Category: Application areas

December 11, 2017

Redgate Software is releasing a new version of SQL Toolbelt, its portfolio of database development software, that will let developers and administrators see database deployment errors. This portfolio addresses a long standing issue that, when database deployments are made, it […]

December 8, 2017

When big banks kick off the third-quarter earnings season next week, a familiar theme is likely to dominate: it’s hard to make money in a lower-for-longer world. Analysts expect banks to report tepid growth in nearly all their business lines, […]

December 7, 2017

Memcached or Redis? It’s a question that nearly always arises in any discussion about squeezing more performance out of a modern, database-driven web application. When performance needs to be improved, caching is often the first step taken, and Memcached or […]

December 6, 2017

Many vendors with data centers and cloud storage now offer database as a service (DBaaS) as part of a set of solutions to customers. The typical business will benefit because the vendor handles the installation and upgrade of database management […]

December 5, 2017

Technology provides businesses across all industries with tools and capabilities that optimize operations in order to maximize revenue and minimize waste. Many industries now have access to up-to-date information on customer experience, product acceptance, and financial transactions. Organizations no longer […]

September 18, 2017

What is a database? Once upon a time, it was simple. The database was a modern Bob Cratchit putting data in tables made up of very straight columns filled with one row per entry. Long, endless rectangles of information stretching […]

September 18, 2017

Many organizations would like to develop and incorporate a NoSQL data model in their existing architectures, and to hire staff with Data Modeling skills. Unfortunately, there is a significant lack of data modelers with NoSQL experience, and reliable NoSQL Data […]

September 8, 2017

Entrinsik Inc is releasing the next generation of Informer, its BI and data analytics platform which now includes quick access to multitudes of data, introduces a modern interface, and expands the platform’s functionality. Informer 5 has been reimagined from the […]

September 7, 2017

Dataiku Inc., a maker of Dataiku Data Science Studio (DSS) analytics and collaborative data science tools has announced a $28 million series B funding round led by Battery Ventures and supported by FirstMark, Serena Capital and Alven. The company plans […]

September 7, 2017

The emergence of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology may prove to be almost as significant an innovation as the internet itself. Blockchain offers a mechanism for the mediation of any transactions that previously would have required trusted third parties, while cryptocurrencies […]

September 7, 2017

As application architectures migrate to cloud- and container-based environments, organizations seek databases that can support these modernization strategies without sacrificing the transactional consistency and SQL functionality their applications require. NuoDB, the elastic SQL database company for hybrid cloud applications, today […]

September 6, 2017

Take advantage of your company’s educational assistance programSome lucky folks work at companies with educational assistance programs that will give each eligible employee up to $5,250 in annual tax-free reimbursements. These plans are sometimes called Section 127 plans (named after […]

September 6, 2017

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has made fantastic advances since its debut about a half century ago. What has changed in the last ten years is that computing power and tools have improved to make it possible for machines to solve more […]

September 5, 2017

Kinetica, provider of the fastest GPU-accelerated database, today announced the availability of native integration with Tableau allowing users to simultaneously ingest, explore, analyze, and visualize data within milliseconds to make critical decisions and find efficiencies, lower cost, generate new revenue, […]

September 5, 2017

In today’s hyper-competitive global economy, delighting the customer has taken center stage. And it’s easy to see why. Data Management companies that are winning are those that have perfected the customer experience, while those grasping for market share have fallen […]

September 1, 2017

LockPath, a leading provider of governance, risk management and compliance solutions, today announced the availability of Keylight 4.7, now featuring the Health and Safety Manager (HSm) application, a new addition to the Keylight Platform’s suite of applications designed to integrate […]

September 1, 2017

MarkLogic, has announced that its enterprise NoSQL database is now available on Microsoft Azure. According to MarkLogic, offering its database platform on Azure gives customers the flexibility they need by providing a single, actionable 360-degree view of their data in […]

September 1, 2017

BlueData®, provider of the leading Big-Data-as-a-Service (BDaaS) software platform, today announced BlueData EPIC™ version 3.0. This major new release provides increased scalability, enhanced networking, significant security and performance optimizations, and new functionality for distributed data science operations. With BlueData EPIC […]

August 31, 2017

Hadoop adoption is growing and so is the commitment to data lake strategies. Data security, governance, integration, and access have all been identified as critical success factors for data lake deployments. DBTA recently held a roundtable webinar featuring Carole Murphy, […]

August 31, 2017

For the entrepreneur who wants to implement a significant digitally-based service or sell products to customers on-line, the need to get the application written and implemented quickly is a strong one. The thought of creating and maintaining an information technology […]