KPI Partners Blog

An Introduction to Apache Cassandra

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Tue, Aug 23, 2016 @ 05:35 PM

by Santoshkumar Lakkanagaon

Modern Big Data requirements include:

  • Multi-region availability
  • Fast and reliable response
  • No single point of failure
  • Scalability

Traditional relational databases (RDBMS) are not enough to meet these requirements because the relational model provides normalized schema, table joins and ACID compliance which causes a massive overhead for big data. In order to support these features, we need high-end systems which are not cost effective. Additionally, such systems often require substantial downtime.

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Tags: Blog, Cassandra

What Is A Data Scientist?

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Fri, Aug 07, 2015 @ 12:44 PM

by Jeremiah Johnson

Data scientists are master communicators.  They speak fluently with people in operations areas and those in information technology departments.  They understand technical jargon, business lingo and are information experts.  Unlike a jack-of-all-trades, who knows a lot but masters nothing, data scientists know plenty and often are experts in many fields.  Most importantly, they find solutions for business problems.

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Tags: Data Warehousing, Database, Data Scientist, Big Data, Data Discovery, Business Intelligence, ETL, Jeremiah Johnson, Data Integration, Blog, Datastax

The Grammar of Business Intelligence

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Wed, Jul 29, 2015 @ 03:30 PM

by Ron Cruz

Business Intelligence has changed. There are new disruptive technologies, the cloud, and a paradigm shift that is putting more power into the hands of users instead of IT. More competition has allowed companies that have never had a chance to get into business intelligence to enter into the world of BI. Competition has also lead to more functionality to make true the promise of Business Intelligence. 

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Tags: KPI Cloud Analytics, Ron Cruz, Retail, Business Intelligence, Blog, data information, visualization, Data Architecture

Education Analytics - Key Metrics for Instructor Planning

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, Jul 16, 2015 @ 12:14 PM

by Parul Singh

Teaching is a complex, multifaceted activity that often requires the instructors to juggle between multiple tasks and goals simultaneously. The following are the small but powerful set of metrics that can interpret workloads and instructor assignments to make a better decision for effective and efficient instructor planning for courses. This would also support budget, resource allocation analyses and decision-making. 

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Tags: Student Information Analytics, Higher Education BI, Blog

Attaching A Visual Face To Hadoop With Oracle Big Data Discovery

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Fri, Mar 13, 2015 @ 10:37 AM

by Mangesh Dange

Oracle Big Data Discovery is a set of end-to-end visual analytic capabilities that leverage the power of Hadoop to transform raw data into business insight in minutes, without the need to learn complex products or rely only on highly skilled resources. 

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Tags: Mangesh Dange, Big Data, ETL, Oracle Big Data Discovery, Hadoop, Blog

KPI Partners Joins Oracle for Big Data Discovery Fast Track Program

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, Feb 26, 2015 @ 11:00 AM

NEWARK, CA -- 02/26/2015 -- KPI Partners today announced it has been selected as a Oracle Fast Track Program Partner for Big Data Discovery.

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Tags: Sid Goel, Kusal Swarnakar, Big Data, Oracle, Video, Oracle Big Data Discovery, Hadoop, Blog

How Do I Get From Hyperion IR/Brio to Oracle BICS?

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Fri, Feb 13, 2015 @ 11:04 AM

On February 4th, KPI Partners was joined by representatives from Oracle for a webinar which profiled the reasons an organization may consider a migration from Hyperion Interactive Reporting/Brio to Oracle Business Intelligence Consulting Service (BICS).

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Tags: Webinar, Cloud Services, Brio, Interactive Reporting, Oracle BICS, Cloud Service, Hyperion, Blog

Code Migration In Cloud World

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Tue, Feb 10, 2015 @ 09:56 AM

by Ksheetij Dongre

Migrating Code from Development to Production in the Cloud

The cost of cloud migration is not cheap but the promise is that the company will acheive a significant return on investment over the long haul.  The objective of this article is to help us understand how to setup Development and Production environments in the cloud, specifically regarding these components of a data warehouse (DW):

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Tags: Data Warehousing, Cloud Services, SQL Server, Database, Ksheetij Dongre, Oracle, Informatica, Cloud Master Data Management, ETL, Blog

Top 7 Advantages Of Cloud BI

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Thu, Dec 18, 2014 @ 12:38 PM

by Jeremiah Johnson

With more and more of life taking place on the internet, it has become imperative to have a web presence if you want to stay relevant in today’s day and age.  Whether you are a small business owner that wants to branch out into the digital market, or you are one small piece of a very large enterprise puzzle, getting your information online has never been more important.

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Tags: Cloud Strategy, Cloud Services, Business Intelligence, Jeremiah Johnson, Data Integration, Cloud Application Integration, Oracle BICS, Blog

Workforce Planning & Financial Planning at Colorcon [VIDEO]

Posted by KPI Partners News Team on Tue, Dec 16, 2014 @ 03:45 PM

On December 11th, KPI Partners was joined by the Global Finance Team at Colorcon for a customer spotlight webinar which profiled the successes and challenges of the performance management solution at Colorcon.

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Tags: Larry Manekin, Pharmaceuticals, Jeremiah Johnson, SmartView, Hyperion Financial Planning, Hyperion Workforce Planning, Performance Management, Colorcon, Hyperion, John Ronga, Blog