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Navigating Data Entities, BYOD, and Data Lakes in Microsoft Dynamics

Jet Global

Consultants and developers familiar with the AX data model could query the database using any number of different tools, including a myriad of different report writers. Data Entities. Now, instead of making a direct call to the underlying database to retrieve information, a report must query a so-called “data entity” instead.

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Goodbye Oracle Discoverer, Hello Next-Generation Reporting

Jet Global

Note that extended support for Oracle Discoverer ended in 2017. It’s also important to consider your business objectives, both inside and outside finance. While it has many advantages, it’s not built to be a transactional reporting tool for day-to-day ad hoc analysis or easy drilling into data details.

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What Is Data Intelligence?

Alation

Data catalogs then integrate compliance at the point of consumption, so people are alerted to sensitive data where it lives. Source: “What’s Your Data Strategy?” HBR Review May/June 2017. Data Intelligence and Metadata. Data intelligence is fueled by metadata. Does it govern the data as it migrates?