Analytics

What is Data Architecture? A Look at Importance, Types, & Components

Data architecture is a structured framework for data assets and outlines how data flows through its IT systems. It provides a foundation for managing data, detailing how it is collected, integrated, transformed, stored, and distributed across various platforms. It also establishes standards and guidelines for data handling, creating a reliable and scalable environment that supports data-driven activities.

How to Get the Unfair Advantage

When you look at stories of great success like these, emotionally it’s tempting to feel like these companies just got the “unfair” advantage – that lucky, elusive edge that set them apart and put them ahead of their competition and into the hearts of their customers. But often, it is something else… In my role as Chief Strategy Officer at Qlik, I have been looking at this more formally with my team.

Does Your Organization Need a System Integrator?

Companies often face challenges integrating various systems and technologies. A system integrator is an invaluable resource for organizations. Five key takeaways about system integrators: In this article, you'll learn what system integrators do, how to know when you might need one, the benefits of hiring a system integrator, and how to choose the right system integrator for your organization.

Fivetran Demo: Rethinking RAG-based Gen AI with Fivetran, Snowflake, and private, structured data

Imagine building your own personalized California wine country visit assistant based on a private, structured dataset and a RAG-based approach to Gen AI. This video walks you through the process step-by-step. First, you’ll learn how to use Fivetran’s automated data movement platform to replicate a custom, structured winery and vineyard visit dataset (wineries and vineyards across all California wine country regions) from a relational database source to the Snowflake Data Cloud.

Fivetran Demo: Replicating from Oracle to Snowflake with Fivetran HVR

Learn how Fivetran HVR can power your database replication from a variety of sources such as Oracle, SQL Server, and SAP to your database, data lake, or data warehouse target. In this demo video, watch the ease of setting up a pipeline between Oracle and Snowflake for secure, on-premises database replication.

16 Ways Insurance Companies Can Use Data and AI

There is a growing recognition that insurers can introduce data, analytics and AI into virtually all of the important insurance functions and workflows, including product development, pricing and risk selection, underwriting, claims management, contact center optimization, distribution management, reinsurance, and understanding and shaping customer journeys. Here are some of the exciting ways insurance companies can put data to work.