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Extract, transform and load (ETL) is a core process of data integration in which data is extracted from a chosen source(s), transformed into new formats according to business rules, and loaded into target data structure(s).


Platfora Shoots for a Big Data BI Layer

Justin Kern | Mar 26, 2013
NewsYears in the making, in-memory platform for Hadoop attempts to make wider and quicker business use of big data; ESG and Taneja analysts note strong potential

Big Data Pointless without Integration

Mark A. Smith | Feb 25, 2013
BlogOrganizations diving into hype now struggling with data movement, access
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Back Where We Started with Data Quality?

Michele Goetz | Jan 29, 2013
BlogWith other trends at the door, 2013 may be crucial for clean enterprise info
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How to Align Your New Solution with Business Needs

Todd Saunders | Jan 24, 2013
ColumnBy systematically assessing the key drivers of solution design, you can determine the solution that will truly align with your business needs, in spite of more choices and more users

ETL to ELT Conversion Testing in Data Warehouse Engagements

Sundaresa Subramanian | Jan 18, 2013
FeatureA shift in data architecture has led to a new data warehousing process, as the previous data models were not equipped to handle the exponential increase in user data
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Hungry for Big Data Results

Steve Miller | Nov 01, 2012
blogStrata Hadoop World spanned a range of analytics innovation and hype

Are the Dimensions of Data Quality Real?

Malcolm Chisholm | Nov 01, 2012
columnA serious problem is that there seems to be no common agreement on what the dimensions of data quality actually are
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Don’t Make These Integration Strategy Mistakes

Oct 04, 2012
Data integration efforts can expose a lot of other underlying information issues, not to mention some groaning from IT officers. Even with more data coming from more sources than ever before, there are a few basic data integration principles that can keep your implementation from going haywire.

IBM to Buy British Storage Planning Software Vendor Butterfly

Justin Kern | Sep 25, 2012
newsU.K. storage and migration tools vendor would move into IBM’s Software Group; deal proposed for undisclosed amount

Fast Decisions Trump Perfect Data

Michele Goetz | Sep 20, 2012
blogIn part 3 of a series, a reboot on data purging and quality
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With Dell Deal Pending, Quest Searches for BI Role

Justin Kern | Aug 29, 2012
newsToad BI Suite is the first analytics software from database regular; ESG analyst sees a direct pool of users, even among BI crowd

Insurance Lagging in Timely Data Tests

Syed Haider | Aug 28, 2012
commentaryWe witness a tendency with IT managers to treat data testing the old-fashioned way: hiring second-class resources and wasting excessive man-hours on repetitive and manual processes that could have otherwise gone into more impactful quality assurance
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