September 2017 Summaries

When choosing a data integration provider, consider the following factors: 1) Setup and maintenance requirements; 2) Standard schema usage to avoid confusion and maintain consistency; 3) Treatment of deleted data to ensure accurate analytics; 4) Schema change handling for seamless adjustments; 5) Data integrity measures to prevent loss or duplication; 6) Pricing options, including by service or volume, and internal development costs; 7) Support offered by the provider. These factors will help you select a data integration provider that best suits your business needs.

Preparing data for analysis has been revolutionized by the combination of Looker and Fivetran, reducing time-consuming processes from days or weeks to just a few hours. Looker is an innovative business intelligence software company that aims to make data consistently defined and easily accessible across organizations. Fivetran simplifies the process of replicating data into warehouses with its zero-maintenance pipeline, allowing analysts to gain valuable insights about their businesses.

This webinar discusses how Talkdesk, the world's leading cloud-based call center software solution, utilizes Fivetran and Looker to enhance its data intelligence capabilities. Talkdesk is a user-friendly out-of-the-box solution that helps businesses improve customer satisfaction while reducing support costs. It integrates with various platforms like Salesforce, Zendesk, Shopify, and Infusionsoft to provide comprehensive customer information. Looker is an innovative software company pioneering the next generation of business intelligence (BI). Its web-based platform empowers data analysts and fuels curiosity among business users by consistently defining and making data easily accessible across organizations. Fivetran is a smart solution for replicating data into warehouses, offering a zero-maintenance pipeline that can be set up in just 5 minutes. Its connectors bring data from applications and databases into one central location to help analysts gain valuable insights about their business.

In this webinar, Outsystems discusses its collaboration with Fivetran and Snowflake Computing. Outsystems is a low-code platform for application development, accelerating digital transformation. Snowflake is the leading cloud-based data warehouse, offering breakthrough performance, concurrency, and simplicity. Fivetran simplifies data replication into warehouses by providing zero-maintenance pipelines that bring data from applications and databases into a central location for analysis.

Analyzing data in CSV files can be a repetitive task, but using Fivetran's file uploader can help streamline the process. By auditing data types and setting primary keys before importing, users can save time and create recipes for future uploads. Once imported into a data warehouse, tables can be joined with other organizational data, allowing queries to be crafted once and run as new data is uploaded. Fivetran's connectors simplify the process of replicating data from applications and databases into one central location, making it easier for analysts to gain insights about their business.

Data is becoming a strategic inflection point in business, driving change and growth across industries. With the rise of big data, companies can now collect and analyze vast amounts of information to make better decisions, improve customer experiences, and optimize operations. However, managing and leveraging this data presents new challenges, including storage costs, data quality, and a lack of expertise in data analytics. To address these issues, businesses are turning to cloud-based solutions, advanced business intelligence tools, and hiring Chief Data Officers to develop data governance strategies. As the use of data continues to evolve, companies must adapt their processes and technology to stay competitive and capitalize on the opportunities presented by this strategic inflection point.

The shift from ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) to ELT (Extract, Load, Transform) has revolutionized data management for businesses. ELT enables real-time access to comprehensive data assets and insights, driving innovation and problem solving at faster rates. Fivetran is a cloud-based ELT data pipeline that centralizes all data into a data warehouse in minutes, allowing organizations to leverage their internal data more effectively and accelerate growth.