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What is data build tool (dbt) and how is it different?
At 2nd Watch, we’re always keeping an eye on up-and-coming technologies. We investigate, test, and...
Accelerating Application Development with DevOps
If you moved to the cloud to take advantage of rapid infrastructure deployment and development suppo...
3 Questions to Help You Build Your Analytics Roadmap
In our experience, many analytics projects have the right intentions such as: A more holistic view o...
A Short Guide to Understanding Looker Pricing and Capabilities
Navigating the current BI and analytics landscape is often an overwhelming exercise. With buzzwords ...
4 Key Differences between Data Lakes and Data Warehouses
Businesses today increasingly rely on data analytics to provide insights, identify opportunities, ma...
How to Choose the Best Cloud Service Provider for your Application Modernization Strategy
If the global pandemic taught us anything, it’s that digital transformation is a must-have fo...
A CTO’s Guide to a Modern Data Platform: What is Snowflake, How is it Different, and Where Does it Fit in Your Ecosystem?
Chances are, you’ve been here before – a groundbreaking new data and analytics technology has st...
Rehost vs Refactor vs Replatform | AppMod Essentials
Migrating workloads or an application to the cloud can seem daunting for any organization. The cloud...
4 Must-Have Steps to Application Modernization Success
To be successful in today’s landscape, organizations must deliver memorable customer experienc...
Is a Hybrid Cloud Environment Right for Your Enterprise? …Probably
Finding the perfect cloud platform for your business isn’t black and white. Nothing is 100% ac...
Why Benefits of Data Warehouse Outweigh the Financial Cost and How to Reduce the Cost of Development
Any organization that’s invested in an Analytics tool like Tableau, Power BI, Looker, etc. knows t...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) Outage Constitutes Multi-Region Infrastructure
When Amazon’s cloud computing platform, Amazon Web Services (AWS), suffered an outage this past Tu...
Google Cloud, Open-Source and Enterprise Solutions
In 2020, a year where enterprises had to rethink their business models to stay alive, Google Cloud w...
Managed Cloud Service: Optimize, Reduce Costs, and Efficiently Achieve your Business Goals
Cloud adoption is becoming more popular across all industries, as it has proven to be reliable, effi...
5 Cloud Optimization Benefits
When making a cloud migration, a common term that gets tossed around is “cloud optimization”. If...
How to Federate Amazon Redshift Access with Azure Active Directory
Single sign-on (SSO) is a tool that solves fundamental problems, especially in midsize and large org...
6 Cloud Consulting Services Benefit your Organization’s Cloud Infrastructure
Cloud computing is a complex process that requires proper planning and continuous management. Whethe...
Don’t Be Afraid of Learning New DevOps Tooling
DevOps is defined as a set of practices that combines software development (Dev) and information-tec...
The Importance of Leadership in Moving to a DevOps Culture
Why DevOps? DevOps is a set of practices that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of IT operati...
How to Federate Amazon Redshift Access with Okta
Single sign-on (SSO) is a tool that solves fundamental problems, especially in midsize and large org...
9 Helpful Tools for Building a Data Pipeline
Building a data pipeline can be daunting due to the complexities involved in safely and efficiently ...
Datacenter Migration to the Cloud: Why Your Business Should Do it and How to Plan for it
Datacenter migration is ideal for businesses who are looking to exit or reduce on-premises datacente...
3 Advantages to Embracing the DevOps Movement (Plus Bonus Pipeline Info!)
What is DevOps? As a result of the increase in cloud adoption across all industries, understanding p...
Cloud Automation for I.T. Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) in Healthcare
It has been said that the “hero of a successful digital transformation is GRC.” The ISACA websit...
Why You Need to Modernize Your Media Supply Chain
The demand for direct-to-consumer services and media content is continuously growing, and with that,...
Why You Should Invest in Managed Cloud Security Services
Cloud adoption throughout all industries has become incredibly pervasive in recent years. With cloud...
Why Media Companies Should Adopt the Cloud
The Advantages of Cloud Computing for Media & Entertainment We are living in a revolutionary era...
Back to the Basics: The 3 Cloud Computing Service Delivery Models
In recent years, the adoption of cloud computing services has increased tremendously, especially giv...
An Introduction to AWS Proton
As a business scales, so does its software and infrastructure. As desired outcomes adapt and become ...
Why Cloud Services are Here to Stay for Media & Entertainment
During the COVID-19 pandemic, media and entertainment (M&E) organizations accelerated their need...