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Drinking from the data firehose? Welcome to the party! Luckily, a whole host of solutions have been rolled out to address the size, scale and scope of data movement projects. Yes, the cloud data warehouse is a common target, but what about all those other systems? Reverse ETL is now taking hold, as companies look for ways to hydrate their systems with the enriched data. Another alternative is data...

Most business people understand economies of scale: the more products or services you provide, the lower the per-unit cost usually becomes. But what about economies of scope, or of learning? In data governance, those concepts can provide great value: An economy of scope is when the production of one good reduces the cost of producing another related good. An economy of learning is when the know-ho...

The concept of a data mesh has gained traction in recent years as a way to enable data democratization and decentralization in organizations. A data mesh approach ideally calls for building a data fabric that provides a unified view of all data sources in an organization. The fabric serves as a foundation for the data mesh, enabling data teams to develop and operate their own data products and ser...

Share and share alike! Data sharing is all the rage these days, especially as open data continues its growth trajectory! By sharing data at scale, governments and private organizations can plan better, market better, and do better. Find out more on this episode of DM Radio as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews Heikki Nousiainen of Aiven, and Alex Craven of Data City.

The world (of data) is not enough! For data on its own is meaningless. Only within the proper context does data have meaning. And not even James Bond could work miracles without that valuable context! Luckily, we have data catalogs these days, and they are helping organizations make sense of their data! Check out this episode of DM Radio to hear Host @eric_kavanagh speak with three of the brightes...

It's lurking everywhere, on old servers, in the cloud, wherever business got done. Usually, it's harmless, but sometimes there's great value... or existential risk. It's Dark Data! Many executives know it's out there, but are reluctant to open what seems like a can of worms. But if curated properly, there's tremendous value awaiting. And it's a command performance if you plan to leverage AI respon...

If you want a job done right, you've got to do it yourself, but that may take a while. The key to success in today's business world is definitely teamwork. But how do you collaborate effectively with people inside and outside of your organization? There are lots of great tools these days for facilitating collaborative efforts. And there are also partnerships among big tech companies that are creat...

Imagine having a closet that automatically expanded whenever you needed more room. A scalable closet! That's basically what Cloud storage provides: a nice, big room where you can store all your stuff! There are some considerations, of course: How quickly do you want to be able to access your stuff? How much does this fancy closet cost? What's your backup strategy in case it gets hacked? These are...

Not since the mainframe gave way to client-server has the tech world been more dynamic. That's because the Great Migration is happening! Companies are moving to the cloud, but also to the edge. This creates tremendous opportunities for hyper-efficiency, but also raises the stakes for doing business online. Find out more in this episode of DM Radio as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews three experts: J...

As the Industrial Cloud plows forward (aka SuperCloud or MetaCloud), most organizations now realize that so-called Hybrid Cloud is no longer just a connection between on-prem and a single cloud provider. Multi-cloud is here to stay! What does that mean for information architecture? What does it mean for operational excellence? And what does it mean for egress charges? Find out more on this episode...

How fast is your data? How wide? How deep? For many companies, that answer changes by the day. They need a database that can make it all happen. And increasingly, they need it in the cloud. This is true for both analytical and operational workloads. What's an enterprise to do? Check out this episode of DM Radio to find out! Host @eric_kavanagh will interview database industry Analyst Tony Baer of...

Every enterprise now knows the reality of hybrid cloud, the struggle of reconciling on-prem systems with Software-as-a-Service. Most understand the growing reality of multi-cloud, where several major cloud providers are used to transact business. But what about metacloud? or supercloud? Check out this episode of DM Radio to learn more as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews industry veteran David Linthi...

Software and data architects know there's always a bottleneck somewhere: storage, compute, the OS; and in the era of cloud, the network presents new challenges. That's where a 'direct data accelerator' comes in handy: a high-speed interconnect that optimizes the path through all of these layers, and bypasses main memory to connect CPUs and storage directly. Register for this episode of DM Radio to...

The value of analytics these days cannot be denied, but that doesn't mean the ROI is always there. How can you effectively justify an analytics project? Or software purchase? Check out this episode of DM Radio to find out! Host @eric_kavanagh will interview Analyst William McKnight, along with Amanda Makulec, Data Visualization Society; and Phil Tee, Moogsoft.

As the world gets more complex, the need for simplicity rises. Forces like AI and machine learning are supercharging information systems, but special care must be placed when implementing these technologies. At the same time, market conditions are putting pressure on corporations to better manage costs. Does this mean sustainability gets put on the back burner? Not necessarily, as we discover in o...

Data may be the new energy, but only when it's in the right place at the right time. These days, that requires speed and accuracy at levels that were impossible just a few years ago. How are today's innovators making good things happen? Check out this episode of DM Radio to find out! Host @eric_kavanagh will interview Joe Gaska from Grax, Daasity CEO Dan LeBlanc, and Myles Sauer of Alation.

Are you old enough to remember when "Data Entry" represented a whole category of white collar jobs? We've come a long way, baby! These days, almost anything can be automated, from the marketing that drives sales to the systems that deliver products and services. Learn more on this episode of DM Radio as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews several guests, including: Analyst Mark Palmer, plus Shinji Kim...

Wanna chat? a la... ChatGPT? That's just one ground-shaking AI technology that's taking the world by storm. Whether broad (deep learning) or narrow (decisioning) in nature, AI is already touching every industry, and will surely transform the way we all work and live. Learn more on this episode of DM Radio as Host @eric_kavanagh interviews Analyst Tom Raftery, along with Spiros Xanthos of Splunk; a...

Just when you thought it was all going great, the business world changed again! This time, it's recessionary pressure, on top of supply chain issues and inflation. Threading the needle will require robust analytics, the kind that can provide serious signal for which direction companies should turn. Tune into this episode of DM Radio to hear some great ideas from several experts as Host @eric_kavan...

Research shows that many information workers spend hours a day just trying to find the right report or dashboard to help make a decision or recommendation. That's because analytic assets tend to proliferate, especially in larger organizations. This often leads to redundancy, unnecessary costs, and even poor data quality when suboptimal assets are chosen. Enter, Analytics Catalogs!   Check out this...

The unblinking eye of Artificial Intelligence can see almost everything these days, even tiny specs on a high-priced machine that could spell trouble. Sometimes called Computer Vision, this arena of AI promises to solve all manner of challenges in the hotly contested manufacturing space. And a lovely byproduct of this tech? Sustainable gains! Check out this episode of DM Radio to hear Host @eric_k...

We all know that persistence tends to pay dividends eventually, but in the data world, there's a new way of doing things: Streaming! For many use cases, just streaming data without persisting it first makes sense. What are those use cases, and how does it all work? Check out this episode of DM Radio to find out! Host @eric_kavanagh will interview Paul Brebner of NetApp and Gary Hagmueller of Arcio...

The eyes have it! And by "it" we man visibility into what you're doing. So, is privacy dead? The short answer is not really; but the longer answer is... sorta kinda, yeah. We'll talk about what that means for consumers and businesses on this episode of DM Radio! Join us to hear Host @eric_kavanagh interview two experts: Stephen Cavey, CEO at Ground Labs; and Gary LaFever, Co-CEO & General Counsel...

Screaming around a turn at Circuit Zold in Belgium, a modern Racer X takes the lead. He just got word that his traction slipped a bit, so ease up on the juice next time around. That tip came from the pit crew monitoring and analyzing the race in real-time thanks to sensors in the vehicle streaming their data continuously to a IoT platform in the cloud. Sound futuristic? Nope, this race was in July...