As part of the Microsoft Power Platform, Power BI was released as data visualisation and reporting tool, primarily focusing on business intelligence. The software can be used individually or as part of the group of platforms offered by Microsoft including Power Apps and Power Automate. It has been around since 2015, however, has gone through […]
Category: Data Engineering
Data Warehouse or a Data Lake – Key differences and choosing what is right for you
Storing big data effectively in a structured, organised way is becoming a challenge for many organisations especially as data is rapidly growing. Although both data warehouses and data lakes are used to store large volumes of complex data, they have a number of key differences which means they cannot be used interchangeably. […]
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3 things to consider when migrating data
Businesses may opt to move their data for a number of reasons such as accessibility, improving security and increasing flexibility. Data migration can be as simple as downloading an excel document and uploading it to a database or can be as complex as moving large volumes of complex, varying data from a server to a multi-cloud or […]
What to consider when outsourcing data management
Data is growing at a phenomenal rate and due to the wide variety, volume and velocity of data, organisations may be unaware of how scattered their data is. Companies will have data spread across multiple, disparate sources ranging from social media to software databases. Some of the biggest challenges organisations are facing are around being unsure […]
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