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• How to manage data and the GDPR right to be forgotten

  The General Data Protection Regulation requires organizations to delete personally identifiable information if customers ask -- which can be a challenge. Experts offer four tips.  Continue Reading

• eHarmony hooks up with Redis NoSQL database for hot storage

  The Redis key-value store finds use in a system to match would-be romantic partners on dating site eHarmony, which employs a variety of NoSQL databases to make love click online.  Continue Reading

• Google Cloud data lake fuels cloud payment processing flow

  To create a cloud payment processing system, Global Payments first had to deploy a data lake in the Google Cloud. Getting quick user feedback was another early step.  Continue Reading

• AP uses data.world platform to spread data journalism

  Data journalism reporters need tools that deliver quick context for stories on deadline. A data collaboration platform from data.world helps the Associated Press meet such needs.  Continue Reading

• GPU databases bring greater parallelism to big data processing

  GPU databases offer a new way to process data. 451 Research analyst James Curtis discusses where they fit in big data applications, particularly for parallel processing.  Continue Reading

• CockroachDB database wagered on for scalability boost, GDPR

  CockroachDB is an open source distributed database designed for processing on a global scale, a need that online gambling company Kindred Group hopes it can meet.  Continue Reading

• Data integrity protection spurs greater security spending

  As hacking, ransomware and malware attacks mount, companies place big data protection and integrity among the primary reasons for increased spending on security software.  Continue Reading

• GDPR requirements put focus on data ethics, governance

  The General Data Protection Regulation makes privacy paramount and reinforces the practice of good data governance. Will a new focus on data ethics be an important side effect?  Continue Reading

• IT teams take big data security issues into their own hands

  Data security needs to be addressed upfront in deployments of big data systems -- and users are likely to find they have to build some security capabilities themselves.  Continue Reading

• Information architecture applied to big data streaming, AI

  New technologies challenge data professionals, but taking a step back helps with hurdles. In this interview, consultant William McKnight takes a measured look at data streaming, GDPR and AI.  Continue Reading

• Cloud workloads, data lakes challenge information architecture

  Data management options are expanding; cloud workloads are an example. That means changing your approach to information architecture, says data management expert William McKnight.  Continue Reading

• Kubernetes gains momentum in big data implementation process

  Big data vendors and users are looking to Kubernetes-managed containers to help accelerate deployments and enable more flexible use of computing resources.  Continue Reading

• Data expert: GDPR deadline is an opportunity, not a burden

  There is stress as the EU's General Data Protection Regulation compliance deadline nears, but the GDPR privacy movement is a good thing for data policies, advises consultant Daragh O Brien.  Continue Reading

• Hyperledger Fabric offers path to enterprise blockchain future

  Blockchain arose from bitcoin, but it's looking to find a place in the enterprise. Frameworks like Hyperledger Fabric could smooth out the technology's rough side for business uses.  Continue Reading

• Data catalog software takes open data initiative to the streets

  Data catalog software from Alation helped San Diego's chief data officer open up the city's data to residents, as well as city planners and other government workers.  Continue Reading