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We all come from data - Michael Dortch

On this episode Lauren is joined by Michael Dortch; who now writes at DortchOnIt.com. Lauren and Michael discuss the importance of data and how it is all around. They also dive into how a data-oriented person is someone who is interested in how the facts line up, and figuring out how to make better decisions based on that information. Key Takeaways Quotes

Hunters Brings Data Integration to Security Operations

In this episode of “Powered by Snowflake,” Daniel Myers chats with Uri May, Co-founder and CEO of Hunters, a three-year old company that is bringing new levels of data integration to the world of network security operations. “Our differentiator,” May explains, “is that we want to seamlessly integrate as much data as possible. And that is something Snowflake facilitates very well because of its ability to scale, its performance, and even its business model of paying for storage and compute with different credits. We believe that more data means better efficacy, more accuracy, and faster detection times.”

Protecting Privacy While Enhancing Data Access Using the Snowflake Media Data Cloud

Increased regulatory scrutiny around data security has created a challenge for media companies, which need to protect consumer privacy while also finding ways to use the consumer data they’ve collected to enhance their advertising and marketing efforts and deliver a superior consumer experience. It can be a delicate balancing act. But those companies who have adopted the Snowflake Media Data Cloud report that it is a balancing act they can manage efficiently.

Data & The Culture Transformation

TechCrunch and Cloudera invite you to a conversation about the data transformation underway that is changing how information is used and the very nature of business. The emerging data ecosystem will allow enterprises to work collaboratively with customers, partners and even competitors around the world to integrate disparate data sources for a more complete picture of their business’ present and future.

Embrace the future - make the move from descriptive to prescriptive analytics

Making insights for your business isn’t easy. You're expected to always do more, do it faster, all without costing a small fortune. But how can you expect to do this when you’re using the wrong kind of analytics in the first place? Let’s explore. You may have heard of the 4 different types of analytics (the image below from Gartner helps visualize each type and how we use them) Think about how many post-mortem meetings you’ve had. Hindsight is important, of course!

The History and Evolution of Business Intelligence (BI) Platforms

Business intelligence (BI) is the ability to view and analyze data to provide actionable insights - but this ability wasn't always so available. The BI tools and platforms developed in the early days were very different to the modern analytics capabilities we have today In this article, we will discuss further about the history of business intelligence platforms. We will begin with the definition of business intelligence and its scope.

Retrieving Spotify data with Talend Open Studio - Talend Job #1

Talend's own Richard Hall hosts the segment “Job of the Week" – showing you fun ways to use data for maximum good, minimal evil, and maybe even some bragging rights. In this video, Richard started with a party trick using Talend Open Studio and Spotify. In 15 minutes, he shows you how to retrieve data from Spotify.