Defining Simplicity for Enterprise Software as "a 10 Year Old Can Demo it"

Arjun (my son) sat next to me at my desk. He was a bit nervous but we had practiced 3 times before he was ‘on stage’ in front of hundreds of people and the zoom meeting turned to him. My ten year old began to demonstrate how to deploy an Operational Database in AWS, showcasing how auto-scaling worked and how to set up replication. All of the sales team and my colleagues were quite impressed with him, and I am very proud of him.

The Evolution of Data, Analytics, and AI-All in Less Than an Hour!

Much of my focus over the last couple of decades has been in analytics, big data, and AI, and Joe DosSantos and I discussed the progression of these fields over time in a recent Data Brilliant podcast episode. My subtitle for that episode might be, “The Promise and Perils of a Hot New Field,” as we addressed several aspects of how these popular concepts have evolved in the first fifth of the 21st century.

Introducing Cloudera DataFlow for the Public Cloud

With the rise of streaming data (or, data-in-motion), companies must figure out how to deliver high-scale data ingestion, transformation, and management. In this session, you’ll see how Cloudera Data Platform’s (CDP) new DataFlow service provides real-time data movement capabilities to address hybrid cloud use cases.

Xplenty vs. Heroku Connect

When you're looking for effective ways to connect your data and transfer it safely, there are a few options to consider. Two of the top choices for companies across many markets are Heroku Connect and Xplenty. These top services allow the user to have greater flexibility and control over their data and how it's used. It's important to know which option is best for your specific needs.

Snowflake Ventures Invests in Habu to Modernize Data Collaboration for Advertising Solutions in the Data Cloud

At Snowflake, we are on a mission to help customers unleash their data. Our view on the ecosystem is that Snowflake provides the cross-cloud data infrastructure and technology that our partners can stand upon to deliver advanced solutions that empower business users.

Data Leaders Survey: The present and future of data

To understand the current challenges and future priorities of data operations, we surveyed 85 data leaders across multiple global verticals - from retail to marketing, from software to fintech. The CEOs, CTOs, CCOs, VPs of Data, and Heads of Strategy all chipped in to unveil how they run data operations today and what they foresee in the future of data operations.