June 3, 2019

GDPR Anniversary Renews Focus on Data Integrity

GDPR, Data Integrity and Governance On May 25th, 2018 the EU enacted the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). Now, one year on, the tentative returns are in. So what does this mean if you’re in the business of cloud…

Posted by: John Gaffney

March 13, 2019

Is The Cloud Right For You?!

“Cloud computing” is that magnificent umbrella technology term that is broadly used to describe everything from ordering groceries online to keeping track of asset logistics across the globe. If you are one of our avid followers, you might remember that,…

Posted by: Lucio Daza

March 7, 2019

Cloud Cost Optimization: How to Reduce Cloud Data Warehouse Costs

I’ve never seen a faster adoption of a new technology platform than I have with the introduction of a cloud Data Warehouse. Companies of all sizes have embraced the power and ease of use of BigQuery, RedShift, Azure SQL Data Warehouse,…

Posted by: Matt Baird

March 6, 2019

The True Cost of Doing Big Data…the Old Fashioned Way…

Despite the challenges associated with data warehousing, enterprise IT leaders have accepted it as a necessary evil of deriving value from information within Hadoop and other Big Data ecosystems. How much does it cost to create data warehouses or datamarts…

Posted by: Bruno Aziza

March 4, 2019

The Future of Tech: Cloud, AI and your budget…

If you're a sucker for great market data like I am, you must have heard of Mary Meeker. Mary is partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. She's known in the Valley as a specialist in digital businesses and has…

Posted by: Bruno Aziza

The 1990’s called, they want their OLAP back.

In 1992, Arbor Software shipped the first version of Essbase. Which stands for Extended Spreadsheet Database. In 1998, Microsoft shipped Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services. The time of multi-’dimensional’ databases had come into full being and almost 30 years later…

Posted by: Mike Haynes

Make Big Data Work on Any Cloud

At the beginning of 2018 we predicted that cloud adoption would be one of the key strategic trends that would help enterprises succeed with Big Data. Managing on-premise data infrastructure requires a huge effort. And, as people become more adept…

Posted by: Lucio Daza

How a Unified Semantic Layer Can Help Business Intelligence

Research shows that the average enterprise has at least 6 to 10 Business Intelligence tools. Microsoft Excel, the world's most prevalent analysis tool is used by 1 Billion users. Other companies like Tableau, Qliktech, MicroStrategy or Business Objects have had…

Posted by: Ashley Huang