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

CIO Business Intelligence

The data architect is responsible for visualizing and designing an organization’s enterprise data management framework. Big data architect: The big data architect designs and implements data architectures supporting the storage, processing, and analysis of large volumes of data.

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Optimizing PCI compliance in financial institutions

CIO Business Intelligence

The CCA allows overarching enterprise functions and IT shared services to be assessed separately from the business unit’s products/applications that require PCI security compliance. Having segmentation between infrastructure providing data processing and data storage is an example of a broad IT security architectural pattern.

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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. Enterprises are often bumping up to the limits of the field. Data storage costs are exploding.

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Expanding the Cloud for Windows Developers - All Things Distributed

All Things Distributed

of administrative tasks such as OS and database software patching, storage management, and implementing reliable backup and disaster recovery solutions. Depending on your requirements, you can choose from four different SQL Server Editions: Express, Web, Standard and Enterprise to run on Amazon RDS.

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A Decade of Dynamo: Powering the next wave of high-performance, internet-scale applications

All Things Distributed

Today marks the 10 year anniversary of Amazon's Dynamo whitepaper , a milestone that made me reflect on how much innovation has occurred in the area of databases over the last decade and a good reminder on why taking a customer obsessed approach to solving hard problems can have lasting impact beyond your original expectations.

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The essential check list for effective data democratization

CIO Business Intelligence

A big part of preparing data to be shared is an exercise in data normalization, says Juan Orlandini, chief architect and distinguished engineer at Insight Enterprises. Data formats and data architectures are often inconsistent, and data might even be incomplete. But with many available options, it can be difficult to know which to choose.

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