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How to configure clients to connect to Apache Kafka Clusters securely - Part 3: PAM authentication

In the previous posts in this series, we have discussed Kerberos and LDAP authentication for Kafka. In this post, we will look into how to configure a Kafka cluster to use a PAM backend instead of an LDAP one. The examples shown here will highlight the authentication-related properties in bold font to differentiate them from other required security properties, as in the example below. TLS is assumed to be enabled for the Apache Kafka cluster, as it should be for every secure cluster.

Goodbye 2020 - Hello 2021 Magic Quadrant for Analytics and BI Platforms

The wait is nearly over, and soon we’ll all be privy to this year’s Gartner Magic Quadrant for Analytics and BI Platforms. Qlik is proud of its 15-year history and ranking as a leader for the last decade in this signature research, and we are enthusiastic about sharing a complimentary copy of the full report when it publishes at this location: https://www.qlik.com/us/gartner-magic-quadrant-2021

Work at warp-speed in the BigQuery UI

Data analysts can spend hours writing SQL each day to get the right insights. So it’s crucial that the tools in the Google Cloud Console make that job as easy and as fast as possible. Now, we’re excited to show you how BigQuery’s Cloud Console UI has been updated with radical usability improvements for more efficient work, making it easier to find the data you need and write the right SQL quickly.

Cloudera Flow Management Continuous Delivery while Minimizing Downtime

Cloudera Flow Management, based on Apache NiFi and part of the Cloudera DataFlow platform, is used by some of the largest organizations in the world to facilitate an easy-to-use, powerful, and reliable way to distribute and process data at high velocity in the modern big data ecosystem. Increasingly, customers are adopting CFM to accelerate their enterprise streaming data processing from concept to implementation.

How Infutor Uses the Placekey External Function to Extend the Power of Snowflake

The Snowflake Data Cloud provides the unique ability for anyone to join their own data sets with thousands of live third-party data sets near-instantly, securely, and without moving data. Businesses operating in the Data Cloud gain a huge advantage over their competitors who are stuck in data silos and struggling with stale data sets downloaded from their legacy data providers weeks, months, or years ago.

How Customer Success Managers Drive Digital Transformation

Before the end of the year, I met with Christina McCoy, a Customer Success Manager for our federal region. We discussed some of her observations and proven practices for driving adoption in her accounts. Christina joined Qlik two years ago; she has over five years of CSM experience and is a graduate of Howard University, where she was a pitcher for the Bison’s softball program.

How to create 3D Body Maps in Yellowfin BI

One particular feature requested by our customers is 3D body mapping, and whether exporting 3D models and utilizing its visualization and filtering can be applied easily. This technical walkthrough shows you how to leverage Yellowfin to integrate 3D models within Yellowfin and then use them to create a fully interactive display in your dashboard.

Finding digital transformation in high places - how a ski resort improved operational agility and customer experiences

Most blogs in my history are very focused on Industry 4.0’s digital transformation of the manufacturing industry, which in itself is pretty remarkable. By 2025, Industry 4.0 is expected to generate greater than $11 trillion in economic value as connected manufacturing processes, operations and their supply chains become more streamlined, efficient, agile and realize improved productivity, improved uptime and product quality.

Uncover Gold During an Economic Crisis: Five Steps to Monetizing Your Data

Because of the COVID-19 global pandemic, almost every industry is experiencing volatility, risks and changes to buying behavior. Nevertheless, in crisis often comes opportunity and a forcing factor for businesses to redefine themselves. Those looking to innovate after (or even during) this crisis should focus on two key concepts — data monetization and data modernization.

Loading complex CSV files into BigQuery using Google Sheets

BigQuery offers the ability to quickly import a CSV file, both from the web user interface and from the command line: Indeed, try to open this file up with BigQuery: and we get the errors like: This is because a row is spread across multiple lines, and so the starting quote on one line is never closed. This is not an easy problem to solve — lots of tools struggle with CSV files that have new lines inside cells. Google Sheets, on the other hand, has a much better CSV import mechanism.