Your business needs technology to run. The evolution of business means that repetitive processes like managing payroll or invoicing which were once done on paper can now be done by employees using applications. The next logical step is to automate those processes so that the employee can focus on more cognitive, meaningful tasks. At Apps…
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Background: When data lakes first came on the scene they were usually on-premises Hadoop clusters. Such systems could store any kind of data in its raw format at massive scale. With the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) the data was stored multiple times across the cluster so there was little to chance of data loss…
Read MoreAnalytics – The path forward
Every organization has a need to report and analyze data for their operations and growth. The extent of investment depends upon the size and maturity that the organization has in providing every employee with information that can be used to make decisions.
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have become popular mainstream topics. You no doubt have read about them or seen programs about them. Typically, they are presented as very complex topics that require specialized computer processing and large teams of highly experienced data scientists. This was true for many years but it is beginning…
Read More4 ‘Must Ask’ Questions for a Modern BI and Analytics Strategy
As you are probably aware, the world of data, business intelligence (BI) and analytics has been changing rapidly over the past several years and that trend is expected to continue. It is therefore necessary to look differently and ask some new and different questions when defining a BI and analytics strategy and architecture. In this article,…
Read MoreApps Associates at Collaborate 18 Speaker Blog Series: Meet Vinay Kumar Donkena!
Our blog post speaker series for Collaborate 18 continues with our latest featured speaker, Vinay Kumar Donkena. Vinay decided to pursue a career in software development due to his interest in the field. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Bachelor of Technology (Information Technology) at the SreeNidhi Institute of Sciences and Technology in India. He…
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