Managing Cost & Resources Usage for Spark

Spark jobs require resources - and those resources? They can be pricey. If you're looking to speed up completion times, optimize costs, and reduce resource usage for your Spark jobs, this is the webinar for you.For Spark jobs running on-premises, optimizing resource usage is key. For Spark jobs running in the cloud, for example on Amazon EMR or Databricks, adding resources is a click away - but it’s an expensive click, so cost management is critical.

Xplenty's Rest API Component Tutorial

In this video, we will set up a Rest API connector using Xplenty. Combining your business data in one secure destination is desirable if you want to analyze and operationalize that data at scale. Xplenty's REST API connector helps you connect to many popular business SaaS and other digital services. Advanced Features of Xplenty's REST API Connector Pagination Schemes When retrieving data in large amounts, it is typical for any API to incorporate a paging mechanism. The commonly used methods for pagination are.

How to Setup a Snowflake Connection within Xplenty

In this video, we will set up a Snowflake connection with Xplenty. Many companies are now strategically using their data assets as the core of their digital transformation efforts. Building a data pipeline can help companies combine information from all their systems to gain insights into their business. A recent study showed that 59.5% of corporations using advanced analytics saw measurable results. Using a warehouse such as Snowflake can help companies leverage this information to drive business strategy.

How API Management Works

According to Paolo Malinverno, research vice president at Gartner, “We already live in an API economy where CIOs must look beyond APIs as technology and instead build their company's business models, digital strategies, and ecosystems on them." Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) represent reusable code that forms the backbone of these digital transformation strategies. Understanding how API management works can help you determine how best to leverage your systems to gain the most value.

How to Use Heroku Postgres to Migrate Data

Have you ever needed to move data from a local database to the cloud? Or even just between different databases? Heroku Postgres might be just the tool you need to help with all of your data migration needs. Read on to learn how you can utilize Heroku Connect to migrate data between Heroku Postgres and Salesforce.

M1 Democratizes Data Analytics with Snowflake as Part of Its Digital Transformation

Vibrant and dynamic digital-first telco M1, a subsidiary of Keppel Corporation, is focused on transforming telecommunications in Singapore. M1 provides a suite of services to more than 2 million customers and is Singapore’s first digital network operator. Data analytics have played an essential role in M1’s growth since the company launched commercial services in 1997.

Why Explainability Is the Foundation of Trust in Data

When you were a child, how many times did you use the argument with your parents “but everyone else is doing it” to rip holes in the knees of your jeans or dye your hair blonde or steal beer out of the fridge to take to a party? Only to be countered with “well, would you jump off a cliff just because all your friends did?” Wow, the frustration I felt at such a logical but basic argument.