Cloud Data Platforms

Cloud Data Platforms: Data Shifts to the Cloud

Cloud data platforms are public or private cloud software systems built and operated with the primary purpose of managing data on the cloud.

Apache Iceberg Quickly Becoming Large-Scale Analytics Format Of Choice

by David Curry

Apache Iceberg enables multiple applications to process the same dataset and to understand the metadata inside each table.

AWS, The Linux Foundation Drive Open Map Data Effort

by Salvatore Salamone

The Overture Maps Foundation group’s mission is to enable current and next-generation map products by creating reliable, easy-to-use, and interoperable open map data.

AWS re:Invent Keynote: EDA and Loosely Coupled Systems

by Salvatore Salamone

Dr. Werner Vogels, Amazon.com VP and CTO, used his AWS re:Invent keynote speech to talk about the benefits of building asynchronous, loosely coupled systems and how an event-driven architecture (EDA) enables them.

Disaster Recovery: Avoiding What You Don’t See Coming

by Dave Bermingham

Creating a disaster recovery plan helps companies protect their data ecosystem and access even in the face of the biggest disruptions.

AWS Eyes a Zero-ETL Future with Newly Announced Capabilities

by Salvatore Salamone

The new capabilities enable businesses to analyze Amazon Aurora data with Amazon Redshift in near real time, eliminating the need to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data between services.