One of the beautiful results of cloud is the plethora of communications and media options available online. Whether it’s binge-watching my favorite new show or catching up with a friend overseas, knowing that the cloud supports my endeavors is quite heartwarming. For enterprises, content delivery has transitioned with the priorities of digital transformation. Where prior […]
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Spark as ETL
Introduction: In general, the ETL (Extraction, Transformation and Loading) process is being implemented through ETL tools such as Datastage, Informatica, AbInitio, SSIS, and Talend to load data into the data warehouse. The same process can also be accomplished through programming such as Apache Spark to load the data into the database. Let’s see how it […]
Let AWS Prepare You for The Upcoming Holidays
Late July has arrived and that means one thing: The holiday season is not too far behind. With Christmas less than four months away, organizations already in the cloud are thinking about the added flexibility their online systems can take on Black Friday and the day after Christmas. On the other hand, organizations who have […]
Free Download: 5 Steps to Mastering DevOps
We’re now well into the second half of 2017, with summer in full swing. As fast as the year has progressed, there’s still time to complete your innovation goals if you haven’t already. One goal of interest for many organizations is DevOps, an agile strategy focused on transforming organizational collaboration, communication, and go-to-market strategies. With […]
3 Reasons to Use Amazon DynamoDB for Data Management
Data management is at the heart of every enterprise, especially with online operations. Though many have used MySQL relational databases to manage their data, the rise of NoSQL (Not Only SQL) and its faster data operations has come into use with the amount of data being created. One of the leading NoSQL platforms on the […]
Gartner Names AWS a Leader in IaaS
Fresh of its $13.7 billion dollar acquisition of grocery chain Whole Foods, Amazon received some more good news over the weekend: Amazon Web Services (AWS) was once again named a visionary in research firm Gartner’s Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Magic Quadrant. A leader and a pioneer in the cloud space, Amazon’s recognition is its 10th consecutive, fresh […]
Using AWS S3 Bucket as a IBM Software Repository
Target audience: Mid to Highly skilled Linux, IBM and AWS admins. Currently IBM software is retrieved from passport advantage client account. If you’re tasked with building out multiple IBM products on AWS VPCs and EC2s then setting up an install media repository that is fast and local is a must. This article describes how to […]
An IBM DB2 Architecture Using AWS
Target audience: Mid to Highly skilled Linux, DB2 and AWS admins. Currently IBM DB2 is not one of the choices for an RDBS in AWS. This article describes how to stand up a simple HA DB2 instance using AWS components. This configuration is intended to be used as a POC or POT demonstration of DB2. […]
Mobile Testing on Cloud with Appium Using AWS Device Farm
With Amazon’s Device Farm technology, you can now easily upload your app and choose an Android or an iOS device to test your app. You will get screenshots, videos of the tests that were run and most importantly, the real-time reports of the tests that were completed. It is as simple as uploading a file […]
Spring Cleaning with Alfresco and AWS
Organizing the home and cleaning become big activities around the homes of Americans at this time of the year as we head towards spring and the look of clutter creates uneasy feelings. In a similar vein, corporations also feel the pinch as the accumulation of digital files, paperwork, and customer data become a challenge in […]
Lowering Healthcare Supply Chain Costs with AWS
It is commonly known that the healthcare supply chain is costly, led by the cost of equipment and medicine. Healthcare organizations find themselves hampered by high operations costs without proper assurance, passed on to the end customer. Luckily, there are firms that do what they can to ensure that prices stay low and innovate through […]
Improving Customer Data Insights with AWS
The average user creates more data through their social media usage and buying habits, offering organizations a critical opportunity in delivering better customer experiences. According to Forbes contributor Bernard Marr, every human will create 1.7 megabytes of data per second by 2020, representing a significant challenge for organizations unsure about customer data today. For many […]