Automating Data Preparation in a Digitalized World, Part 3

Jun 19, 2016 by Barry Devlin in Information Architecture

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In an era of ever increasing volumes of ever dirtier data, the old concepts of data warehouses and ETL must be extended far beyond their current meanings. Both are key components of data preparation as discussed in part 1. Data warehouse automation (DWA) were explored in part 2. This article...

How Deep is your Data?

Jun 05, 2016 by Julian Ereth in Cutting-Edge Analytics

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There is a  lot of talk about machine learning and deep learning these days. Many engineers  see it as a universal remedy for manifold problems. But from a business  perspective, few people understand what these new analytic techniques are and  what they can do for them. This article defines both...

Automating Data Preparation in a Digitalized World, Part 2

May 25, 2016 by Barry Devlin in Information Architecture

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In an era of ever increasing volumes of ever  dirtier data, the old concepts of data warehouses and ETL must be extended far  beyond their current meanings. Both are key components of data preparation as  discussed in part 1. Data warehouse automation (DWA) offers new  insights and directions,...

Data Discovery Automation: Learning from the Warehouse Experience

May 24, 2016 by Barry Devlin in Information Architecture

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As data discovery becomes increasingly important for democratizing decision making and draws data from ever more sources, business must face the issue of managing the population of these environments. This leads to the concept of governed data discovery to ensure clean, consistent data for the...

Product Spotlight: GoodData's Embedded BI Capabilities

May 21, 2016 by Wayne Eckerson in Data Strategy Insider

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GoodData is a cloud analytics platform that has finally found its place in the market for embedded analytics and data monetization. Founded in 2007, the company was one of the first business intelligence (BI) vendors built exclusively for the cloud, well before most organizations considered...