big data

To ETL or not to ETL? The benefits and limitations of ETL Tools over data scripting languages

2019-06-11T09:27:13-06:00

ETL refers to "Extract, Transform, and Load". By this point, the concept of ETL is well-established within the data industry and there are a number of enterprise-proven "ETL Tools" available to assist organizations with the movement and transformation of data. An ETL Tool is simply software that's designed to help organizations move and transform data [...]

To ETL or not to ETL? The benefits and limitations of ETL Tools over data scripting languages2019-06-11T09:27:13-06:00

5 Things to Know about Databricks

2019-01-30T13:17:42-07:00

Databricks is now available in both AWS and Azure so it’s getting a lot of buzz! Let’s discuss 5 things you should know about Databricks before diving in. 1.     Databricks is a managed Spark-based service for working with data in a cluster Databricks is an enhanced version of Spark and is touted by the Databricks [...]

5 Things to Know about Databricks2019-01-30T13:17:42-07:00

Do you have Data for Machine Learning?

2019-01-29T13:44:59-07:00

The short answer to this is yes! You do have data for machine learning. Using modern machine learning techniques, value can be extracted from data in all forms. Organizational Data Every computer system that you use within your organization is storing data behind the scenes in a database. Enterprise Resource Planning systems (ERPs), Customer Resource [...]

Do you have Data for Machine Learning?2019-01-29T13:44:59-07:00