The exponential growth in data is placing unprecedented demands on data platforms and their associated infrastructure. This challenge is exacerbated by the fact that high value data is often distributed across many silos at most organizations. SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters help solve this challenge via data virtualization; a means of data integration without having to use ETL or ELT packages and HDFS tiering; a means of unifying disparate data lakes into a single data hub.

Attend this webcast to learn:

• An overview of what SQL Server 2019 Big Data Clusters are
• Data Virtualization via external tables
• Data ingestion via HDFS tiering