Month: June 2023

In today's data-driven business landscape, organizations rely on robust reporting solutions to extract meaningful insights and make informed decisions. Oracle Essbase, a powerful multidimensional database, and Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE), a comprehensive BI platform, offer a formidable combination for advanced reporting and analysis. In this article, we will explore the steps to integrate Essbase cubes with OBIEE to create a unified reporting environment that leverages the strengths of both platforms.

1. Define Reporting Requirements and Design Essbase Cube

Before integration, it is crucial to define the reporting requirements and structure the Essbase cube accordingly. Identify the dimensions, hierarchies, and calculations needed for analysis. Plan the cube design to align with the desired reporting and analysis capabilities.

Many small and medium businesses today rely on managed service providers (MSPs) with support for IT services and processes due to having limited budgets and fully loaded environments. MSP solutions can be integrated with client infrastructures to enable proper service delivery, thus bringing certain disadvantages along with functional benefits. 

This post focuses on MSP cyber security, including the main challenges, threats, and practices. Read on to find out:

In the ever-evolving landscape of data management, the age-old rivalry between data warehouses and data lakes is finally being put to rest. It's no longer a matter of choosing one over the other; instead, it's about harnessing their combined power as a modern, integrated construct that benefits businesses and IT immensely. This blog post dives into data warehousing and sheds light on how it thrives as an undying titan of information storage.

First, we look at how data has become the driving force behind modern businesses. Understanding the significance and usage of the terms "data warehouse" and "data lake" forms the foundation of our exploration. By breaking down these concepts, we aim to bridge the gap between traditional and contemporary approaches, illustrating their symbiotic relationship in today's data-driven environment.

What guarantees system stability in large data query tasks? It is an effective memory allocation and monitoring mechanism. It is how you speed up computation, avoid memory hotspots, promptly respond to insufficient memory, and minimize OOM errors. 

From a database user's perspective, how do they suffer from bad memory management? This is a list of things that used to bother our users:

Engineers make great entrepreneurs. So a startup that has two engineers as its founders must be twice as good, right? Not exactly.

On this week's episode of Dev Interrupted, we talk to Jake Lumetta, founder and CEO of ButterCMS. A serial entrepreneur, Jake found success (and failure) with numerous startups before striking it big with ButterCMS.

In today's digital era, having the right expertise and qualifications is essential to stay competitive in the job market. As technology continues to shape various industries, IT certifications have become a crucial asset for professionals looking to advance their careers in the digital age. Such certifications not only certify your expertise in specific IT domains but also prove your commitment to constant learning and professional growth.

Given the abundance of IT certifications available, it can be quite daunting to identify the ones that are truly worth pursuing. To help you navigate through the sea of options, we have compiled a list of the top 10 must-have IT certifications for 2023. By obtaining these certifications, you not only validate your expertise and proficiency in specific IT domains but also showcase your dedication to continuous learning and professional growth.

In the modern world, it's rare to have the data in the same shape and platform from the beginning till the end of its journey. Yes, some technologies can achieve quite a good range of functionalities but sometimes at the expense of precision, developer experience, or performance. Therefore, to achieve better or faster results, people might select a new tool for a precise task and start an implementation and integration process to move the data around.

This blog post highlights the pros and cons of a "one shoe fits all approach," where one platform is used for all the use cases vs. the "best tool for the job," where various tools and integrations are used to fulfill the requirements.

This is an article from DZone's 2023 Containers Trend Report.

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Edge computing and containers have become increasingly popular in recent times, providing innovative solutions to various challenges related to data processing in our daily lives. These technologies have now permeated a wide range of devices, including our cars, phones, and even refrigerators, unlocking new possibilities for use cases and enabling us to address data processing challenges more efficiently. In this article, we will explore the intersection of edge computing and containers, their importance, and the challenges associated with them.

In the previous article, we understood how to Optimally Use Snowflake Warehouse and Tables.

So let’s continue this blog series, where we will now focus on improving the performance in Snowflake and its associated costs.