April 4, 2018
Via: Info WorldDoing performance tuning on distributed systems is no joking matter. It’s much more complicated than on a single node server, and bottlenecks can pop up anywhere, from system resources in a single node or subcomponent, to cooperation between nodes, to […]
April 4, 2018
Via: DataversityDataStax, a leading provider of the always-on data layer for the Right-Now Enterprise, today announced the immediate availability of DataStax Managed Cloud on Microsoft Azure. DataStax Managed Cloud, a fully managed, white-glove service, on Azure eliminates the operational data management […]
April 3, 2018
Via: Database JournalThere are various methods to monitor query performance in SQL Server. One of the best ways is to analyze the query execution plan and identify the queries that can cause performance bottlenecks. Sometimes, query execution plans get changed during the […]
Performance, security, and availability
April 3, 2018
Via: DataversityRegardless of computing environment, workload, or OS, availability is an essential part of operational success. Outages, system or application failures, and unplanned downtime are simply not acceptable for today’s pace of business in which even 10 minutes of inoperability translates […]
April 2, 2018
Via: Info WorldDespite being filled with Oracle veterans, Salesforce.com can’t seem to stop flirting with rival databases, with reports surfacing that the SaaS vendor has made “significant progress” to move away from Oracle with its own homegrown database. This comes on the […]
April 2, 2018
Via: Info WorldIf you do business around the world, you may need a scalable, distributed, global database. You have several choices including Google Cloud Spanner, the open source CockroachDB, the graph database Neo4j, and the subject of this review, Azure Cosmos DB. […]
Performance, security, and availability
March 30, 2018
Via: Database JournalWhen using Transparent Data Encryption, you might wonder “What is the state of my transparent data encrypted database?” There are many different states that a transparent data encrypted database might go through. Those states go from not being encrypted to […]
March 30, 2018
Via: DataversityIn five to ten years, said Johan den Haan, the CTO in charge of R&D and Cloud Operations at Mendix, the number of computer scientists and data professionals using 3gl programming languages (Java, BASIC, C+) “will not” grow that much. […]
March 29, 2018
Via: Info WorldData doesn’t sit in one database, file system, data lake, or repository. To service many business needs, data must be integrated from a system of record with other data sources and then used for analytics, customer-facing applications, or internal workflows. […]
March 29, 2018
Via: DataversityDataDirect Networks (DDN®) today announced its strategic partnership with SQream to deliver real-time Big Data analytics solutions and to significantly accelerate business decision making. The combination of DDN’s SFA® and IME® NVMe SSD storage platforms with SQream DB’s GPU-based Big […]
March 28, 2018
Via: Info WorldServerless computing, a concept that has started gaining traction in the last two years, is all about shifting focus to applications that require no infrastructure management and consume resources only for the seconds for which they are active. In the […]
March 28, 2018
Via: Info WorldNoSQL databases provide high operational speed and increased flexibility for software developers and other users when compared to traditional tabular (or SQL) databases. The data structures used by NoSQL databases—key-value, wide column, graph, or document—differ from those used by relational […]
Performance, security, and availability
March 6, 2018
Via: Info WorldMulticloud deployments are all the rage these days, and for good reason. They provide the ultimate in enterprises flexibility, letting you mix and match cloud services to meet your exact needs. As a result, they increase business agility and operational […]
March 6, 2018
Via: Database Trends and ApplicationsFor years, DBAs’ primary responsibilities have been aimed at ensuring that data is safely, securely, accurately, and appropriately stored, managed, and maintained. However, with the rise of new data types and increasing data volumes, data environments are changing, and so, […]
Performance, security, and availability
February 27, 2018
Via: Info WorldMongoDB will add multidocument ACID transactions support to its NoSQL database of the same name. Multidocument ACID transactions support has been the most-requested feature sought for MongoDB, said Seong Park, MongoDB’s vice president of strategy and product marketing. Multidocument support is planned for […]
February 27, 2018
Via: DataversityNoSQL databases have seen increased adoption in the last five years. A growing number of companies have at least one NoSQL database as a part of their enterprise data landscape. In today’s IT environment, where DevOps, SAFe and Agile are […]
Performance, security, and availability
February 26, 2018
Via: DataversityDatical, the leading provider of database release automation, today introduced Datical 5, the latest version of its enterprise-class platform for automating database releases to deliver efficiency, speed and risk reduction for database deployments. Datical brings continuous integration and continuous delivery […]
February 26, 2018
Via: DataversityIn what’s become a frighteningly frequent occurrence, another unsecured Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 bucket has jeopardized hundreds of millions of customers’ personal data. Companies share security responsibilities with their Cloud service providers. While AWS and other CSPs must provide […]
February 23, 2018
Via: Info WorldOracle isn’t normally one to expose its fetishes, but the company’s fixation on Amazon Web Services has become glaringly, disturbingly obvious. Whether at OpenWorld, in analyst briefings, or on Twitter, Oracle can’t seem to talk about anything else. Two years […]
Performance, security, and availability
February 23, 2018
Via: DataversityThe industry is buzzing about Docker Containers and their rapid adoption. It’s not widely known, but MySQL, Postgres, and NoSQL are among Docker’s most popular images. Microsoft has joined the fray with Docker as a feature of Windows Server 2016 […]