Evaluate
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
Evaluate
Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.
Cloud database comparison: AWS, Microsoft, Google and Oracle
Here's a look at the rival cloud database offerings from AWS, Google, Microsoft and Oracle based on their product breadth, migration capabilities and pricing models. Continue Reading
Evaluating the different types of DBMS products
The various types of database software come with advantages, limitations and optimal uses that prospective buyers should be aware of before choosing a DBMS. Continue Reading
On-premises vs. cloud data warehouses: Pros and cons
Data warehouses increasingly are being deployed in the cloud. But both on-premises and cloud data warehouses have pluses and minuses to consider, as explained here. Continue Reading
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15 top data governance tools to know about in 2022
Data governance software can help organizations manage governance programs. Here's a look at the key features and capabilities of 15 prominent governance tools. Continue Reading
16 top data catalog software tools to consider using in 2022
Numerous tools can be used to build and manage data catalogs. Here's a look at the key features, capabilities and components of 16 prominent data catalog tools. Continue Reading
Best practices and pitfalls of the data pipeline process
Developing an effective data pipeline process is a key step for organizations to manage data sources, flow and quality. A data pipeline also ensures approved data access.Continue Reading
New approaches create opportunity to turn data into value
Bill Schmarzo, a data science industry thought leader, discusses how organizations can reframe their view of data using economic concepts to turn data into value.Continue Reading
Improve data value by relying on economic principles
Bill Schmarzo, author of 'The Economics of Data, Analytics, and Digital Transformation,' discusses how organizations can improve data value by incorporating economic concepts.Continue Reading
The ultimate guide to big data for businesses
Big data is the fuel for today's analytics applications. This in-depth big data guide explains how businesses can benefit from it and what they need to do to use it effectively.Continue Reading
Hadoop vs. Spark: An in-depth big data framework comparison
Hadoop and Spark are widely used big data frameworks. Here's a look at their features and capabilities and the key differences between the two technologies.Continue Reading
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Open source vs. proprietary database management
Open source and cloud data management are becoming popular options to streamline information data management processes. Also, examine the benefits of on-site, proprietary strategies.Continue Reading
5 challenges IT faces using open source data management
There are a variety of open source challenges for data management software, including lack of real-time BI access, miscalculating costs and underestimating the resources required.Continue Reading
The benefits and pitfalls of cloud-based data management systems
Learn the benefits of cloud-based data management systems, common pitfalls and strategies when considering varying data levels and industry needs.Continue Reading
Bill Inmon's data warehouse approach tackles text analysis
Learn the fine points of a concept at the heart of 'The Textual Warehouse' a new book that aims to help organizations profit through textual analysis.Continue Reading
Best practices for cloud database management systems
Learn best practices to streamline cloud database management to benefit business performance, compliance audits and business continuity.Continue Reading
What is data architecture? A data management blueprint
Data architecture is a discipline that documents an organization's data assets, maps how data flows through its systems and provides a blueprint for managing data.Continue Reading
The pros and cons of big data outsourcing
More companies are seeking outside help to capitalize on data's value. Examine the benefits and drawbacks that come with outsourcing big data processing projects.Continue Reading
Data architecture vs. information architecture: How they differ
Data architects collect the statistics and information architects put the numbers into context as they work symbiotically to bolster an enterprise's data and business strategies.Continue Reading
The value of PDF data extraction: Sifting for hidden data
During the process of data cleaning, there's a way to extract valuable hidden data. Learn how in this excerpt from 'Cleaning Data for Effective Data Science.'Continue Reading
Data modeling vs. data architecture: What's the difference?
Data modelers and data architects have distinctly different roles, but they work in a complementary fashion to help enterprises unlock and capitalize on data's business value.Continue Reading
What an automated data integration implementation means
Automated data integration can reduce time spent by data professionals on repetitive tasks. Learn about strategies to help implement automated data integration.Continue Reading
Data governance and your master data management strategy
Strong data governance and master data management strategies typically go hand in hand. Read on to see how key factors of data governance can support your master data management.Continue Reading
How data governance and data quality work together
High-quality, reliable data is essential to the data governance process. Here are strategies to ensure data quality standards are ingrained in governance processes.Continue Reading
How to build an all-purpose big data pipeline architecture
Like a superhighway system and its many on- and off-ramps, an enterprise's big data pipeline transports infinite amounts of collected data from its sources to its destinations.Continue Reading
Data quality for big data: Why it's a must and how to improve it
As data volumes increase exponentially, methods to improve and ensure big data quality are critical in making accurate, effective and trusted business decisions.Continue Reading
Enterprise augmented data management benefits and growth
Gartner predicts plenty of growth in the booming augmented data management market, which helps data professionals focus on insights over administrative tasks.Continue Reading
Why consider an augmented data catalog?
Automated and augmented data catalogs have been around for a few years, but adoption is still lagging. Find out why an enterprise may consider investing in the technology.Continue Reading
Why consider an open source data catalog
Enterprise data catalogs offer organizations plenty of benefits with metadata management and data organization. Find out why some enterprises choose open source data catalogs.Continue Reading
Top open source database advantages for enterprises
Open source databases typically offer lower upfront costs and more community support and, in recent years, have offered strong competition to commercial database offerings.Continue Reading
Bias in big data: How to find it and mitigate influence
It's no secret that bias exists in large data sets, ; the key is addressing it. With transparency, diversity and accountability, limiting that bias can be possible.Continue Reading
The differences between a data warehouse vs. data mart
Data marts and data warehouses are both important in the decision-making process. Here are the biggest differences between the two repositories and why they each matter.Continue Reading
The top 5 graph database advantages for enterprises
Graph databases offer plenty of advantages to organizations in the way they connect data points to each other. Read on to see what experts say the top advantages are.Continue Reading
Data catalog comparison to help you choose your best fit
Data catalog options vary across vendors, but, as with most decisions in the data realm, it takes self-knowledge to make the right choice and understand each option's capabilities.Continue Reading
Data fabrics help data lakes seek the truth
Data fabrics can play a key role in aligning business goals with the integration, governance, reliability and democratization of information collected in massive data lakes.Continue Reading
Augmented data preparation the next step for self-service BI
Augmented data tools play a key role in expanding data use across organizations. Read on to find out how augmented data preparation tools democratize data in self-service BI.Continue Reading
Open source database comparison to choose the right tool
These are four of the most popular open source relational databases available to enterprises with a comparison chart to help you find the best option to fit your data.Continue Reading
What FAIR data management means for your enterprise
The FAIR principles were made to promote the sharing of data in the research field, but their guidance can help organizations in other industries improve their own data practices.Continue Reading
New data warehouse schema design benefits business users
The Unified Star Schema is a revolution in data warehouse schema design. Learn the benefits of this new architecture and read an excerpt from a new book about it.Continue Reading
Data warehouse vs. data lake: Key differences
Data warehouses and data lakes are both data repositories common in the enterprise, but what are the main differences between the two and which is best for your data?Continue Reading
Apache Pulsar vs. Kafka and other data processing technologies
David Kjerrumgaard looks at how the distributed messaging platform Apache Pulsar handles storage compared to Apache Kafka and other data processing technologies.Continue Reading
The top 6 use cases for a data fabric architecture
Enterprise data fabric adoption has been on the rise as a way to ensure access and data sharing in a distributed environment. Here are the top use cases for data fabrics.Continue Reading
Data protection officer responsibilities and role importance
The data protection officer title has been growing over the last few years, and organizations are still working to grasp the full responsibilities of the role.Continue Reading
Healthcare data management challenges hold back adoption
The healthcare industry has had difficulty adopting data management best practices, but a few organizations have tackled the challenges successfully.Continue Reading
How AI data privacy can help your enterprise
Enterprises benefit in many ways from AI data privacy tools that reduce the need for manual efforts from data professionals. Read on for top use cases for the growing technology.Continue Reading
NewSQL databases: The bridge between SQL and NoSQL
NewSQL databases attempt to provide enterprises with the top benefits of both relational and NoSQL databases on one platform. Here's a look at how NewSQL can benefit enterprises.Continue Reading
Synthetic data in healthcare advances patient analytics
Learn how synthetic data in healthcare can be beneficial across the board. Plus, get a sneak peek at a new book on synthetic data generation from O'Reilly Media.Continue Reading
3 growing applications of AI in data management
There are plenty of ways AI can augment data professionals throughout the data pipeline, from sifting through large data sets for duplicates to easing the preparation process.Continue Reading
Why you should consider a machine learning data catalog
A machine learning data catalog can benefit an enterprise in a variety of ways, from increasing access to necessary data to keeping your data sources up to date.Continue Reading
How to streamline your data cleansing process
Data cleansing is an important part of maintaining data quality, and the process is easier if you keep ahead of it by upholding governance and quality standards.Continue Reading
Top 7 data catalog use cases for enterprises
From data lake modernization to data democratization, there are many benefits to a data catalog. Experts talk about the top ways data catalog adoption can benefit enterprises.Continue Reading
Metamorphosis of Kafka Confluent event streaming technologies
Kafka Confluent event streaming tools allow data managers, analysts and developers to capture, process, store, access and analyze data streams on the fly with precision.Continue Reading
Key to data management in oil and gas is stability
Ensuring quality data management and analytics comes from following best practices, proper commitment from your organization and sticking with the plan.Continue Reading
How to choose the right database to fit your data model(s)
Choosing the right database for your enterprise applications can be a difficult process. Read on for some considerations on data platforms and model needs before making the choice.Continue Reading
Key factors for successful data lake implementation
There are many important parts to a data lake implementation, from technology to governance. Read on for the top factors to evaluate in your implementation strategy.Continue Reading
10 chief data officer trends that are reshaping the role
The chief data officer role is appearing in more industries and changing in responsibilities. Experts talk about the ways the position is evolving across enterprises.Continue Reading
Trusted data is among governance, data integration benefits
Well-conceived governance programs injected with data integration tools can overcome the inherent distrust companies have in their own data stored in multiple systems.Continue Reading
Choosing a modern data warehouse to fit your data needs
Choosing the right modern data warehouse for your enterprise data is a large task. Here are the key evaluation points to consider when choosing your platform.Continue Reading
Benefits of a data catalog and why you need one
Data catalogs help across enterprises, from breaking down data silos to ensuring data privacy. A new book from Technics Publications explains the benefits of data catalogs.Continue Reading
Alternative data in finance holds potentials and risks
Alternative data sources, when verified as reliable and trustworthy, can be an essential tool for financial institutions when it comes to gathering information.Continue Reading
Top -- and bottom -- 5 Apache Kafka use cases
Apache Kafka has many applications in big data, but what enterprise use cases are the best fit for the tool? Experts discuss where Kafka works best for your data.Continue Reading
Master data management best practices for insurers
For insurers, master data management holds the potential to make how they operate more efficient and effective but requires company commitment and investment.Continue Reading
How data governance and data management work together
Data governance is an important part of data management. These recommendations will help build a strong complementary relationship between the two strategies.Continue Reading
Pros and cons of the 4 best IPaaS software options
Integrating with your cloud data? Choosing between IPaaS software and vendors can be difficult. Here is a breakdown of four of the top-choice vendor offerings on the market.Continue Reading
The rise of multimodel databases to support data variety
Polyglot persistence has been the predominant answer to supporting diverse data models. But to optimize a variety of data, multimodel databases have been gaining popularity.Continue Reading
Data hub vs. data lake: Deciphering the differences
Data lakes and data hubs are approaches to data management that are typically opposed. Here are the main differences between these two storage options.Continue Reading
3 of the top use cases for graph databases
Graph databases establish many unique relationships between data points. These unusual relationships are beneficial in many use cases, but here are the top three.Continue Reading
Data governance metrics: Data quality, data literacy and more
Statistics on data quality are the most common metrics used to track data governance programs, but other types of data-related measurements also can be applied.Continue Reading
NoSQL database comparison to help you choose the right store
With so many NoSQL databases to choose from, how can you tell which is best for your data set? Check out this comparison of some of the most popular NoSQL databases.Continue Reading
What are the main features of data catalog software?
Data catalogs are curated data portals for self-service analytics users. Learn about the capabilities of data catalog tools, vendors that sell them and how catalogs work.Continue Reading
Evaluate your data governance and privacy best practices
GDPR and CCPA have put data governance in the news. With this increase in data legislation, now is a great time to review your company's data governance policies.Continue Reading
Evaluating data warehouse platform options and your need for one
There's still a place for data warehouses in data architectures. But first, ask whether your organization needs one and what type of technology platform is the best fit.Continue Reading
Apache Kafka version 2.4 improves streaming data performance
The latest release of the Apache Kafka open source event streaming platform adds improved replication and availability capabilities to help boost overall performance.Continue Reading
Data warehouse technologies evolve as vendors look skyward
The need for high-speed analytics and low latency are pushing data warehousing vendors to create and reinvent their platforms and, in some cases, reinvent themselves.Continue Reading
Future of MongoDB could be brighter than other NoSQL engines
Top NoSQL database MongoDB, once thought of as a revolution in data management, has come back to Earth some, but it still has a chance to stay ahead of competitors.Continue Reading
How AI could save the enterprise data catalog
Enterprise data catalogs record all the databases and files in a corporation, but sometimes it can become out of date. Advances in AI are helping minimize the problem.Continue Reading
Data integration vs. ETL in the age of big data
Data integration provides a consistent view of business performance across multiple data sources, though it needs to keep up with the changing needs of organizations and the big data revolution.Continue Reading
Immuta introduces new features to Automated Data Governance
The new updates also bring about native Hadoop distributed file system workspaces within Immuta and more ways to integrate Immuta with other applications and tools.Continue Reading
Third-party database tools boast attractive alternatives
For companies considering third-party database tools, this handbook provides expert advice on evaluating and deploying on-premises and cloud options from third parties.Continue Reading
Database management tools from third parties make natives restless
Third-party database performance tools offer attractive alternatives to management software from DBMS vendors, provided their capabilities include orchestration, governance and integration.Continue Reading
Weighing the use of third-party database administration tools
Database expert Chris Foot details the key reasons why DBAs should consider using third-party database administration to fill gaps left by the major database manufacturers.Continue Reading
10 Apache Kafka best practices for data management pros
How can data management teams most effectively deploy and use Apache Kafka in data pipelines and streaming applications? Here are some key guidelines to follow.Continue Reading
Data management roles: Data architect vs. data engineer, others
Veteran data pro Michael Bowers differentiates between key data management positions, including their salaries and which ones can add the most business value.Continue Reading
SQL Server in Azure database choices and what they offer users
SQL Server databases can be moved to the Azure cloud in several different ways. Here's what you'll get from each of the options for migrating SQL Server to Azure.Continue Reading
Key components of an effective data virtualization architecture
Experts break down which elements -- both technical and nontechnical -- are most crucial to successfully deploying and managing a data virtualization architecture.Continue Reading
Big data containers gain wider appeal in system deployments
This handbook examines the use of Docker containers in Kubernetes clusters to run big data systems and offers insight on container deployment and management issues.Continue Reading
Container technologies promise more agility for big data apps
Along with the ability to provide greater agility and flexibility for big data applications, containers can play a role in IT strategy that drives real-time decision-making.Continue Reading
Explore data integration products for your organization
Browse through the current data integration products currently available to help you determine which tool best suits your organization's needs.Continue Reading
A comparison of open source, real-time data streaming platforms
With so many real-time data streaming tools, how do you know which is right for your organization? Experts compare Spark Streaming, Kafka Streams, Flink and others.Continue Reading
Data virtualization tools promote anywhere, anytime data access
This online handbook examines data virtualization software and how organizations are deploying and using the technology as part of their data integration processes.Continue Reading
Data virtualization benefits seen in unified views, IT agility
Through in-place integration, data virtualization platforms can provide wider access to data and simplify security and governance. But they come with some limitations.Continue Reading
Data virtualization use cases cover more integration tasks
In a Q&A, Gartner analyst Mark Beyer discusses user adoption of data virtualization software and the wider data integration uses that the technology is now handling.Continue Reading
Microservices and big data start to get closer
Microservices are riding a wave of user interest, leading to changes in IT operations. ThoughtWorks expert Zhamak Dehghani discusses what that means for big data.Continue Reading
The evolution of the data preparation process and market
Organizations have long struggled with inconsistent data and other issues. Expert Andy Hayler explores how that has led to the rise of the data preparation tools market.Continue Reading
GDPR privacy concerns still brewing on law's first birthday
The first year of the much-debated EU data protection rule was subdued. High-profile fines for privacy breaches have yet to come, but regulators are starting to take action.Continue Reading
The main picks for Hadoop distributions on the market
Check out the current top Hadoop distribution vendors in the market to help you determine which product is best for your company.Continue Reading
Inside view of Tibco integration architecture planning
Tibco's acquisitions of well-regarded, small software specialists such as SnappyData are part of a drive toward what it calls 'connected intelligence.' CTO Nelson Petracek provides background.Continue Reading
Advice on enterprise data cleansing from an SAP VP
SAP's Kristin McMahon details data cleansing best practices and explains why a good data cleanse needs continual communication, collaboration and oversight.Continue Reading
Data modeling software tackles glut of new data sources
Data modeling platforms are starting to incorporate features to automate data-handling processes, but IT must still address entity resolution, data normalization and governance.Continue Reading
Find the best data integration tools for your organization
Read analysis and comparisons of data integration tools to help you select the right platform from the leading commercial and open source products currently on the market.Continue Reading
4 factors to consider in a Hadoop distributions comparison
Examine the key characteristics necessary to evaluate in a Hadoop distribution comparison, focusing on enterprise features, subscription options and deployment models.Continue Reading