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February 2023

Isn't the Data Warehouse the Same Thing as the Data Lakehouse?

A data lakehouse is a data storage repository designed to store both structured data and data from unstructured sources. It allows users to access data stored in different forms, such as text files, CSV or JSON files. Data stored in a data lakehouse can be used for analysis and reporting purposes.

Reverse ETL - A Must-Have for Modern Businesses?

Extract, Transform, Load (ETL), and Extract, Load, Transform (ELT) pipelines are standard data management techniques among data engineers. Indeed, organizations have long been using these processes to create effective data models. However, there has recently been a remarkable rise in the use of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based customer relationship management (CRM) apps, such as Salesforce, Zendesk, Hubspot, Zoho, etc., to store and analyze customer data.

13 Skills Needed for any Data Engineer According to ChatGPT

Overview With the increasing use and discussion surrounding ChatGPT and its applications, I decided to test out what it says about important skillsets for data engineers. I conducted a search about both soft and hard skills and here is what it came up with. I have added a lot of commentary to each of the 13 skills identified.

The Top 5 Risks of In-House Development for Data Integration

Data integration is essential for businesses to achieve efficient and effective processes. For successful data integration, businesses can choose between in-house software development or outsourcing their data integration needs. Due to the potential risks of developing in-house, it may make sense for your company to outsource your data integration needs to a trusted third party to ensure all your needs are met on time and on budget.

To Data Fabric or not to Data Fabric, is it really a question?

Data fabric is a term used to describe a set of technologies and practices that enable organizations to manage and access data across multiple platforms and environments. This includes supporting an organization’s need to break down data silos, gain more insight into metadata, optimize data sharing across apps and data platforms. Organizations are starting to explore more flexible ways of managing their data ecosystems and ensuring they can leverage data more effectively.

Revamping Data Management Strategies with Data Pipelines

1. Data pipelines can improve data management strategies by enabling quick and easy data flow, transformation, and analysis. 2. Considerations when building a data pipeline include real-time data ingestion, scalability, performance optimization, data security and governance, and support for multiple sources. 3. Data mesh is a decentralized data architecture that organizes data sources by their specific business domains and must comply with the principles of the architecture. 5.

7 Important Capabilities for Data Observability

Organizations need to manage data across ecosystems, develop data pipelines, APIs, insight into their metadata, and try to make sure that silos and data quality issues are managed effectively. Enter data observability platforms. This blog post looks at what drives many organizations to adopt data observability to ensure the health of your data across systems and providers.

What Are the Top 10 SQL Server Data Tools for 2023?

Five things you need to know about SQL Server data tools: Microsoft SQL Server is an RDBMS (relational database management system) for managing and storing information, transaction processing, and business intelligence. Managing a database on SQL Server or moving data to and from the platform can be challenging at the best of times. However, various SQL Server data tools can streamline these processes and improve scalability, functionality, and features.