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Differentiating Between Data Lakes and Data Warehouses

Smart Data Collective

Data cleaning is a vital data skill as data comes in imperfect and messy types. Raw data that has not been cleared is known as unstructured data; this includes chat logs, pictures, and PDF files. This is a vital disparity between data warehouses and data lakes.

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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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It’s not your data. It’s how you use it. Unlock the power of data & build foundations of a data driven organisation

CIO Business Intelligence

It also revealed that only 37 percent of organisational data being stored in cloud data warehouses, and 35 percent still in on-premises data warehouses. However, more than 99 percent of respondents said they would migrate data to the cloud over the next two years. zettabytes of data. EXTRACTING VALUE FROM DATA.