In today’s world of constant and ever accelerating change we have the tendency to discard the old and look for the new. This is true for all sorts of consumer items, but it is often true for the...

Too many privileged users constitute a significant data management and security risk. However, providing users and systems with the least access necessary is complex. Administrators need tools for...

The use of location data has exploded in recent years. Government entities, including most local governments, have made extensive use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data to map addresses for...

In April 2019, digital magazine Raconteur predicted that by 2020, the digital universe would be 44 zettabytes. That means that there are 40 times more bytes than there are stars in the observable...

As an IT professional, you know what data quality means and why it’s important. But does your boss? If not, it’s time to explain the importance of data quality to the higher-ups in your...

Even if you analyze your data in real time, storing data for extended periods is important for compliance and other reasons. But what types of data should be retained and how long should you keep it?...

There are some very good reasons why many of the world’s most transaction-intensive companies are still running critical business applications on mainframes and using legacy data. Those legacy...

Data is at the heart of every real estate decision, whether you’re an investor or buyer. What makes a property unique is everything from the type of flooring to the township it sits in....

The 2020 Spark+AI Summit 2020 organized by Databricks hosted 60,000 virtual attendees. The keynotes focused on technical updates such as data integration and quality, and included  multiple live...