There are some new data aqusition tools that help reduce Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) and related support costs drastically. There are some new data aqusition tools that help…
In my article, “Data Integration Roadmap to Support Big Data and Analytics,” I detailed a five step process to transition traditional ETL infrastructure to support the future…
Traditional extract, transform and load (ETL) has existed since the times when data warehousing evolved to help move data from legacy mainframe applications. Therefore, data movement from…
There has always been an opportunity to create big data. There have also always been opportunities for prediction based analytics in the repeatable processes. For example, a…
At Teradata Partners Conference 2012 held this week near Washington D.C., Simon Zhang’s talk on “Data Sciences and Analytics Evolution @LinkedIn,” provided many useful insights for oraganizations wanting…
The perception of quality and the reliability of data assets can change with time. It only takes one incident or error for someone to doubt the information…
Earlier in my blog, Slowly Changing Dimensions – Special Attention Needed, I touched upon the need to pay special attention to slowly changing dimensions. Organizations have three…
How often do we find the currency and gold lying unprotected in the office cubes or corridors? How often do we find piles of garbage in and…
I have been wondering when we as a society realize our stake on effective implementation of data quality assurance. We “the people” systematically learn to accept the…
