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What Is Data Warehouse ETL? Data Warehouse ETL is a series of processes: Extract data from across an organization; Transform data for consumption; Load data to a relational or non-relational data store;    Use this data to facilitate business intelligence, reporting, analytics, data science, and other activities. Let’s Unpack This: Any time one moves data there

As companies look towards data science and its future, the focus is increasingly on big data use cases. Even small to mid-sized companies generate massive amounts of data compared to just a few years ago, highlighting the importance of being data smart: using data science to transform information into insight. Broadpeak Partners helps companies improve

True story.   My college friend Ed. Maybe I shouldn’t use his real name….meh, his name is Ed. Anyway, back in the day Ed was a floor  trader on one of the Chicago exchanges. A far cry from today’s electronic marketplace. These were the days traders stood in pits wearing colorful jackets and shouted their bids

Let’s face it.  You are stuck with your legacy applications.  Unlike, the Delta fraternity house in the movie Animal House, this kind of legacy is not exactly the life of the party. Chances are, yours are probably old, monolithic, single-purpose, expensive to operate, stubborn, and a little more than fragile. Replace?  Many careers have been

What You Need To Know Trade breaks. It’s the post-trade headache that keeps the lights on over at Tylenol/Panadol. Looking to get home to your kids? Or, more likely these days…hear that rumble of unfed children outside your home office door? Sorry kids. Open another bag of chips because we are chasing a trade break. 

We admit.  We said it. “Dodd-Frank limits will never happen.”   Well, foot please meet mouth. The CFTC just passed Dodd-Frank limits.   This has to be one of the most active (and productive) Commissions we have ever seen.  In the past month they dropped both the re-write of Dodd Frank Reporting (couldn’t come soon enough)

Maybe you aren’t a Ph.D in Statistics. Maybe you never stepped foot into a Comp Sci department. If you have an itch to dive into data science these things matter far less than they ever have. What does matter is your drive to make a meaningful difference wherever you are. Data Science becomes more and

The CFTC is coming to the end of a long-overdue Dodd-Frank trade reporting revision. Commission staff has been working on this for years. In essence there are 128 standard fields under Parts 43, 45, and 49 (the main areas dealing with trade reporting). Here’s what you need to know: There is a significant increase in

Non-Technical Demystification of The Largest Software IPO of all Time The hype train is certainly pulling into the station. You may have heard about Snowflake, the software company that Warren Buffett invested in and is now having its Initial Public Offering (IPO) So really, what exactly is so great about Snowflake (in non-technical terms)? The

No matter where you are in the world. No matter what markets you trade. The Scotia fine is a global bellwether. Here’s what you need to know. The CFTC fined Bank of Nova Scotia $127.4 million for “spoofing” and making false statements. What pushed this judgment to record-setting proportions is the fact that Scotia made