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August 2020

Connect the Data Lifecycle: The power of data

There’s no doubt that cloud has become ubiquitous, and thank goodness for that in 2020. We wouldn’t have survived the challenges of this year without cloud. It’s supported everything, from the sudden changes in the way we work to the way we access healthcare and even shop for vital goods. While cloud is the vehicle, it’s what sits on it that makes it so valuable — data.

Archive data from to S3 with the new Kafka Connect connector

The new open-source #ApacheKafka Connect sink connector for #S3 gives you full control on how to sink data to S3 and save money on long term storage costs in #Kafka. The connector has the ability to flush data out in a number of different formats including #AVRO, #JSON, #Parquet and #Binary as well as ability to create S3 buckets based on partitions, metadata fields and value fields.

Demo - Qlik and Microsoft Unleash SAP Data For Analytics

This integrated solution accelerates analysis of SAP data by combining the automated data delivery capabilities of Qlik Data Integration with the agility of the Azure platform. Qlik and Microsoft offer a free Proof-of- Value (PoV) that includes Software and Expertise for real-time SAP Analytics in Azure. See what is possible.

Factory Edge to Cloud Analytics- Three Fundamental Steps to Success

We recently Googled the manufacturing use case “predictive maintenance” and was astonished by the results there were 82 MILLION results returned. Next, we Googled “process optimization” and it yielded even more results – 302 MILLION. Clearly, these use cases are top of mind in today’s manufacturing landscape, considering digital transformation will deliver $11 Trillion USD in economic value by 2025.

Cloudera Data Warehouse on Azure Provides Fast, Cost-Effective and Highly Scalable Analytics

The Cloudera Data Warehouse (CDW) service is a managed data warehouse that runs Cloudera’s powerful engines on a containerized architecture. It is part of the new Cloudera Data Platform, or CDP, which went live on Microsoft Azure earlier this year. The CDW service lets you meet SLAs, onboard new use cases with zero friction, and minimize cost. Today, we are pleased to announce the general availability of CDW on Microsoft Azure.

Deliver Analytics-Ready Data to the Cloud With Snowflake and Hitachi Vantara

One of the toughest challenges for data professionals today is migrating data from on-premises environments to the cloud. Many companies still lack the tools and infrastructure to ingest and process complex datasets to achieve critical business outcomes. Tune in for a joint-session with Snowflake and Hitachi Vantara as we discuss best practices to address common edge-to-multicloud issues and how our joint offering can dramatically simplify data preparation, migration and analytics tasks to help deliver analytics-ready data in the cloud.

Real-Time Cost Alerts and Forecasts for AWS

For many companies, cloud costs are among the top investments these days. With a growing number of services, instances and regions, cloud cost optimization is becoming increasingly painful. Companies use cloud management platforms to optimize costs and increase cloud visibility and security. But staying on top of AWS budgets requires proficiency, agility and time—especially when any glitch can result in massive cost bleeds.

Cloud, big data analytics & AI are driving change in Finance

How Cloud Computing is evolving alongside Big Data, Analytics, and AI in Financial Services. New technology like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, big data, and prescriptive analytics are changing the way the Financial Services sector does business. With evolving tech comes both new opportunities as well as different risks, and companies within the space must innovate and embrace new ideas as shifting business conditions and changing consumer preferences dictate new norms.