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What is a data architect? Skills, salaries, and how to become a data framework master

CIO Business Intelligence

Data architects are frequently part of a data science team and tasked with leading data system projects. Application data architect: The application data architect designs and implements data models for specific software applications. They often report to data infrastructure and data science leads.

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A DBA's Big Data Wish List

IT Toolbox

Like management information systems, enterprise resource planning and relational database, big data is now a standard part of information technology architecture for most large organizations. Common applications include storage and analysis of customer data, web interactions, machine sensor readings, and much more.

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Mainframe DBAs - Team and Data Management

IT Toolbox

Many database administrators (DBAs) function as a team supporting multiple corporate applications on a variety of hardware platforms using several database management systems (DBMSs). Managers struggle with priorities and must juggle user requirements and deadlines against staff availability and expertise.

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10 essential tips for bolstering cloud security in your business

CIO Business Intelligence

Instead of relying solely on perimeter defense, DiD makes it much harder for attackers to penetrate a system by requiring them to break through multiple barriers. Encrypt data at rest and in transit Effective data encryption is critical in safeguarding valuable information in cloud systems.

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Expanding the Cloud: Enabling Globally Distributed Applications and Disaster Recovery

All Things Distributed

As I discussed in my re:Invent keynote earlier this month, I am now happy to announce the immediate availability of Amazon RDS Cross Region Read Replicas , which is another important enhancement for our customers using or planning to use multiple AWS Regions to deploy their applications. Cross Region Read Replicas are available for MySQL 5.6

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Back to basics: Keys to taking a pragmatic approach to observability

CIO Business Intelligence

While definitions can vary, in essence, observability is about gaining an understanding of a given system by tracking and analyzing its external outputs. Don’t collect more data, collect the right data Today, large enterprises are awash in massive volumes of data points being collected by various monitoring systems.

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Microsoft secures your place in the world of business

Dataconomy

The Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate and Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert certifications cover a wide range of topics related to Microsoft’s technology suite, including Windows operating systems, Azure cloud computing, Office productivity software, Visual Studio programming tools, and SQL Server databases.