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Data Digest: Hadoop Evolution; Collaborative Development; Open Source and IoT Development

Current advanced in Hadoop, open source ubiquity in enterprise development, and why open source is key to IoT development

Google's New Dataproc Service Facilitates Big Data Management

Google officially unveiled its long-incubating Google Cloud Dataproc, a PaaS offering the company says takes most of the responsibility -- and a big share of the cost -- of deploying and managing Hadoop and Spark clusters out of the equation.

Data Digest: Mixing Big Data and in the Cloud; Understanding Unstructured Data; Getting Value from Big Data

How to overcome 6 common challenges when implementing big data in the cloud, plus how to mind unstructured data and how to find value and overcome challenges when using big data.

Empowering Analysts with Self-Service Tools: Alteryx Breaks the Mold

There's no shortage of players that market self-service data prep tools. Only Alteryx is also in the "Visionaries" quadrant of Gartner's "Magic Quadrant for Advanced Analytics Platforms."

Modernizing a Data Warehouse with Real-Time Functions

Accelerate your business closer to real-time operation by implementing new technologies in the data warehouse and related systems.

Three Ways to Quickly Ballpark a Data Warehouse Build Schedule

When a seemingly impossible question comes down from "on high," you can't always say no. Here are a few simple approaches to providing an off-the-cuff delivery estimate for a new data warehousing project, even with limited information and a tight time frame.

In Praise of Elasticity

Get ready for the elastic data warehouse -- which is what, exactly?

Data Digest: BI Evolution, Hooking Your Audience with a Data Story, and Inspiring Infographics

How to be ready for the next stage of business intelligence, how to hook an audience with data storytelling, and examples of infographics and data visualizations to inspire your own creativity.

Data Stories: Connections and Travel Across the Globe

Three-and-a-half degrees of separation, plus how airports connect cities.