Data Catalogs help companies define, organize and manage information assets. So are they now mission-critical? A recent Bloor Group survey of data professionals suggests that Data Catalogs are increasingly viewed as a crucial component of a robust information strategy. But what are the important components of a quality Data Catalog…

Imagine if you had access to all of your enterprise data at a moment’s notice: large files, small ones, structured data, unstructured – all at-the-ready, whenever you need it. That’s the new reality thanks to a hyperscale data access layer, custom-built to leverage the new NVMe protocol that helped make…

In today’s on-demand world, organizations need immediate insights from constant streams of data to power external-facing data products, observability solutions, and large-scale process monitoring. Apache Pinot™, uniquely designed to deliver sub-second query speeds on fresh data at scale, has emerged as the go-to solution for innovators like LinkedIn, Uber, Stripe,…

Some problems are hard to solve. Catching advanced persistent threats; acting on key problems in device systems within microseconds; calculating complex risk in seconds rather than hours or days—these are all vexing challenges. Graph data representation excels at catching anomalies, understanding categories, finding patterns and relationships; but graph databases are…

The hallmark of innovative technology is that it changes your day-to-day workflow in a meaningful way. AI is now doing that across the spectrum of business processes, changing what people do all day, and even dissolving age-old barriers between departments. Sales and marketing, research and development: All can be fused…

Most tales of troubled data science projects point to the same concern: the gaping chasm between design and production. While Jupyter Notebooks are great for data discovery and basic design, their solutions hit hurdles when traversing the final mile into production. Stability, data drift, scale, governance, security — all come…

The world of hyperscale data has arrived. And while tremendous insights wait to be found, the question is: How? Processing information at this scale requires a markedly different approach from traditional architectures. Luckily, a confluence of technological advances is opening the door to hyperscale data warehousing. How does it work?…

The client brought a billion rows of data… from a variety of sources. Never had this data been aggregated, let alone thoroughly analyzed. But AdLucent was up to the challenge: They pulled all billion rows into a cloud data warehouse, then used an array of tools to create a robust…

Today’s information architects can be as creative as musicians, perfecting their craft through studio time, mixing their data sets and blending sources, tweaking the knobs for a unique experience that tells a story. As with music, the right instruments and the right studio can make all the difference.. Register for…

Augmented intelligence, AI, pipelines as code, data mesh, edge computing, self-driving data and more: there are many trends to watch in 2023, and each of them can disrupt or supercharge your information strategy. Together, these trendlines will redefine every aspect of business today, from operations to admin, pricing to performance,…

Is the single pane of glass a myth? So many observability vendors promote their view of the business, but the real value only arises from synthesizing the big picture. While the modern data stack brings tremendous scale and power to information systems, making sense of all the observability data can…

While traditional database technologies will persist for years, the advent of streaming data continues to reshape the information landscape. For many mission-critical use cases, the value of real-time analytics is a game-changer. And as cost structures continue to shift, the price-performance for a streaming-first architecture looks better by the day.…

Are you an early adopter, a planner, an evaluator, … or a skeptic? Research firm Valoir identified these four categories to describe where companies stand on the imminent move (for some) to S/4HANA, SAP’s next-generation ERP solution. In this live webinar, Valoir’s Principal Analyst Rebecca Wettemann will define the four…

The Age of Analytics is upon us, and there are countless ways to get that job done. But apps are what deliver tangible value to the business, often fueled by insights from analytics. Should the two remain separate? There’s a whole new class of enterprise technologies debuting right now: from…

The World Wide Web stood up more than three decades ago as a massive document store for all to share. The second big phase of the Internet saw Websites change from static to dynamic, thanks in part to technologies like AJAX and other responsive design modalities, and the influence of…

Scenario modeling dates back thousands of years, but the capacity to do meaningful analysis has improved dramatically in just the last half decade. Using digital twins, organizations can run any number of monte carlo assessments in short order, thus empowering decision makers with granular insights for what to do next.…

Just when you thought the cloud had won that center-of-gravity debate with on-prem, along comes the edge! Granted, edge computing isn’t new, but relatively recent advances have opened new doors for doing remarkable things with computing, and in places that are far from any major data center. Some folks even…

Imagine if the elevator waited for you. That’s one small window into the truly connected enterprise. Getting there takes a confluence of technologies, each of which provides standalone value: analytics, big data, IoT, process mining, integration. Together, they can transform an organization in remarkable ways. This not only saves on…

We’re in the golden age of programming language evolution. Things are moving faster than ever. The pace of technology change has exceeded the pace of most enterprise project lifecycles. Long-term stability and availability are hard to come by, which is why Java and Python 2.7 are still overwhelmingly popular with…

Creep, creep, scope creep: Have you any time? Every business understands this never-ending rhyme! Yes, scope creep is a constant challenge for projects, and that’s partly because it’s often hard to define progress, let alone success. Add to this an ever-changing environment (new end points, different tools, drifting data), and…

“It was so real; it was really, real; it was realistic!” So spoke Otto, the hero of Alex Cox’s cult classic, Repo Man. He likely didn’t realize how profound that statement would be for the discipline of real-time data processing! We’ve talked about it since the movie debuted in 1983,…

Controversial Greek philosopher Heraclitus once noted: “No man ever steps in the same river twice. For it’s not the same river and he’s not the same man.” But that was for an actual stream of water, not a data stream. With today’s information systems, you can arguably step in the…

The next generation of software development *will* be televised! That’s the whole mission of SoftWare in Motion, a new multimedia show designed to explore the world’s most cutting-edge enterprise applications. Each week, Hosts @eric_kavanagh and Chris Sachs will examine the component parts of mission-critical systems, unearthing insights about the architecture,…

Your database, at blazing speed, anywhere. That’s it. This Webinar abstract could end right there, but that would be weird, so here are more details: There’s a new and fascinating way to provision your data. A Bay Area startup has built a cloud-based, in-memory query engine that connects to your…

Reports and dashboards typically show a moment in time, a snapshot of your business. To understand what’s happening, you need continuous intelligence. This is increasingly possible thanks to the wealth of data points that can now be captured. That long-sought 360 degree view is finally here. The challenges now revolve…

The Briefing Room with Rockset We’ve heard the buzz around the modern data stack, but what about modern data apps? These span logistics tracking, personalization, risk analytics, and a host of operational intelligence use cases that either deliver fast user-facing analytics or enable organizations to run their businesses in real…

The Briefing Room with DigitalHive Static reports going live, real-time, available and up-to-date whenever needed. Stitching information together and closing the contextual loop on data assets. This is a real-world story of how data can change culture, not just internally but for your customers, partners and suppliers.    Register for…

Is it all about the data? or the people? or the workflows? No, it’s all about the company! Organizations that succeed today keep their teams focused on what really matters. They foster a data-driven culture by equipping and inspiring the professionals who make countless important decisions every day. One rising…

The year of 2021 will likely go down as the most significant and tumultuous in decades for the analytics industry. The Data Lake merged with the Data Warehouse to create a so-called Lakehouse. The cloud finally surpassed on-prem in key categories, most notably growth. But the rumors of on-prem’s demise…

Are you constantly dreaming of new ways to profit from your company’s best assets? You’re not alone. Many companies create new strategies for marketing the same line of products, not realizing that the most valuable opportunity lies in the monetization of something even more compelling: their data. Register for this…

Agility rules the data-driven world. Companies that can quickly pivot their attention and resources will consistently outmaneuver the competition. One key to this recipe is an information architecture that enables the rapid definition and management of business metrics. By having enough relevant data readily available, analysts can monitor progress and…

If data is a hammer, every challenge looks like a nail. The blessing and curse of today’s data culture is a plethora of technologies for managing information assets. Navigating towards an optimal data architecture a true challenge. How do you declutter the sprawl, provide reliability and clarity with your data,…

Choosing the right data warehouse for your business intelligence needs can improve user experience, enable more extensive self-service, and speed time to insight and value creation for your organization. Choosing the wrong data warehouse can create more work and frustration for everyone involved. Register for this Briefing Room to hear…

Facebook and LinkedIn dominate their space largely because of bulletproof technology stacks. Traditional database and streaming technologies couldn’t cut the mustard, so these Big Tech firms rolled their own, and then open-sourced the code. Alongside Apache Spark, we now see Cassandra and Kafka revolutionizing the use of data to a…

The future is here already; it’s just not evenly distributed. So spoke Futurist William Gibson, who essentially nailed the modern state of enterprise software. Companies that have prepared for the use of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning have already separated themselves from the pack. How can your organization make the…

The data warehouse has been an analytics workhorse for decades for business intelligence teams. Unprecedented volumes of data, new types of data, and the need for advanced analyses like machine learning brought on the age of the data lake. Now, many companies have a data lake for data science, a…

Digital Transformation requires a bridge: some mechanism to pull the organization across to the other side. The best strategies take a data-first approach, using a platform to ingest, manage and deliver data at-scale. Such a bridge enables the business to keep running smoothly while transformation takes place, and beyond. Register…

The Briefing Room with Alpha Software Practically ever worker is an information worker these days. Who doesn’t need data to do their job? And much of that data comes from the field. But how can organizations capture relevant information from their frontline workers, while also enabling analysis of that data…

Decisions, decisions! With the recent news about CentOS 8, businesses need to make up their minds quickly. Will CentOS Stream fill the void? What about other Linux distributions such as Rocky Linux, NavyLinux, Debian, Ubuntu, SUSE? And what implications are there for open source stacks? Databases, containers, runtimes, networking, and…

As the speed of business continues to increase, companies are keenly focused on specializing their offerings via analytics. At the same time, the potential sources of useful data are growing both in number and complexity. One viable answer to these converging forces is intelligent ingest, a new type of data…

Ever change a tire on a moving car? That may sound crazy, but its akin to the challenge that faces most businesses today. How can critical business systems, and underlying data infrastructure, be substantially upgraded without disrupting the day-to-day? And which of the game-changing technologies are the right fit for…

Those who don’t study history are doomed to repeat it. That’s especially true in the digital age, as historical data piles up everywhere, and yet so few companies are positioned to use it. The ideal solution today should enable rapid access to disparate SaaS application data so that businesses can…

Quality is as quality does! In the data world, quality has been a long-sought, oft-elusive goal. That’s partly because of garbage in, but also because of faulty or fragile data quality processes. How many times has bad data overwritten good? And how frustrating can it be to fix the same…

There are times when seconds really count, when decisions must be made quickly… or else. This is the domain of mission-critical analytics, when downtime is not an option. Provisioning such solutions requires a solid architecture and proven technology. And as a wise analyst once noted, it takes 10 years in…

The Briefing Room with Looker A wise man said: “Well-done platform APIs are the key to everything.” That man was Eric Schmidt, former CEO of Google, who clearly saw the future of embedded analytics. He knew that data would live everywhere, and therefore a solid API strategy would help facilitate…

No! That’s been the answer for years, as the business scuttled whatever bright ideas you brought to the table. The disruption of attempting new ways was viewed as too risky. This is the classic innovator’s dilemma: The tendency to avoid taking chances in return for the relative safety of the…

Better customer experience, improved employee engagement — these are hallmarks of today’s data-driven organizations. Across vastly different business models, companies are embracing a simple formula for reaping the benefits of data-infused processes. Like the digital natives who pioneered new ways of doing business, these companies are rewiring their operations to…

Time-to-value, time-to-market — these metrics drive innovation. And while analytics will always guide the way, the question these days is how quickly and efficiently you can put those insights into action. Speed and simplicity matter more than ever. And not everyone can write code. Those are key reasons why serverless…

Open and straightforward: That’s how analytics should work in today’s Information Economy. But most architectures don’t enable that vision at all. The business changes much faster than data engineers or IT can accommodate. Dashboards go stale, and reliance on them wanes. But the old way of doing things is suddenly…

The Briefing Room with Looker and The Bloor Group What’s the fastest path to business value for analytics? Embedded! Unlike traditional solutions, embedded analytics deliver insights within existing business applications. As such, they help decisionmakers throughout the organization make informed choices during the course of business. But how can companies…

The Briefing Room with Equalum and The Bloor Group Information architectures work until they don’t. For companies that tempt fate by waiting too long before modernizing, the pain can be very real, and costly. But for organizations that invest carefully in the next generation of data orchestration, the benefits can…

The Briefing Room with Looker and The Bloor Group Today’s businesses move faster than ever. Rapid advances in e-commerce have changed consumer behavior, driving new expectations within the enterprise. Employees expect the same access to data and technology at work, putting pressure on corporations to evolve quickly and remain competitive.…

The explosion of cloud-managed services continues to rewrite how business gets done. Add to that a sudden shift to work-from-home, and you have a recipe for serious challenges in enterprise workflow and overall productivity. How can your organization optimize the power of SaaS while mitigating risks? Register for this special…

Future Proof with Looker and The Bloor Group “What an experience!” That’s what customers and partners keep saying as innovators leverage the power of data in action. The use cases run the gamut of human imagination: from optimized supply chains in the COVID era, to dynamic pricing for high-performing adverts;…

Future Proof with MANTA and The Bloor Group Do you know what your code did last night? Having visibility into data transformations gives companies tremendous insight into what’s really happening. The value that accrues from this transparency spans a wide spectrum that includes data quality, governance, compliance, impact analysis, and…