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• Toilet paper supply data reveals no shortage during pandemic

  Stores can't seem to keep toilet paper in stock during the COVID-19 crisis, but data from a paper industry analytics system shows there isn't actually a two-ply supply issue.  Continue Reading

• Common data lake challenges and how to overcome them

  Managing the data contained in your enterprise data lake presents many challenges. From the amount of data to data inconsistencies, here are some solutions to common issues.  Continue Reading

• Small business cloud backup includes range of services

  Cloud backup is a good option for small businesses, especially for a remote work environment. Choices range from file syncing to a more comprehensive feature set.  Continue Reading

• Chief data officer role advances enterprise data governance

  With organizations of all sizes coping with the impact of COVID-19, the importance of enterprise data governance and chief data officers is coming into sharper focus.  Continue Reading

• The COVID-19 impact on analytics professionals

  The global pandemic has forced many businesses to make quick changes. The COVID-19 impact on analytics professionals makes them imperative to changing business goals.  Continue Reading

• 5 steps to create a coronavirus crisis management response plan

  The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into many traditional BCDR plans. Here are five tips to update your crisis response plans and help your business weather the storm.  Continue Reading

• Complete crisis management guide and free template

  This guide to crisis management and free template can help your business respond to an unplanned emergency, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic.  Continue Reading

• Key differences of a data scientist vs. data engineer

  Data scientists and data engineers often work together, and sometimes the positions are treated as the same. Read on to find out what makes the roles different from each other.  Continue Reading

• Importance of analytics clear amid COVID-19 crisis

  With health organizations and business leaders alike trying to minimize the effects of COVID-19, analytics is playing a critical role in the decision-making process.  Continue Reading

• AI tools in analytics software key in fighting COVID-19

  With data skewed by incomplete testing, augmented intelligence and machine learning tools are helping data scientists create predictive models to inform the fight against COVID-19.  Continue Reading

• Container backup tips and trends for proper protection

  You may need better backup for your container data. Take a look at top news and best practices for container protection, as that data could be critical.  Continue Reading

• The business benefits of enterprise data governance and MDM

  Data leaders from prominent large organizations provide insights into data governance best practices and benefits, at Informatica's MDM 360 and Data Governance virtual conference.  Continue Reading

• COVID-19 data resources for volunteering data scientists

  Many data scientist are looking to research the novel coronavirus and ways to fight the continued outbreak. Read on for the top COVID-19 data resources for volunteer researchers.  Continue Reading

• How data governance and data management work together

  Data governance is an important part of data management. These recommendations will help build a strong complementary relationship between the two strategies.  Continue Reading

• Varied experience builds strong data science background

  Data scientists need many skills and learn those skills from different backgrounds. Experts say relevant experience can come from nearly any quantitative field.  Continue Reading

• New AI tools in the works for ThoughtSpot analytics platform

  Set against the backdrop of COVID-19, ThoughtSpot is trying to stick to a roadmap that includes new AI-infused features and eventually an initial public stock offering.  Continue Reading

• ThoughtSpot CEO: COVID-19 creates unprecedented challenges

  ThoughtSpot CEO Sudheesh Nair addresses the unprecedented challenges of COVID-19, not only in terms of running a business, but also psychologically.  Continue Reading

• How to build an effective streaming data architecture

  Data architecture can be tricky when it comes to real-time analytics. Clear objectives and scalability are important factors when determining the streaming data architecture you need.  Continue Reading

• Key considerations for choosing embedded analytics tools

  Many organizations benefit from using embedded analytics tools. Here's a guide on some key things to consider before deciding on an embedded analytics vendor.  Continue Reading

• Natural language query tools offer answers within limits

  Natural language query tools could one day allow end users to do all their data analysis without the aid of data scientists, but at this point the capabilities remain limited.  Continue Reading

• Top embedded analytics examples in enterprise applications

  Embedded analytics has been trending for ease of use and accessibility for users. Here are the top use cases for these tools in enterprise applications.  Continue Reading

• Pros and cons of the 4 best IPaaS software options

  Integrating with your cloud data? Choosing between IPaaS software and vendors can be difficult. Here is a breakdown of four of the top-choice vendor offerings on the market.  Continue Reading

• Small business analytics success hinges on resources, skills

  A new report from IT services vendor Onepath reveals that 86% of SMBs are unable to fully take advantage of their data. Those that do are better able to grow and succeed.  Continue Reading

• SMBs struggle with data utilization, analytics

  SMBs know they need data and analytics tools to support business decisions, but few small and midsize firms are able to fully realize the benefits.  Continue Reading

• Using a pandemic recovery plan template: A free download and guide

  Outbreaks like the latest coronavirus can spread fast. Download our free pandemic planning template and read our step-by-step guide on pandemic planning for businesses.  Continue Reading

• The rise of multimodel databases to support data variety

  Polyglot persistence has been the predominant answer to supporting diverse data models. But to optimize a variety of data, multimodel databases have been gaining popularity.  Continue Reading

• Gartner's Sallam: Top BI vendors poised for next disruption

  Leading analytics vendors appear poised to remain innovative as AI becomes pervasive in BI, Gartner's Rita Sallam explains in a discussion about BI's present and future.  Continue Reading

• Gartner's Sallam: Top analytics platforms share common traits

  In an interview, Gartner analyst Rita Sallam discusses what separates the top BI vendors from the rest as well as the trends that will shape the future of analytics.  Continue Reading

• Embedded BI and analytics apps speed workflows, insight access

  Embedded BI is fast becoming a focal point for analytics uses as data analysts, developers and business users enjoy faster processing, reduced workloads and better outcomes.  Continue Reading

• What Salesforce means for Tableau in the cloud

  After the Salesforce acquisition, users have wondered about the future of Tableau in the cloud. Experts weigh in on how the transition could benefit the platform.  Continue Reading

• 3 of the top use cases for graph databases

  Graph databases establish many unique relationships between data points. These unusual relationships are beneficial in many use cases, but here are the top three.  Continue Reading

• MicroStrategy analytics suite fosters insurance co-op's growth

  Using MicroStrategy's BI platform, a Canada-based insurance co-operative has been able to spread analytics to end users throughout the organization.  Continue Reading

• Ensure your DR strategy meets the challenges of a new decade

  Traditional disasters and new cyberthreats have organizations reexamining their DR plans to ensure they maintain high levels of availability and can restore operations quickly.  Continue Reading

• Cloud key to top 2019 data backup and disaster recovery products

  Commvault, Cohesity and Actifio make the podium in our Products of the Year competition for backup and DR. Cloud Daddy wins the new Judges' Choice award.  Continue Reading

• Ethical data collection in the spotlight over new regulations

  New regulations have put data privacy top of mind for many consumers. Here's a look at how businesses can incorporate ethical data collection -- and even benefit from it.  Continue Reading

• Multi-cloud strategy becoming a necessity for BI vendors

  Multi-cloud capabilities are becoming a necessity for BI and analytics vendors as their customers migrate to the cloud and want the flexibility to use the cloud service provider of their choice.  Continue Reading

• The data science pathway demands continued learning

  With the advent of open source coding languages and the expansion of online courses, the pathway to becoming a data scientist has never been easier.  Continue Reading

• Embedded BI the future of analytics

  Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy, discusses HyperIntelligence, the vendor's zero-click embedded analytics tool, as well as the trend of embedded analytics.  Continue Reading

• HyperIntelligence improvements a focus for MicroStrategy

  Since MicroStrategy introduced HyperIntelligence a year ago, the embedded BI tool has received an overwhelmingly positive response, CEO Michael Saylor said in an interview.  Continue Reading

• How to improve data scientist job satisfaction

  Hiring data scientists is tough. Keeping them is tougher. However, there are certain things companies can do to minimize the high cost of turnover within their data science team.  Continue Reading

• Data confidence a problem data wrangling aims to resolve

  Joe Hellerstein, co-founder and CSO of Trifacta, talks about data wrangling and the ongoing trend of migration to the cloud, among other data management topics.  Continue Reading

• Data wrangling software helps access, interpret relevant info

  Joe Hellerstein, co-founder and CSO of data wrangling software vendor Trifacta, discussed the benefits of data wrangling and the cloud migration trend, among other topics, in a Q&A.  Continue Reading

• Sigma analytics platform's interface simplifies queries

  Featuring a spreadsheet interface designed to make queries simple for citizen data scientists, Sigma Computing is trying to make analytics available to all business users.  Continue Reading

• How to compare and choose augmented analytics tools

  Choosing an augmented BI and analytics vendor can be difficult when their offerings are so similar. Analysts at Gartner and Forrester offer advice for choosing augmented analytics tools.  Continue Reading

• 4 approaches to creating a business continuity and DR strategy

  Learn which approaches an organization can take -- including using a single provider, a managed partnership or DIY -- when implementing their business continuity and disaster recovery strategy.  Continue Reading

• Need a BC/DR plan? MSPs provide one source of expertise

  Smaller businesses may lack in-house expertise for developing a BC/DR strategy, but managed service providers may be able to lend a hand with the planning task.  Continue Reading

• 5 ways enterprises adapt to the data scientist shortage

  Where are all the data scientists? Coping with the data scientist shortage is a struggle for many enterprises. Here are five ways to effectively manage with the shortage.  Continue Reading

• Where InfluxDB time series database is going

  Users need more than SQL for querying databases, according to Paul Dix, co-founder and CTO of InfluxData. That's why the vendor created the Flux data scripting and query language.  Continue Reading

• Business continuity services, DR planning key to recovery success

  Although all-in-one options for business continuity and disaster recovery planning are lacking, organizations can create a system using the various services and tools examined here.  Continue Reading

• Storytelling using data makes information easy to digest

  In a Q&A, Nate Nichols and Anna Schena Walsh of AI-based analytics vendor Narrative Science talk about how data storytelling can make analytics accessible to business users.  Continue Reading

• Data-driven storytelling makes data accessible

  In a Q&A, Nate Nichols and Anna Schena Walsh of data storytelling vendor Narrative Science discuss their book on storytelling and how narratives can make analytics more accessible.  Continue Reading

• Analytics demands add loftier goals to data warehouse strategies

  As the concept of storing data and the technologies needed to do it evolve, companies with set goals in mind are building their data warehouses to maximize analytics outcomes.  Continue Reading

• How to enhance your data science storytelling

  How do you create substantive, compelling stories for business executives from cold, hard numerical data? Experts share their tips on how to improve your data storytelling skills.  Continue Reading

• Evaluate your data governance and privacy best practices

  GDPR and CCPA have put data governance in the news. With this increase in data legislation, now is a great time to review your company's data governance policies.  Continue Reading

• NuoDB set to improve distributed SQL performance

  Ariff Kassam, CTO of distributed SQL database vendor NuoDB, outlines how his company has embraced cloud native and hints about what's to come in the year ahead.  Continue Reading

• Year's best practices for backup feature ransomware, SaaS

  Backup best practices range from making sure your backups are safe from ransomware to being able to move on in the face of a failure. Take advantage of the advice and products.  Continue Reading

• Top 5 disaster recovery and planning questions asked in 2019

  What were your top DR planning questions in 2019? While the cloud seems top of mind every year, newer trends like blockchain and orchestration also made the list.  Continue Reading

• Vendors detail cloud-based backup past, present, future

  As part of TechTarget's 20th anniversary, we're looking at some of the top trends and technologies over those years. Here, vendors that offer cloud backup discuss this newer trend.  Continue Reading

• How to improve data governance for self-service analytics

  Citizen data scientists and self-service analytics are on the rise as the data scientist shortage continues. Here are some data management best practices to support them.  Continue Reading

• Investing in tech startups an act of trust for VC firms

  Investing in tech startups, including BI vendors, is about finding that quality that makes a company special, according to Vanessa Larco, a partner at New Enterprise Associates.  Continue Reading

• Differentiation key for BI startups when attracting investors

  A strong value proposition is crucial to attracting venture capital investments, said Vanessa Larco, a partner at New Enterprise Associates, in a Q&A about startup BI vendors.  Continue Reading

• 2019 BI trends included reality check for AI, consolidation

  AI features in BI products improved in 2019, but not at the pace predicted before the year began. Instead, advancement was incremental and consolidation was a dominant theme.  Continue Reading

• Q&A: The challenges of cloud-native data management

  Cloud native data management isn't usually the first thing on anyone's mind, acknowledges Portworx co-founder and CTO Goutham Rao -- but find out how it's become part of organizations' journey.  Continue Reading

• Data catalog management for analytics fraught with unique demands

  Data catalogs for analytics applications demand detailed assessment of user needs, cross-functional teams, ready access, continuous improvement and a self-sustaining system.  Continue Reading

• Data scientist vs. data analyst: What's the difference?

  Data scientists and data analysts have a lot of crossover in their roles, but they're certainly not the same. Here's a look at some key differences in the positions.  Continue Reading

• Easy-to-use coding tools a new opportunity for BI vendors

  In a Q&A, Yellowfin CTO Brad Scarff talks about why analytics software vendors have recently introduced low-code tools for developers as part of their offerings.  Continue Reading

• Low-code tools serve BI customer needs

  With easy-to-use tools for application development a growing trend among BI vendors, Yellowfin CTO Brad Scarff discusses the motivation behind them in part one of a two-part Q&A.  Continue Reading

• How to streamline feature engineering for machine learning

  Structured data is necessary in machine learning, but sifting through data is time consuming. Streamlining the feature engineering process can help data scientists be more productive.  Continue Reading

• BI vendors jump into low-code/no-code tools for developers

  A spate of BI vendors included easy-to-use tools for developers in their recent updates, perhaps marking the start of a new trend in the analytics software market.  Continue Reading

• Operation Fistula uses data to treat childbirth injuries

  Aided by an analytics stack developed by Exasol, nonprofit Operation Fistula is working to end obstetric fistula in targeted regions around the world.  Continue Reading

• SaaS backup services deliver data protection for SaaS apps

  Providers of SaaS apps offer only basic data recovery protection. Learn which SaaS backup services and cloud-to-cloud data protection products fill this void.  Continue Reading

• Automated tools broaden the future scope of data science

  Automated data science tools may make their way into the data science process, but are unlikely to ever be able to do everything human data scientists do, experts say.  Continue Reading

• Oracle looks to grow multi-model database features

  Decade after decade, Oracle continues to be relevant in the database market as it pivots to include an expanding list of capabilities to serve users, notably cloud.  Continue Reading

• Everything you need to know about augmented analytics vendors

  Augmented analytics is set to become the newest trend in BI and analytics, and vendors are making big investments to develop products smarter for a wider range of users.  Continue Reading

• Tableau Foundation, Splash fight for clean water in schools

  With funding and analytics technology from Tableau, Splash, a global nonprofit organization, is providing clean water, sanitation and hygiene to children in Ethiopia and India.  Continue Reading

• Future of MongoDB could be brighter than other NoSQL engines

  Top NoSQL database MongoDB, once thought of as a revolution in data management, has come back to Earth some, but it still has a chance to stay ahead of competitors.  Continue Reading

• Tableau or Qlik: What separates the data visualization tools?

  While leading data visualization vendors Tableau and Qlik may seem similar, there are substantial differences. Understanding the differences is key to making the right decision.  Continue Reading

• How AI could save the enterprise data catalog

  Enterprise data catalogs record all the databases and files in a corporation, but sometimes it can become out of date. Advances in AI are helping minimize the problem.  Continue Reading

• Managing unstructured data is crucial to enterprises' AI goals

  Unstructured data makes up a huge portion of most businesses' data volume. But, with data-hungry AI systems coming online, making sense of these stores has never been more important.  Continue Reading

• Select enterprise data backup software to fit data protection needs

  While some backup and recovery software applies to the entire enterprise, other products address environment-specific data protection, virtualization and the public cloud.  Continue Reading

• NLP makes augmented data discovery a reality in analytics

  BI vendors are increasingly using NLP technology to make their products work more like a web search, with simplified user interfaces and improved ease of use for customers.  Continue Reading

• Data silos and culture lead to data transformation challenges

  Data continues to grow at a rapid rate, and users are faced with increasing complexity and challenges to make sense of it all in a way that helps improve business outcomes.  Continue Reading

• Recovering from ransomware soars to the top of DR concerns

  Ransomware recovery may not have always been a featured topic in TechTarget's 20 years of coverage, but it's certainly made an impression in the last few.  Continue Reading

• 5 considerations before buying data center backup software

  Backup and recovery software should support various OSes and environments such as VMware, as well as applications running in public cloud IaaS and SaaS platforms.  Continue Reading

• Data replication technologies: What they are and how to use them

  Data replication can play a big role in a disaster recovery plan, so make sure you're familiar with the different types of replication and where they work best.  Continue Reading

• Salesforce acquisition of Tableau likely to bring changes

  Since Salesforce's Tableau acquisition, many have wondered what will happen to Tableau's on-premises customers. Find out what industry experts have to say.  Continue Reading

• How enterprises navigate GDPR data management rules

  For businesses that operate in the EU, complying with GDPR has to be a top priority. And in many, much of the compliance burden falls on the data management staff.  Continue Reading

• AI for BI at the heart of third-generation analytics

  Doug Henschen, analyst at Constellation Research, details in a Q&A some of the findings of his recent report on augmented capabilities in BI platforms.  Continue Reading

• AI at the core of next-generation BI

  AI is part of BI platforms, but this is only the start of a new analytics generation. In a Q&A, Constellation Research analyst Doug Henschen discusses AI tools in BI platforms.  Continue Reading

• NLP progress in BI and analytics slowed by language barriers

  Natural language processing shows potential in simplifying data access and deriving deeper insights, but NLP's strengths can be its weaknesses in reaching the Promised Land.  Continue Reading

• Data integration vs. ETL in the age of big data

  Data integration provides a consistent view of business performance across multiple data sources, though it needs to keep up with the changing needs of organizations and the big data revolution.  Continue Reading

• DOD CDO shares 7 data management best practices

  The DOD's first chief data officer, Michael Conlin, shares tips on how organizations can modernize their data management practices with the objective of matching private enterprise.  Continue Reading

• Intelligence as a service is key to nonprofit's urban planning

  Cobalt Community Research, a nonprofit organization based in Michigan, uses data collected and packaged by TruFactor for urban planning projects.  Continue Reading

• Enterprise backup software provides data protection foundation

  Learn how backup and recovery software has evolved and what features it offers IT enterprises that need to protect cloud and virtual environments and other data sources.  Continue Reading

• Align business and IT drivers through data quality best practices

  Information management consultants talk about the importance of aligning business and IT drivers for a holistic architectural approach to ensuring strong data quality.  Continue Reading

• Data science storytelling emerges as top analytics skill

  Storytelling in data science is emerging as a critical skill to have in analytics. Without it, data-driven insights have a tendency to wither on the vine.  Continue Reading

• Experts detail cloud backup market evolution, where it's headed

  As part of TechTarget's 20th anniversary, we're taking a look at some of the top trends and technologies in IT over those years. Here, experts discuss the newer cloud backup trend.  Continue Reading

• Database management tools from third parties make natives restless

  Third-party database performance tools offer attractive alternatives to management software from DBMS vendors, provided their capabilities include orchestration, governance and integration.  Continue Reading

• Weighing the use of third-party database administration tools

  Database expert Chris Foot details the key reasons why DBAs should consider using third-party database administration to fill gaps left by the major database manufacturers.  Continue Reading

• How big tech breakup would affect the tech industry

  Breaking up the tech giants would be difficult and might create initial chaos in market, help smaller competitors and potentially raise prices for enterprises.  Continue Reading