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Why Reinvent the Wheel? The Challenges of DIY Open Source Analytics Platforms

Cloudera

That first step requires integrating the latest versions of all required open source projects, including not just data processing engines (e.g., Apache Impala, Apache Spark) but also all foundational services needed for storage (e.g., data engineering pipelines, machine learning models).

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Metadata Management: Process, Tools, Use Cases, and Best Practices

Altexsoft

Metadata management is a set of activities, technologies, and policies that target metadata collection, storage, and organizing. It aims at making data assets understandable and discoverable for users. Metadata storage usually implies developing a specialized repository. Metadata storage. What is metadata management?

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The Good and the Bad of Microsoft Power BI Data Visualization

Altexsoft

Power BI Desktop is a free, downloadable app that’s included in all Office 365 Plans, so all you need to do is sign up, connect to data sources, and start creating your interactive, customizable reports using a drag-and-drop canvas and hundreds of data visuals. You get 10GB of cloud storage and can upload 1GB of data at a time.

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Big Data in Healthcare: Sources and Real-World Applications

Altexsoft

In general, a data infrastructure is a system of hardware and software tools used to collect, store, transfer, prepare, analyze, and visualize data. Check our article on data engineering to get a detailed understanding of the data pipeline and its components. Big data infrastructure in a nutshell.

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The Good and the Bad of Databricks Lakehouse Platform

Altexsoft

What is Databricks Databricks is an analytics platform with a unified set of tools for data engineering, data management , data science, and machine learning. It combines the best elements of a data warehouse, a centralized repository for structured data, and a data lake used to host large amounts of raw data.