Qlik Doubles Down on Big Data - Just as Hadoop Declines

Jul 26, 2018 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Qlik announced earlier this week that it acquired Podium Data, a data lake management startup that runs on Hadoop. The move gives Qlik some big data cachet and Podium Data a huge installed base of legacy BI users to chase. But the move also signals the demise of Hadoop as a modern data analytics...

Jen Underwood: Exploring the New Era of Analytics

Jul 10, 2018 by Wayne Eckerson and Henry H. Eckerson in Secrets of Data & Analytics Leaders

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It's time to explore intelligent machine-powered analytics to retain a competitive edge and combine the best of the human mind and machine.

What is a Data Science Platform?

Jul 06, 2018 by Stephen J. Smith in Predictive Analytics Trends

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Data science has gone from exotic new tech to mainstream business in a relatively short time period. To make this transition, the products that enable it have progressed from powerful standalone tools to seamless and integrated platforms. But what is a platform? What does one look like for data...

Future Data Architectures: Musings from 2018

Jul 06, 2018 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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Several recent clients have stretched us into thinking about how current data and analytics technology advancements will evolve in the future. From processing data in place and stack convergence to semantic layers and open source software, we will see drastic changes in data and analytics...

The Complexities of Modern Data Pipelines

Jul 04, 2018 by Dave Wells in Data Management

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Data pipelines become chaotic with pressures of agile, democratization, self-service, and organizational “pockets” of analytics. From enterprise BI to self-service analysis, data pipeline management should ensure analysis results are traceable, reproducible, and of production strength. Robust...