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Reading Time: 2 minutes The concept of big data is funny to me. It is funny because there isn’t any small data when it comes to large corporations. 99% of the companies we work with have big data and it is getting bigger. Companies’…
Reading Time: 6 minutes In the previous article we reviewed the architectural elements of the virtual data lake, dug deeper into its technical implications. In this post, we will review the architectural elements of the virtual data lake, and will discuss why a virtual…
Reading Time: 4 minutes In the previous article we reviewed some of the pros and cons behind the data lake ideas, as well as the reasons why a logical architecture like the virtual data lake addresses some of those issues. In this section, we…
Reading Time: 5 minutes In this post, I will introduce the idea of the logical data lake, a logical architecture in which a physical data lake augments its capabilities by working in tandem with a virtual layer. In subsequent posts in this series, I’ll…
Reading Time: 3 minutes There was a time when developing a data warehouse was sufficient to quench the thirst for data, reporting, and analytics of most business users. Not anymore. Organizations have discovered that data can be a valuable business asset. It has taken…
Reading Time: 4 minutes It seems at present there is huge amount of hype on big data and the concept of a data lake related to data virtualisation. Already however there is confusion as to what a data lake is with multiple different definitions…
Reading Time: 3 minutes There is no discussion about the business value of a data lake for data scientists. Everyone understands that bringing all the data together in one place makes access to data easy and quick for data scientists. Studies have shown that…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Why 80% of data lakes fail and what you can do about it. The issues and implications of Brexit are all over the news … regionalism vs globalism, independence vs shared governance and regulation, closed vs open borders … and…
Reading Time: 5 minutes Imagine you’ve been walking in the Alps on a hot summer’s day, you’ve reached the highest point of your trek and you come across the crystal clear water of a mountain lake, who wouldn’t want to jump in? In the…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The last couple of years have seen successful Hadoop deployments in large companies as the established paradigm for Big Data scenarios. One of the most popular architectures in this new ecosystem is the so-called “data lake”. In short, the idea…
