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Unwrapping WhereScape Red
Part of what makes WhereScape Red such a powerful tool is how it treats metadata. The metadata is used to drive every component of WhereScape Red's GUI and often that is sufficient for business needs. However!Moving beyond the GUI and opening up the WhereScape Red...
High Water Mark Loads
High-Water Mark Loading is a way to optimize your load strategy. Some data sources will have a column such as "update" or "effective" which can be relied on to track when data in the table has been inserted or changed. It is possible to track the latest entry (aka...
Part 3: What is Information – Implications
We want to thank Certus for their guest blog. Part 3 in a 3-part series on revisiting the definition of Information. In this third blog post in a three-part series, we’re exploring the implications of both the definition of information and the...
Part 2: What is Information – Laws of Nature
We want to thank Certus for their guest blog. Part 2 in a 3-part series on revisiting the definition of Information. In this second blog post in a three-part series, we’re exploring the connection between Laws of Nature and...
What is Information? – A Much Needed Revisit
We want to thank Certus for their guest blog. Part 1 in a 3-part series on the Laws of Nature for Information. Every so often it is useful to stop and re-examine our previous ideas and understanding. When we considered some of the challenges faced by the Information...
Using Business Key Collision Codes (BKCC) in WhereScape 3D
infoVia is happy to announce a Business Key Collision Code (BKCC) solution for WhereScape 3D! This is a lightweight change that expands 3Ds automation capabilities to integrate the BKCC column in Data Vault models, enabling greater control of how your vault integrates...
Automated Record Tracking Satellites
A crucial component of any Data Vault is making sure there is a way to identify when data is no longer current. For data sources without a form of inbuilt change tracking, Record Tracking Satellites are going to be required. A Record Tracking Satellite compares...
Implementing Data Vault – How to do it Right and Save $250K-750K
We want to thank Vincent McBurney from MLC Life Insurance and Certus for their guest blog. In this blog post, guest author Vincent McBurney from MLC Life Insurance shares how to implement Data Vault efficiently to save cost. ...
The Great Data Adventure
Who doesn’t love an adventure? Exploring and discovering are filled with mystique and intrigue. That’s part of why I love living here in Idaho. Within minutes of my home we have rivers, trails, mountains, lakes, and slopes begging for our quests to experience and learn from our natural surroundings.
The Power of Data Liberation, not Isolation.
In times of uncertainty, tendencies are to isolate and restrict access. This goes for our personal lives, and also applies to our organizations…especially when sensitive information is in play. However, maybe we should consider a radical, alternative approach.
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