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What is a Data Warehouse?
Data Warehouse

What is a Data Warehouse?

A data warehouse is a central repository of information that allows analytics systems to more easily draw on relevant information. It pulls in data from a variety of sources such as transactional systems and relational databases and usually does this on a regular basis. A data warehouse is an essential part of a Business Intelligence (BI) system, and contrary to common misconceptions, isn’t just another name for a database. Continue reading What is a Data Warehouse?

Qlik v ThoughtSpot
Qlik

Qlik v ThoughtSpot

ThoughtSpot’s offering is very distinctive. They hang their hat on one aspect; natural-language searching. ThoughtSpot is a search-as-query Business Intelligence (BI) tool, meaning users type into a search box (think Google) the question they have, and ThoughtSpot, with the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI), picks what it perceives to be the best data for the job, and the best ways to display it. It’s perhaps no surprise that ThoughtSpot was created by ex-Google employees. Continue reading Qlik v ThoughtSpot