When a conversation turns to analytics or big data, the terms structured, semi-structured and unstructured ... in an Excel spreadsheet and you have an example of structured data.

An SQL database might hold name, date of birth, address, etc, but analysing unstructured data – via making it semi-structured – can get closer to what consumers think. It is also possible to ...

By Kaunda ISMAILFile format is a critical aspect of the data profession. While tools and roles often grab the spotlight, knowing how to manage and work with different file formats is very ...

And so, SQL databases are still at the ... analytics on call centre recordings as examples. Snowflake can also support semi-structured data types such as JSON, Avro and XML alongside relational ...

Organizations have also turned to semi-structured formats to store ... promotes the accuracy and dependability of the data reported. As an example, the creation of reports from databases used ...

In May 1974, Donald Chamberlin and Raymond Boyce published a paper on SEQUEL, a structured query language that could be used to manage and sort data ... As an example, SQL was the first ...