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IoT Ingestion With AWS Greengrass
IoT Ingestion With AWS Greengrass

IoT Ingestion With AWS Greengrass

We recently explained how you can read out machine data with an edge device, visualize it in Azure, and prepare it for further processing. This post looks at the same question – only in AWS.

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How To Install Ray Under Windows
How To Install Ray Under Windows

How To Install Ray Under Windows

Ray enjoys a growing popularity in the machine learning community. Getting it up and running under Windows can be tricky however. This blog tells you how.

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The SAP Analytics Cloud – Story vs. Analytics Designer
The SAP Analytics Cloud – Story vs. Analytics Designer

The SAP Analytics Cloud – Story vs. Analytics Designer

By deciding in favor of the SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), you are choosing an innovative, flexible and high-performance cloud solution for your company. The next step is to choose the right analysis and visualization method for your use case. Here, we'll give you an insight into the SAC develoopment environments.

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The Lakehouse Approach – Cloud Data Platform on AWS
The Lakehouse Approach – Cloud Data Platform on AWS

The Lakehouse Approach – Cloud Data Platform on AWS

In our free series of online events under the banner of Data Firework Days, we introduced you to the b.telligent reference architecture for cloud data platforms. Now we'd like to use this blog series to take a closer look at the subject of the cloud and the individual providers of cloud services. In the first of this three-part series Blueprint: Cloud Data Platform Architecture, we were interested in the architecture of cloud platforms in general.

Read part 1 here: Blueprint: Cloud Data Platform Architecture

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Parallel Execution of SQL Statements in LUA Scripts
Parallel Execution of SQL Statements in LUA Scripts

Parallel Execution of SQL Statements in LUA Scripts

Exasol is a leading manufacturer of analytical database systems. Its core product is a high-performance, in-memory, parallel processing software specifically designed for the rapid analysis of data. It normally processes SQL statements sequentially in an SQL script. But how can you execute several statements simultaneously? Using the simple script contained in this blog post, we show you how.

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The Essence of Data – Distillation in SQL
The Essence of Data – Distillation in SQL

The Essence of Data – Distillation in SQL

Have you ever stumbled across the following problem? Your database contains a table of versions, and you happen to notice there are almost no relevant changes from one version to the next, which means you have way too many rows. Let’s show you how to easily solve this problem.

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Hints and Tips for Faster Tableau Data Sources
Hints and Tips for Faster Tableau Data Sources

Hints and Tips for Faster Tableau Data Sources

Long waiting periods are an irritation and a cause of much frustration when working with Tableau. In this case study, we look at how to get the performance of your Tableau data source back under control - even if you're using a live connection or a complex data model.

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Iot Readiness Assessment - Is Your Company Ready for the Internet of Things?
Iot Readiness Assessment - Is Your Company Ready for the Internet of Things?

Iot Readiness Assessment - Is Your Company Ready for the Internet of Things?

If your company is ever to master the challenges of the Internet of Things, the one thing you must know is your IoT maturity level. Does your company have a large number of connected devices and valuable hidden data? Have you already successfully implemented IoT data analytics to create value from your processes? Do you have sufficient expertise in data storage and the management of high-performance cloud databases? All of these questions influence how you should best approach the Internet of Things.

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Blueprint: Cloud Data Platform Architecture – Part 3: Analytics
Blueprint: Cloud Data Platform Architecture – Part 3: Analytics

Blueprint: Cloud Data Platform Architecture – Part 3: Analytics

Congratulations, you’ve managed to get through previous sections of our reference architecture model unscarred! The most tedious and cumbersome part is behind us now. However, it’s no problem if you're just getting started with part 3 of our blog series! Simply click on the links to part 1 and part 2, where we take a closer look on ingestions and data lakes as well as the entire reference architecture.

Continue with part 1 and part 2 of this blogseries.

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Blueprint: Cloud Data Platform Architecture – Part 2: Data Lake
Blueprint: Cloud Data Platform Architecture – Part 2: Data Lake

Blueprint: Cloud Data Platform Architecture – Part 2: Data Lake

As stated in part one of this blog series on the reference architecture for our cloud data platform, we will share and describe different parts of this model, and then translate it for the three major cloud providers – Google Cloud Platform, AWS, and Azure. In case you just came across this blog post before seeing the first one about the ingestion part of our model, you can still read it here first. For all others, we’ll start by looking at the data lake part of the b.telligent reference architecture before diving deeper into analytics and DWH in part 3.

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Blueprint: Cloud Data Platform Architecture – Part 1: Ingestion
Blueprint: Cloud Data Platform Architecture – Part 1: Ingestion

Blueprint: Cloud Data Platform Architecture – Part 1: Ingestion

Ever thought about what the architecture of a cloud data platform should look like? We did! In our free webinar series Data Firework Days, we introduced our b.telligent reference architecture for a cloud data platform, a blueprint of how to build a successful data platform for your analytics, AI/ML, or DWH use cases. And we went a step further. Since we all know there’s not just one cloud out there, we also translated our model for the three major cloud providers – Google Cloud Platform, AWS, and Azure. In this blog series, we intend to describe the reference architecture in the first three blog posts and then, in parts 4–6, we’ll look into implementation options for each of them. So, do join us on our journey through the cloud.

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The b.telligent Azure Academy: How I Became an Azure Pro in Four Months
The b.telligent Azure Academy: How I Became an Azure Pro in Four Months

The b.telligent Azure Academy: How I Became an Azure Pro in Four Months

I had just arrived at b.telligent with a PhD in pure mathematics and a mixed bag of programming and IT skills in my pocket. My goal: to become a certified Azure Architect within 4 months. The learning pathway: a professional development program from Microsoft and a lot of support from b.telligent.

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