Effectively managing your data can become challenging as the sheer volume of data is increased considerably from hour to hour, day to day. Data for most organisations is always evolving in volume, variety, velocity and source. This presents a number of challenges for data management but also presents opportunities that businesses can capitalize on. Businesses […]
A data warehouse is a system used to strategically organise data for it to be used for data reporting and analysis purposes. Well-architected data warehouses can provide a wealth of benefits to organisations that deal with large volumes of varied data. Data warehouse adoption is the most popular data solution as highlighted by Trust Radius. […]
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There are quite a few different data warehouse technologies to choose from, and knowing where to start, what to look for, and what data warehouse service is going to be best for your business is key. Deciding on a data warehousing technology that is suitable to your business needs, goals and objective is essential as […]
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Cloud technology and advances in hybrid-storage technologies have meant that data storage is no longer left entirely to internal equipment and a single company-owned server. Finding a database management solution that works with the size and scale of your needs is not a task to be overlooked. […]
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Data visibility can be a huge driving factor for organisation growth. Poor data visibility can lead to a lack of compliance with data security, difficulty in understanding business performance and increased complexity in dealing with system performance issues. Developing secure, robust and scalable data pipelines can empower businesses to gain data visibility by connecting the […]
When utilising cloud services and data warehouses, the relationships of your data forms will lead to the creation of a database schema. Simply put, a schema is an abstract design which represents the storage of the data in the database – the term applies to both the organisation of the data and how the tables […]
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Migrating your data can be a complex and challenging process especially if you are dealing with large volumes of varied data. Therefore, it is vital to understand the key benefits and limitations of the destination platform of your data. […]
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Organisations will look to migrate their data for a number of reasons such as, overgrowing existing data infrastructure and platform, budget and costs and evolving data with evolving requirements. Data migration can be a costly and complex process, therefore it’s imperative to consider your options before choosing the right technology and platform for your data. […]
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On average for a data migration project, costs overrun by 30% and time overruns by 41% as highlighted in a report by Oracle. Most data migrations fail to be completed within time and budget for a number of reasons including the understanding of the quality of data, lack of sufficient data governance and thinking that […]
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Are you looking to migrate your data? Is it because your data has outgrown your existing systems or do you want to centralize your data? Whatever, the reason behind your decision, data migration can provide incredible benefits to organisations ranging from improved data performance, collated information, and data set, reduce long terms costs and increase […]
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