PII Masking in MongoDB (1st Method)
Editors Note: This example demonstrates our earliest, least direct (though still available) method of using IRI FieldShield for NoSQL database protection; i.e., for MongoDB data masking. Read More
Faster Spotfire BI via CoSort
Introduction: As with multiple BI platforms discussed throughout this section of the IRI blog site, this article analyzes the relative data preparation performance (and benefit) of IRI CoSort with Tibco Spotfire when ‘big data’ sources are involved. Read More
Easier Big Data Prep for R
Among analytic tools for statistical computation and graphics, R has shown an increase in popularity among data miners, and in the development of its open source language. Read More
Preparing Unstructured Data for Splunk
Introduction: This example demonstrates an older method of using the unstructured data edition of IRI NextForm to extract dark data and prepare it for ingestion in Splunk for indexing and visualization purposes. Read More
Faster Big Data Prep for Tableau
To compete effectively, business users must be able to rapidly produce and present accurate, concise, and compliant information. Whether the analytic discipline is diagnostic, descriptive, predictive, or prescriptive, time-to-visualization matters. Read More
Affordable BIRT Acceleration via CoSort
Business Intelligence Reporting Tool (BIRT) is a free, open source, visual reporting platform for Eclipse, and the commercial foundation for rich analytic extensions available from Actuate. Read More
CLF and ELF Web Log Processing
This article is second in a 3-part series on CLF and ELF web log data. We previously explained CLF and ELF web log formats, and now introduce IRI solutions for manipulating and using web log data. Read More
Connecting to Teradata in IRI Workbench
Introduction
The ability to directly move very large database (VLDB) data from/to, and manipulate it within IRI software is essential for those requiring:
big data integration (ETL) database performance optimization (unloads, loads, reorgs, queries) database migration data masking (encryption, redaction, de-identification, etc.) Read More
Finding Dark Data in Unstructured Sources
Update April 2019: Added more unstructured file formats.This is the first of a three-part blog series introducing IRI’s new data structuring technology. This article defines “dark data” and the unstructured sources IRI now supports. Read More
Predictive Analytics: Finding the Future in Big Data
As the old English proverb says, “necessity is the mother of invention.” When it comes to modern business intelligence goals, these words of wisdom ring truer than ever. Read More
Before or Instead of Hadoop, Try This …
Before Big Data became a buzz word and Gartner hype cycle fodder (never mind falling into the ‘Trough of Disillusionment‘), companies like IRI were handling it. Read More