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Blending Data in the Data Warehouse

This is a guest post with exclusive content by Bill Inmon. Bill Inmon “is an American computer scientist, recognized by many as the father of the data warehouse. Inmon wrote the first book, first magazine column, held the first conference, and was the first to offer classes in data warehousing.” -Wikipedia. Our key points: One of the characteristics of most computing and analytical environments is that the environment consists of only one type of data.

Kubernetes Logs Collection with MiNiFi C++

The MiNiFi C++ agent provides many features for collecting and processing data at the edge. All the strengths of MiNiFi C++ make it a perfect candidate for collecting logs of cloud native applications running on Kubernetes. This video explains how to use the MiNiFi C++ agent as a side-car pod or as a DaemonSet to collect logs from Kubernetes applications. It goes through many examples and demonstrations to get you started with your own deployments. Don’t hesitate to reach out to Cloudera to get more details and discuss further options and integrations with Edge Flow Manager.

Is Deno better than Node.js?

The Deno runtime for JavaScript and TypeScript is created on Rust and the V8 JavaScript engine, equivalent to Node.js. Developed by Ryan Dahl, Node.js' original creator, it is designed to correct errors he made when he first envisioned and unleashed Node.js in 2009. To recapitulate, he was dissatisfied with the lack of security, the lack of module resolution through node_modules, and the differing behaviour of the browser, among other things, which provoked him to implement Deno.

Why you should use caching for your Codemagic Unity projects

TL;DR: Caching the Library folder can significantly speed up your Unity builds in CI/CD environments. Codemagic CI/CD also allows you to cache the Unity version of your project so that you don’t need to re-download it each time. When you work on complex Unity projects and start adding more and more resources, you’ll quickly notice that the build times in your Codemagic workflow grow as well.

Developer inspiration: live features showcase with Ably examples

To ensure a great user experience, whether that’s attending a live virtual event, chatting with friends or collaborating on a document, you need to ensure that the core realtime works in any situation and that you provide a feature-rich application. Disruption, downtime or lags result in poor realtime user experiences.

Top 10 must-read books for data and analytics leaders in 2022

It’s that time of year - back to school, back to books, and our annual must-read books for data and analytics leaders. Given the pace of change in our industry, continuous learning is a must, whether through networking, podcasting, or reading. To cull this year’s list, I focused mainly on books published in the last two years with the themes of data, analytics and AI. I scoured lists and reviews on Amazon, solicited ideas from social networks and got to reading.