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Can Data Lakes Accelerate Building ML Data Pipelines?

A common challenge in data engineering is to combine traditional data warehousing and BI reporting with experiment-driven machine learning projects. Many data scientists tend to work more with Python and ML frameworks rather than SQL. Therefore, their data needs are often different from those of data analysts. In this article, we’ll explore why having a data lake often provides tremendous help for data science use cases.

InfluxDB's Checks and Notifications System

InfluxDB 2.0’s Checks and Notifications system is likely the most powerful and flexible system available for creating alerts based on time series data. To get the most out of the system, it is helpful to understand the different pieces and how they fit together. After reading this article, you should be able to create precise alerting using the InfluxDB 2.0 User Interface (UI), as well as be able to extend and customize the system to suit your specific needs.

Five worthy reads: Location intelligence-the key to next-level data utilization

Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week we explore the rising scope of location intelligence in improving the overall customer experience.

Building Kibana dashboards more efficiently

Creating dashboards is quicker and easier than before with a new streamlined navigation experience, now available in Kibana 7.12. This dashboard-first approach makes it simple for you to create and add visualizations without leaving your dashboard-building flow. Get started directly from a Kibana dashboard with a few simple steps: Select Create Panel and choose what type of visual you want to build.

Data Is Going to Drive the Continuous Change of Distributed Work

It is said that necessity is the mother of invention, but from necessity also comes innovation. If history has taught us anything, it’s that some of the biggest and best business transformations have arisen from tough times. Over the last year, unsurprisingly one area that has seen a tremendous upheaval is the idea of work and how businesses engage with their workforce.