Challenges of today’s monolithic data architecture
3 min read - The real-world challenges organizations are facing with big data today are multi-faceted. Every IT organization knows there is more raw data than ever before; data sources are in multiple locations, in varying forms and of questionable data quality. To add…
5 misconceptions about cloud data warehouses
4 min read - In today’s world, data warehouses are a critical component of any organization’s technology ecosystem. They provide the backbone for a range of use cases such as business intelligence (BI) reporting, dashboarding, and machine-learning (ML)-based predictive analytics, that enable faster decision…
The modern data platform driving Marriott International forward
4 min read - There’s an enduring notion that the desire to explore beyond one’s confines is universal – or core to the human experience. After spending the bulk of 2020 witnessing a dramatic falloff in bookings, the travel industry held its collective breath…
Extracting insights from complex, unstructured big data
4 min read - According to projections from IDC, 80% of worldwide data will be unstructured by 2025.[1] Even though most enterprises already use data warehouses to analyze structured data, more are now turning to data lakes to leverage unstructured and semi-structed data in…
Comparing enterprise data warehouses across five architectural layers
5 min read - In two previous blogs, we analyzed the total value of ownership (TVO) for enterprise data warehouses (EDW) based on information gleaned from a recent Cabot Partners analyst report. Predictably, many highlights of the TVO assessment cover the most significant EDW…