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Big Data 75: Companies Driving Innovation in 2024

With more and more use cases for AI and all its branches taking shape, big data is surging in relevance as the backbone of these projects—prompting DBAs, IT, data scientists, and more to take a closer look at the information being fed into their forecasts and models. To support organizations in navigating through new challenges and a rapidly evolving big data ecosystem, Big Data Quarterly presents 2024's "Big Data 75," a list of companies driving innovation and expanding what is possible in terms of collecting, storing, and extracting value from data. Read More

Embracing Observability and the Disaggregated Stack in Real-Time Analytics: Q&A With StarTree’s Kishore Gopalakrishna

As companies measure the health and performance of their IT/cloud/application infrastructure and various data-in-motion streams such as metrics, events, logs, and traces, the number of monitoring tools grows, resulting in a complicated and overloaded observability stack. Kishore Gopalakrishna, co-founder and CEO at StarTree, believes unified observability platforms can solve these pain points by providing the flexibility, data autonomy, and extensibility offered by a disaggregated model. Read More

Game-Changing Technologies Reshaping the Data Realm

It has been a whirlwind time for data managers and their enterprises, and the innovations that are reshaping data operations aren't showing any signs of slowing down soon. AI and advanced analytics are changing the game, of course, as are a myriad of technologies now available to help manage and extract business value from the data flowing through organizations. Here is what industry experts tell BDQ they now see emerging and what we can expect in the months and years to come. Read More

The Enterprise AI Sourcebook is Here

We decided this Sourcebook was timely, given how enterprise AI has caught mainstream attention and triggered the imaginations of those working in IT, knowledge management, and a score of other areas within the enterprise. AI is dominating headlines, and people want to know how they can best apply the various technologies under the AI banner. Read More

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Todd Schraml

Database Elaborations

Todd Schraml

  • A Bridge Too Far In multidimensional data modeling practice, there is the concept of a bridge dimension. A bridge dimension, being the dimensionalized equivalent of a normalized data design's associative entity, allows for the resolution of a many-to-many relationship. By its very nature, the bridge is saying, "Yes, let's normalize our dimensional designs." The bridge dimension exists to resolve a many-to-many relationship between two other dimensions.
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Craig S. Mullins

DBA Corner

Craig S. Mullins

  • Five Critical Qualities for DBAs Database administration is a technical discipline, and it almost goes without saying that DBAs should be armed with significant technical knowledge. And this column typically covers the many diverse technology issues facing DBAs. However, there are non-technical qualities and aspects to the DBA role that are not as frequently discussed. So, this month we will proffer some guidance on non-technical areas for DBAs to focus on to make them more valuable to their employers!
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Kevin Kline

SQL Server Drill Down

Kevin Kline

  • The Top Three Reasons Why Secure, Reliable Databases Are Essential for Modern Healthcare Organizations Picture this: A doctor receives an emergency call late at night. A patient has been brought into the emergency room with severe symptoms, and immediate access to their medical history is crucial. Within seconds, the doctor accesses the patient's electronic health records, seamlessly pulling up a comprehensive view of their health history. Thanks to a secure and reliable database, the doctor can make informed decisions quickly, potentially saving the patient's life.
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Guy Harrison

Emerging Technologies

Guy Harrison

  • Can Blockchain Fix the Voting System? A healthy democracy depends on free and fair elections, which must also be believed to be fair. Most reputable accounts indicate that the U.S. 2020 presidential election was free of significant voter fraud. However, large segments of the population believe the election was unfair, and consequently, faith in democracy has been undermined. The results of the upcoming 2024 election—however it is determined—are bound to face challenges and disputes.
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  • Will AI Become Our Friend or Foe? Technology Professionals Weigh In. Picture this: there's a new face in the IT department, ready to step in to help tackle the increasingly complex challenges caused by modern hybrid on-prem and multi-cloud environments. Overstretched technology teams always appreciate an extra set of helping hands, but what happens when this new team member isn't human—but artificial intelligence (AI)?
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