Many EDW teams now run ETL jobs on Spark in order to improve performance and meet new analytics requirements from the business.

Aaron Fuller: Just-In-Time Design

May 03, 2019 by Wayne Eckerson in Secrets of Data & Analytics Leaders

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Learn about the impact of agile on data architecture, the need for data governance and the qualities of a self-organizing agile team.

The Scope and Complexities of Data Strategy

May 01, 2019 by Dave Wells in Data Management

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Every enterprise needs data strategy, yet most struggle to get there. This article explains how to get started.