You can also access Part I & Part II of this series “Laying the foundation of a data-driven enterprise with Hadoop“. Hadoop platform has performed well in the batch interactive as well as the real-time data processing if the core is Apache Hadoop. Recently, Hortonworks launched a new technology called Apache NiFi. It was created at […]
Part I of the series “Laying the foundation of a data-driven enterprise with Hadoop” is accessible here. Any type of data can use Hadoop, whether it is batch interactive or real-time. It can be applied to any data whether it is a traditional system or coming from the internet of things (IoT) and be deployable […]
Confluent raised $24 million for data ‘Streams’ powering LinkedIn, Netflix, and Uber. Now, this is a company that is helping corporate giants like Netflix, Uber, and LinkedIn by letting them get new insights from their data using Apache Kafka. And, did you know why big data is becoming such a deal? Have a look at […]
Calgary, Alberta is among the cities worst hit by the plummeting oil prices. “Home prices are down, unemployment is up, food bank usage is climbing, and no one knows when things might turn around with oil below $35 (U.S.) a barrel on Thursday, from highs of well over $100 less than two years ago”, reports […]
Microsoft plans to reduce the complexity of building integration solutions. But, the historical complexity of BizTalk acts as an inhibitor to end client’s empowerment. The company recently launched logic apps, that is, applications that automate business processes across different hosted and on-premise APIs and services. Microsoft’s new iPaas (integration platform-as-a-service) is getting a lot of […]
Recently a client asked me whether they should use tabular or multidimensional model for creating the BI (business intelligence) semantic model. I choose the tabular route due to the following reasons. Reasons to go the Tabular route If you want to use DAX (based on Excel formulas, but is often seen as having a steep […]