Category: Other

January 2, 2018

Most any application needs some form of persistence—a way to store the data outside of the application for safekeeping. The most basic way is to write data to the file system, but that can quickly become a slow and unwieldy […]

December 29, 2017

Oracle has announced the availability of the first release candidate of MySQL 8.0, which focuses on making MySQL better for modern apps. The new release was announced in a MySQL team blog post by Morgan Tocker. The 8.0 also marks […]

December 28, 2017

I read David Linthicum’s post ”Data integration is the one thing the cloud makes worse” with great interest. A huge reason that I decided my next job would be for a search company was because of this very problem. (That’s why I […]

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 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 […]

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 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

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

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 […]

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 […]

August 31, 2017

Polyglot Persistence is a process for storing data in in the best database available, matter the data model and data storage technology. This process is based on the understanding different data stores will handle certain types of data better than […]

August 30, 2017

Although Java and JavaScript are the most popular all around programming languages today, the C programming language remains the language of choice for high performance computing after almost 45 years of mainstream use. C was originally developed by Dennis Richie […]

August 29, 2017

Quest Software, a systems management and security software provider, has announced general availability of SharePlex v9, the latest release of the company’s replication and real-time data integration solution. According to Quest, with the rising popularity of modern relational databases such as […]

August 29, 2017

MongoDB has announced MongoDB Stitch, a new service to make it easier for developers to integrate the services they need to build applications. The company has also expanded the availability of MongoDB Atlas, its database as a service, to Microsoft […]

August 29, 2017

Microsoft’s SQL Server platform has been on a roll lately, with its smooth and feature-rich SQL 2016 release gaining accolades across the industry, including the DBMS of the Year award from db-engines.com. The company’s increased focus on cloud, strong BI […]