Silos and inconsistency top list of data challenges for global IT leaders
New research from Confluent sees IT leaders share their biggest data challenges.
How Booking.com Used Data Streaming to Put Travel Decisions into Customer's Hands
Booking.com wanted to give people a “connected trip” experience, allowing customers to seamlessly book flights, accommodations, car rentals, and excursions in one visit. The company realized the value of data streaming early on in reaching this goal, but the operational effort had become overwhelming. Learn how Booking.com found the answer in Confluent’s data streaming platform. With its automated configuration that required no ongoing maintenance, the team was able to prioritize innovation with data and provide the comprehensive booking experience they had been searching for.
Hitachi Vantara and Cisco: Even Better Together
Enterprise computing goes through constant cycles of reinvention, often driven by the arrival of an innovation with the potential to change everything. As a service business models and GenAI are both great examples. As anyone in this space can attest, the pace of change can age you quickly. But at the same time, it’s what makes the business so exciting. And dare I say, it’s what keeps everyone in it young. It’s a bit of a conundrum if you think about it.
5 Strategies to Reduce ETL Project Implementation Time for Businesses
Picture this: You are part of a BI team at a global garment manufacturer with dozens of factories, warehouses, and stores worldwide. Your team is tasked with extracting insights from company data. You begin the ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) process but find yourself struggling with the manual effort of understanding table structures and revisiting and modifying pipelines due to ongoing changes in data sources or business requirements.
Making Waves with AI: Ensure Smooth Sailing by Automating Shipping Document Processing
The year is 1424. You’re shipping goods across the world, and the ship in question gives you a bill of lading. It’s a piece of paper containing details about what your goods are, where you’re shipping them from, and where they’re headed. Fast forward to 2024. You’re shipping your goods across the world, and the shipping company gives you a bill of lading. It’s still (most likely) a piece of paper.
How to Embed Databox Dashboards in ClickUp: A Step-by-Step Guide
Imagine having all your critical business metrics and project data seamlessly integrated within your favorite project management tool. For ClickUp users, this vision becomes a reality with the embedding of Databox dashboards. No more toggling between multiple platforms or juggling tools — embedding a Databox dashboard into ClickUp centralizes your insights, empowering you to make informed decisions without missing a beat.
Data governance is a top priority for AI success
MIT research shows data governance is the precursor to effective AI implementation.
Your Guide to the Apache Flink Table API: An In-Depth Exploration
Apache Flink offers a variety of APIs that provide users with significant flexibility in processing data streams. Among these, the Table API stands out as one of the most popular options. Its user-friendly design allows developers to express complex data processing logic in a clear and declarative manner, making it particularly appealing for those who want to efficiently manipulate data without getting bogged down in intricate implementation details.
The Cloud Exit: Cost, Security, and Performance Driving the Move Back to On-Premises
The last decade has seen a giant shift by organizations into the cloud for software, storage, and compute, resulting in business benefits ranging from flexibility and lower up-front costs to easier maintenance. But lately we have seen more and more companies re-evaluating their cloud strategies and opting to move their data back to on-premises infrastructure due to several key factors.
3 Ways to Transform Your SAP Finance Strategy
Finance professionals often stick to proven methods, understanding that disrupting established systems can jeopardize time-sensitive financial processes. However, with the blinding pace of technological change, it becomes nearly impossible to keep up even with the advantages of advanced ERP systems like SAP ECC and S/4 HANA. For organizations entrenched in legacy SAP systems, stalled financial transformation can be a major roadblock to success.