Exasol is a high speed scalable, in-memory, massively parallel processing database designed specifically for analytics. In May 2018, CU Online, in partnership with the OIT, implemented Exasol as an on-premises solution to data storage for the University of Colorado Denver with the goal of having a single data warehouse which makes university data actionable, relevant, adaptable, and connected.
As a proof of concept, in July 2018, CU Online loaded over 1.5 billion rows of historical Canvas data into Exasol. Since then, they have worked on loading other data sources and capturing live events from Canvas. Come see how CU Online is using Exasol to run fast queries on Canvas data, provide support to schools and colleges, and hear their ideas for the future of data at CU Denver.
About the Speakers
Nicky Rucker is the Data Manager for CU Online and previously worked as a Data Analyst in the Office of Analytics for Enrollment and Retention at CU Denver. Prior to working with the university, Nicky spent most of his career supporting non-profits. When he is not “nerding out” with data, he enjoys gaming, mountain biking, climbing, backpacking and lots of coffee.
Crystal Gasell is focused on implementing transformative enterprise technology solutions related to data and customer relationship management as the Special Projects Manager at CU Online. Crystal joined CU Online in 2011 with a background in K12 education. She is finishing up her dissertation at Boise State University in Educational Technology and teaches a class for the Information and Learning Technologies program at CU Denver. Crystal enjoys traveling, mountain biking, skiing, and spending time with her husband and pup, Sansa.