Scaling databases for enterprise require to have to integrate wildly disparate data sources, satisfy stakeholders with competing expectations, and find the structure hidden in unstructured data.One has to carefully consider tradeoffs between data integrity and constant uptime, between.You may have a legacy system that stores data in tab-delimited files, unstructured text files coming from handwritten notes, and one or more conventional database management system and data from all of these sources needs to be read by and integrated into a single system.Read full article at : https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/insights-on-scaling-and-integrating-databases

There are many flash storages and each range is giving competition to each other. Each range offers certain advantages, but each also comes with flaws. This makes the decision-making process very difficult, and customers have to think about the right selection. In order to make the right choice, you must know your exact purpose of buying a flash storage. Jared Jaureguy (Consultant) writes in his article about some important points that a flash storage buyer should consider before buying. Some of these are: Buyer should consider processing speed, data integrity, high performance, cost effective, stability, and must have more capacity. To know more, follow: http://it.toolbox.com/blogs/byod-cloud/what-type-of-flash-storage-buyer-are-you-69811

Shadow BI is nothing but BI applications developed by non BI professionals. It usually comes into practice when a business user loses patience in an incumbent software solution and comes up with a solution of his/her own. Shadow BI applications might appear as user friendly and appealing but most likely it might do some damage to the organization in the long run. There has been a debate as to whether shadow BI must be removed or not. Some experts believe when shadow BI becomes successful it will contribute to the BI ecosphere. Constructive professional guidance will be required to make the solution sustainable. Sometimes, it can even lead to better alternative solutions. However, there are some risks associated. The organization might be exposed to risks if the software has poor functionality, data integrity and might run into legal issues if it violates the software license agreement. Read more at: http://www.dataversity.net/how-to-overcome-the-big-data-hoarding-monster/