Enterprise Governance on Data Lake with Unity Catalog & Databricks Implementation with R Jobs Migration Use Case

Enterprise Governance on Data Lake with Unity Catalog & Databricks Implementation with R Jobs Migration Use Case A big thank you to Vinny Vijeyakumaar from Databricks and Deon Jacobs from Data-Driven for a great presentation at the first in person Sydney Databricks meetup last July 14, 2022. What was covered: Enterprise Governance on Data Lake with Unity Catalog […]
Data-Driven recognised as the 2022 Microsoft Partner of the Year Finalist

Amidst a global field of top Microsoft partners, Data-Driven was honoured for its excellence in technology innovation, as well as its implementation of Microsoft-based customer solutions.
Azure Governance — The Importance of Azure Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

In our last article, we discussed the need for governance across your Azure cloud, including the best practices to govern cloud consumption and bills. But, cloud governance is not limited to just monitoring and controlling cloud costs. Azure role-based access control (RBAC) is an important element in the “Azure Governance” piece. Access management for resources […]
The Importance of Data Governance in the Financial Industry

Data is and will always remain the utmost priority for financial institutions and banks as it is the key to everything — making more informed decisions, elevating customer experience/service, innovation, and successful digital transformation. While data stands at the heart of the financial services industry (FSI), they are still struggling to govern and manage their […]
5 Essential Components of a Data Strategy for the Financial Services Industry

We all know — “data is the new currency” driving, transforming, and reshaping the industries globally. But, the one sector that has significantly evolved and witnessed the digitization of their data (earlier stored in legacy IT systems) is the financial services industry, including investment banks, insurance companies, brokerage firms, etc. According to McKinsey, “rapidly accelerating […]
Data-Driven’s Data Analytics Foundation Platform recently achieved accreditation

Data-Driven’s Data Analytics Foundation Platform recently achieved Microsoft’s Azure Advanced Analytics Specialization accreditation.
Migrating to Azure? Here are 4 Things You Need to Know

Azure cloud has empowered many organizations and enterprises since it came into play. Azure’s evolved maturity and significant offerings have necessitated organizations to migrate their IT assets on the cloud platform, adding value to their bottom line. While many businesses have embraced and adopted cloud as a part of their core IT strategy, others are […]
Data-Driven recognized with Advanced Specialization: Analytics on Microsoft Azure

The Azure Advanced Specialization validates the capability of Microsoft partners to deliver best-in-class specialized services to customers in complex analytical solution areas with Azure. “Being one of the few Microsoft Partners who has achieved the Advanced Specialization in Analytics on Azure, gives our customers confidence that we have the people, processes, and tools required to deliver advanced analytics that allows […]
Azure Function Execution Plans Overview
Azure Functions is a cloud technology from Microsoft with which we will be able to build functions that would be responsible for specific tasks and all subject of scaling is per function and Microsoft is responsible for it. Azure Functions can help with Code that does not fit into traditional or popular application architectures. Code that […]
Deep dive into building a Data Lakehouse with Delta Lake and Spark

Deep dive into building a Data Lakehouse with Delta Lake and Spark Watch the recorded webinar that deep dives into building a data lakehouse with Delta Lake and Spark. https://youtu.be/mrHfdeH6az0 A big thank you to Jonathan Neo for a great presentation at the October Sydney Databricks meetup. Here’s what was covered: What makes up the Lakehouse architecture […]