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6 Best Data Integration Tools of 2022

Data integration is the data engineering process of combining data across all the different sources in a company (CRM, SaaS apps like Salesforce, APIs, …) into a single unified view. The data integration process includes data extraction, data cleansing, data ingestion, data validation, modeling, and exposing ready-to-be-consumed data sets to other users and applications for business intelligence or data-driven activities.

Why Doesn't the Modern Data Stack Result in a Modern Data Experience?

The data landscape is exploding with tools. As data professionals we have at our fingertips specialized tools for anything: from specialized databases (graph, geo, you name it) to tools for SQL-driven transformations (looking at you, dbt). Yet, a lot of data work is about provisioning, selecting, administering, and just maintaining those tools. Which is just a pain. As Pavel Dolezal, CEO and co-founder of Keboola said: The answer is in how the Modern Data Architecture is built.

Credit Bureau Credibility - The Voice of the Customer

This is a guest post with exclusive content by Bill Inmon, Mary Levins, and Georgia Burleson. Bill “is an American computer scientist recognized by many as the father of the data warehouse. Inmon wrote the first book, held the first conference, wrote the first column in a magazine, and was the first to offer classes in data warehousing.” -Wikipedia.

Cloudera's Open Data Lakehouse Supercharged with dbt Core(tm)

dbt allows data teams to produce trusted data sets for reporting, ML modeling, and operational workflows using SQL, with a simple workflow that follows software engineering best practices like modularity, portability, and continuous integration/continuous development (CI/CD).

Keboola is now officially Powered by Snowflake

Over the years, Keboola and Snowflake have seen their own share of successes and incredible achievements. Now, we can proudly announce that Keboola has joined the Powered by Snowflake program. With both companies founded around the same time, Keboola and Snowflake have been working hand in hand for some time now.

Following your local happiness gradient - Dr. Catherine Williams

This episode features an interview with Dr. Catherine Williams, Global Head of IQ at Qualtrics, an experience management software platform. Catherine has extensive background in data science and quantitative analytics. Prior to Qualtrics, Catherine served as Chief Data Scientist and Chief Data and Marketplace Officer at AppNexus and Xandr, which is part of AT&T. Catherine holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Washington. She has also held postdoctoral fellowships at Stanford and Columbia Universities. On this episode, Catherine discusses growing a machine learning approach to unstructured data, using data to get to the “why” of customer behavior, and following your local happiness gradient.

The Data Cloud & Public Sector With Deloitte

Welcome to Data Cloud Now, where we are dedicated to illustrating how the Data Cloud is pushing the possible forward, each and every day. In this episode we are exploring the impact it’s having within the public sector. Explore the impact the Data Cloud is having within the Public Sector with special guests Deloitte’s Monica McEwen & Frank Farrall along with Snowflake’s Jeff Frazier.

Moving to Log Analytics for BigQuery export users

If you’ve already centralized your log analysis on BigQuery as your single pane of glass for logs & events…congratulations! With the introduction of Log Analytics (Public Preview), something great is now even better. It leverages BigQuery while also reducing your costs and accelerating your time to value with respect to exporting and analyzing your Google Cloud logs in BigQuery.