You're new to the SQL game. Maybe you just got hired for a new a job with corporate. Maybe you're running your own business. Maybe someone is just hitting you up for the customary Hey, you're a tech guy kind of questions. In any case, someone may be asking you to optimize a system you're just now familiarizing yourself with. And if you're reading this, then the problem you're … [Read more...] about SQL Performance Anxiety: Why Your Server Might be Running Slow
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7 Reasons to Switch to Cloud Hosting in 2017
Cloud computing is here to stay thats a fact. While some were still skeptical of the wide-ranging effects of the cloud revolution several years ago, it has become clear that outsourced, cloud-based computing and infrastructure solutions are the wave of the future. Still, some people are skeptical. Even though cloud hosting is one of the earliest cloud technologies, there are … [Read more...] about 7 Reasons to Switch to Cloud Hosting in 2017
How to Offload the ETL Bottleneck with Hadoop
Wheres my Data? There is a battle today inside IT to meet Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) overnight data load commitments with ETL solutions. Traditional ETL solutions have struggled to keep pace with the tsunami of data now being generated. Fortunately, there is a solution with an ecosystem of software called Hadoop. Before I stage the problem, I want to give you a reason … [Read more...] about How to Offload the ETL Bottleneck with Hadoop
5 Ways Better Data Visualisation Could Benefit Your Business
The rise to prominence of big data in enterprise contexts worldwide has been one of the most talked about business narratives of recent times and the prevalence of data today would have been almost unthinkable even a decade ago. But the abundance of data that organisations can theoretically access today isnt inherently useful to businesses. It needs to be translated into … [Read more...] about 5 Ways Better Data Visualisation Could Benefit Your Business
Analytics Will Tell You How High To Throw The Ball For That Winning Shot
It has been four years since Moneyball first made us think about the role of analytics in transforming sports. But the use of big data analytics in sports has got much more advanced since then. Big data analytics has started to transform sports significantly, like we wrote in this blog last year. Today, there are highly sophisticated ways to monitor and capture ever-increasing … [Read more...] about Analytics Will Tell You How High To Throw The Ball For That Winning Shot
