Technology Magazine March 2020 | Page 53

FREEING UP IT

“ Data lineage makes it possible to track the entire data lifecycle , ensuring users can identify exactly where data is created ” as well . With in-memory , data can be accessed more quickly because main memory is used , rather than disk storage . Whether the data is coming from on-premise sources or the cloud , in-memory processing is up to the task .

FREEING UP IT
Time is precious for IT professionals . The good news is that today ’ s data warehouses can help save a lot of time . Setting up the data warehouse infra-
Stefan Hoffman ,
structure has never been easier , or more
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cost- effective , thanks to cloud deployments
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the cloud has become a growing priority for many organisations as they navigate managing data at a much larger scale than ever before . As projects increasingly require data exploration , data science or prediction models , organisations can benefit from the elastic scaling made possible by the cloud .
Because no hardware is needed , IT can dive right into setting up their data warehouse projects without waiting . However , one of the most important steps in the process is to first consider how to approach data governance in a cloud data warehouse . For example , data lineage makes it possible to track
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