Data & Analytics News Roundup- April 2nd

Welcome back to our newly named, Data & Analytics News Roundup series for April 2nd! As we dive into this series by sharing our own findings, we would love to hear what stories you are sharing with your teams! Let us know what you’re reading by tweeting us at @AtScale with the hashtag #DataAnalyticsNewsRoundup!

Now before we share our lineup for this week, we would also like to remind you that on April 8th, we will be participating in a webinar, “Connect Data and Application Silos to Accelerate Business Insights at Scale,” with InterSystems. In this webinar, Scott Gnau, VP of  Data Platforms at Intersystems and Dave Mariani, Co-Founder and CTO of AtScale will discuss how the financial services industry is addressing challenges to speed insight and innovation. You can register for the webinar here.

Now, let’s see what happened this week in the world of data and analytics!

A LOOK AT THE DATAOPS ENGINEER ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

By Lisa Morgan

TechTarget

“DataOps engineers are architects of the enterprise’s information stack.” Dave Mariani of AtScale and other tech leaders discuss the role of the data engineer and the goal of DataOps.

CLOUD DATA WAREHOUSING: UNDERSTANDING YOUR OPTIONS

By Alex Woodie

Datanami

“Not all cloud data warehouses are created equal, which makes it important to research the offerings so you can choose the right one.” In this article, Alex Woodie shares the offerings made available by the cloud data warehouses of today and how your team can make the right decision for their needs.

THE DEMAND FOR IT INNOVATION TAKES ON NEW URGENCY IN THE POST-PANDEMIC WORLD

By Vala Afshar

ZDNet

According to MuleSoft’s 2021 Connectivity Benchmark report, one of the key findings was that “IT delivery continues to stall.” The reports shares that “Only 37% of IT teams were able to complete all the projects asked of them, compared to 41% the previous year,” further indicating the need for teams to reevaluate workflows and empower a self-service culture across the board to meet business expectations.

***For more big data and analytics news stories and for information on AtScale, visit our blog at www.atscale.com/blog, and follow us on Twitter (@AtScale) and LinkedIn. ***