How to Implement Change Data Capture (CDC)

If you're looking for a better way to organize your data and ensure it stays up-to-date, you need to start utilizing CDC processes today. Change data capture uses various techniques to detect changes made in source tables and databases in real-time. Read on to learn more about change data capture and how it can be implemented to better serve your business.

Apache Kafka Deployments and Systems Reliability - Part 1

There are many ways that Apache Kafka has been deployed in the field. In our Kafka Summit 2021 presentation, we took a brief overview of many different configurations that have been observed to date. In this blog series, we will discuss each of these deployments and the deployment choices made along with how they impact reliability.

Implementing Automation and an MLOps Framework for Enterprise-scale ML

With the explosion of the machine learning tooling space, the barrier to entry has never been lower for companies looking to invest in AI initiatives. But enterprise AI in production is still immature. How are companies getting to production and scaling up with machine learning in 2021? Implementing data science at scale used to be an endeavor reserved for the tech giants with their armies of developers and deep pockets.

ETL Pipeline vs. Data Pipeline: What's the Difference?

ETL Pipeline and Data Pipeline are two concepts growing increasingly important as businesses keep adding applications to their tech stacks. More and more data is moving between systems, and this is where Data and ETL Pipelines play a crucial role. Take a comment on social media, for example. It might be picked up by your tool for social listening and registered in a sentiment analysis app.

Pushing Data to Zendesk From Your Warehouse

Data warehouses have made it easier for customers to store massive amounts of data. That information is useless, however, unless it is actionable. Making data actionable means employees can use the data for decision-making and improving the user experience. In this article, we’ll discuss reverse ETL, pushing data to Zendesk from your warehouse, and the value of this process.

5 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Trends that Accelerate Digital Transformation

As businesses advance their digital transformation efforts, enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are evolving — arguably as significantly as the shift from materials resource planning (MRP) to ERP. Just as businesses reimagined operations by leveraging advances in hardware and software in the 1980s, they’re now turning to next-generation ERP.

In the Quest for Success, Never Stop Being Curious With Data

My whole life I’ve been curious. You have to be, to become an entrepreneur. I’m curious about trends, about looking at data and finding patterns, which might show you where the next opportunity lies. And, as I discussed with Joe DosSantos in the latest episode of Data Brilliant, I’m a big believer in experimentation and learning by putting the data and analysis into practice.