The widespread adoption of cloud databases and transactional reporting systems across the business landscape has led to exponential growth in the volume and variety of data moving through organizations. As a result, analysts that were once tasked with extracting insights […]

In the age of the data-driven enterprise, organizations at every scale deal with a constant stream of structured, semi-structured, and unstructured inputs drawn from both legacy systems and cloud-connected APIs. With such a vast variety and volume of data to […]

A wide array of record and set level transformations drive Centerprise’s data integration capabilities. They can be applied to data sets from any source in order to prepare them for delivery to reporting and analytics systems used in sales, human […]

What is AQL? Astera Query Language (AQL) is an object-relational query language that enables users to access set of database tables from virtual database sources in Astera Data Virtualization. AQL supports object referencing within tables. This means that objects are […]

At Astera, we’re constantly looking to expand our data integration capabilities to better serve the needs of business users and developers in a variety of environments. As part of this constant evolution, we’ve introduced Extract-Load-Transform (ELT) functionalities to our flagship […]

Virtually access, manage, and deliver data in near-real time through an abstraction layer. In the past few months, Astera Centerprise has undergone major architecture and feature upgrades to cater to a broader range of data management use-cases and customer base. […]

Astera Centerprise has been verified for IBM’s ‘Ready for Data and AI’ validation program. 

For a moment, imagine that you are an IT administrator at a large enterprise with a highly complex infrastructure, and you are responsible for ensuring uninterrupted service delivery to your internal and external customers. Suddenly, one of the services goes down and complaints start […]

Unpredictable and intermittent problems are the bane of creating and debugging complex data mappings. It can feel like finding a needle in a haystack, particularly when dealing with hierarchical data formats, such as JSON, XML, and EDI files. Exacerbating things […]

ELT process complementing traditional ETL approach for improved performance and agile results Introduction ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) and ELT (Extract, Load and Transform) are two approaches to data manipulation that are often mistaken for substitutes. The situation in which either […]

Centerprise 8.0 includes several new features and enhancements to improve the performance, agility, and security of enterprise data management. In this blog, I will provide you an overview of the security, user authentication, and access control-related enhancements made to our […]

Every business needs an efficient and reliable method to record, update, and track data accurately. Databases are one of the most widely used systems to store customer, inventory, or any company information. The stored data can be further integrated with […]

The rapid evolution of business intelligence and analytics has transformed the way enterprises derive value from data. This heavy reliance on information has made managing data quality and ensuring data integrity a top priority for businesses. However, if data quality […]

Businesses strive to optimize their processes to offer a consistent and engaging customer experience. Having a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system like Salesforce in place that is fully integrated with other business systems, such as BI tools, cloud-based applications, and […]

Mark your calendars to join Mike O’Quinn, CTO of Astera Software, for an insightful webinar on Fast-Track Your Data Management Initiatives with Centerprise 8.0 on May 7th, 2019 at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm PDT. Webinar Overview Centerprise 8.0 features significant […]