Jul 22, 2020 | Apache Spark, Big Data, Business Intelligence
By: Ken Adams Introduction Delta Lake is an open source storage layer that sits on top of cloud storage technology such as Azure Data Lake Storage or Amazon S3. The technology was introduced by Databricks in 2019, and all of the code is available here....
Jun 26, 2020 | Analytics, Business Intelligence, COVID-19, Microsoft Power BI
By: Brad Lathrop How the COVID-19 Pandemic Is Impacting Data Industries We wrote an article earlier this year that discusses three of the most important business intelligence trends for 2020, which were derived from an excellent annual research...
Jun 26, 2020 | Apache Spark, Azure, Big Data, Business Intelligence, Cloud Technology, Microsoft Power BI
By: Phillip Sharpless Introduction to Azure Databricks Finding the right tools to manage your big data ecosystem can be a daunting task, as there seem to be a myriad of options, all advertising impressive-sounding features. One analytics platform that is...
Apr 29, 2020 | Business Intelligence, Cloud Technology, Snowflake
Snowflake, the cloud-based data warehousing company, has gained a ton of traction over the last several years. The firm recently announced its goal of an eventual IPO, and has raised a tremendous amount of funding up to this point. Snowflake is currently valued at...
Mar 30, 2020 | Amazon QuickSight, Business Intelligence, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau
By: Ken Adams March 23, 2020 “What business intelligence tool should our organization be using? Who wins in the battle of Power BI vs Tableau? Are there other BI tools I should be considering?” This is a common question we get asked as full-service...
Mar 16, 2020 | Business Intelligence
By: Brad Lathrop Business intelligence is one of the best processes/methodologies companies can invest in to increase success. And businesses worldwide know this – the global business intelligence market is predicted to reach nearly $30B by...
