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Apache Flume: Data Collection, Aggregation & Transporting Tool

Analytics Vidhya

This article was published as a part of the Data Science Blogathon. Introduction on Apache Flume Apache Flume is a platform for aggregating, collecting, and transporting massive volumes of log data quickly and effectively. Its design is simple, based on streaming data flows, and written in the Java programming […].

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Data science vs data analytics: Unpacking the differences

IBM Big Data Hub

Though you may encounter the terms “data science” and “data analytics” being used interchangeably in conversations or online, they refer to two distinctly different concepts. Meanwhile, data analytics is the act of examining datasets to extract value and find answers to specific questions.

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What is a data scientist? A key data analytics role and a lucrative career

CIO Business Intelligence

What is a data scientist? Data scientists are analytical data experts who use data science to discover insights from massive amounts of structured and unstructured data to help shape or meet specific business needs and goals. Data scientist salary. Semi-structured data falls between the two.

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Glossary of Digital Terminology for Career Relevance

Rocket-Powered Data Science

Analytics: The products of Machine Learning and Data Science (such as predictive analytics, health analytics, cyber analytics). A reference to a new phase in the Industrial Revolution that focuses heavily on interconnectivity, automation, Machine Learning, and real-time data. They cannot process language inputs generally.

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11 dark secrets of data management

CIO Business Intelligence

Philosophers and economists may argue about the quality of the metaphor, but there’s no doubt that organizing and analyzing data is a vital endeavor for any enterprise looking to deliver on the promise of data-driven decision-making. And to do so, a solid data management strategy is key.

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How Will The Cloud Impact Data Warehousing Technologies?

Smart Data Collective

Data warehouse, also known as a decision support database, refers to a central repository, which holds information derived from one or more data sources, such as transactional systems and relational databases. The data collected in the system may in the form of unstructured, semi-structured, or structured data.

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What is data governance? Best practices for managing data assets

CIO Business Intelligence

The Business Application Research Center (BARC) warns that data governance is a highly complex, ongoing program, not a “big bang initiative,” and it runs the risk of participants losing trust and interest over time.