Big Data

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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) optimises 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 spe­cial­ised 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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How to secure your files before Amazon Drive is dis­con­tin­ued

The global market leader Amazon announced that it will dis­con­tin­ue its cloud service Amazon Drive at the end of 2023. This means that users must download their online files and back them up elsewhere before then. In this article, we’ll explain how to manage files stored in Amazon…

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What is Managed File Transfer (MFT)?

Managed File Transfer (MFT) makes it possible to safely share large amounts of data. This kind of efficient data transfer tech­no­logy is es­pe­cially important for busi­nesses. MFT covers tasks like auto­ma­tion, en­cryp­tion, and safety checks. Find out how Managed File Transfer works…

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What is Quantum computing? The su­per­com­puters of the future

As we advance, we create new tech­no­lo­gies. However, few tech­no­lo­gies are being talked about as much as quantum computing. These fu­tur­ist­ic su­per­com­puters will be a million times more powerful than standard computers. The reasons for this are their qubits and a principle known as…

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