Big Data

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Which open-source database is right for you? 5 options compared

Open-source databases are a more af­ford­able and often highly reliable al­ter­na­tive to well-known com­mer­cial solutions, which is why even large cor­po­ra­tions use them. But which system is best suited to which purpose? Our database systems com­par­i­son takes a closer look at some…

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Dark data

You may have heard of dark data – data that exists in secret. Nowadays, or­ga­ni­za­tions collect and store more data than ever before. But only a small portion of that data is actually analyzed – the tip of the iceberg. The remainder is referred to as dark data. Our article explains…

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What is an exabyte?

An exabyte is simple to define: one trillion bytes. However, grasping the scale of this enormous unit is another story. Knowing that a byte consists of eight bits—roughly equiv­a­lent to one letter—isn’t enough to truly un­der­stand its magnitude. How does an exabyte compare to…

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What are the best AWS-Al­ter­na­tives?

When you think of cloud computing, the acronym AWS im­me­di­ate­ly comes to mind. Amazon Web Services have long been market leaders in this area. However, AWS is not the be-all-end-all for every company. Today, there are many at­trac­tive AWS al­ter­na­tives. In this article, we discuss…

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What is Object Storage? The modern storage solution

Which storage method is right for you or your business? Nowadays, there are several options to choose from. With object storage, data is stored as objects rather than in folders — every­thing exists on a single level. But how does object-based storage work, and what are the…

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What is data mining? Analysis methods for big data

The volume of global data increases by about 40 percent each year, and companies are eager to tap into this steady rise of digital data in order to grow their business online. However, big data alone doesn’t provide insights. This is where data mining comes into play. These…

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What is retrieval-augmented gen­er­a­tion (RAG)?

Retrieval-augmented gen­er­a­tion (RAG) optimizes the output of large language models (LLMs) in order to provide answers that are more precise and con­tex­tu­al­ly relevant. In this dedicated article, we explain how RAG works, what ad­van­tages it offers and in which areas of business it…

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What is a vector database?

A vector database is a spe­cial­ized system that stores and manages data in the form of a vector. These databases are par­tic­u­lar­ly useful in areas such as machine learning and ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence, where they speed up complex cal­cu­la­tions and pattern recog­ni­tion. We explain…

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What is server-side tracking?

Server-side tracking is a data col­lec­tion method in digital marketing where user data is processed on the server of the website operator instead of in the end user’s browser. This allows various types of user in­ter­ac­tions on a website such as clicks, page views, form entries and…

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How to use Python for object-oriented pro­gram­ming (OOP)

Object-oriented pro­gram­ming (OOP) is a method or paradigm that uses classes as blue­prints for objects. Objects en­cap­su­late data and its functions as a single unit, pro­tect­ing their internal state from outside tampering. While Python is a multi-paradigm language, it makes…

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