Evaluate

Evaluate

Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.

• Open source database software finally gets down to business

  Once used primarily in web applications, open source databases are finding a place in more mission-critical business systems -- a development explored in this handbook. Continue Reading

• Open source RDBMS uses spurred by lower costs, cloud options

  Open source technologies have become more capable alternatives to mainstream relational databases for cost-conscious users -- and the cloud makes them more accessible. Continue Reading

• Beyond the RDBMS: Data warehouse vs. data lake vs. data mart

  There are many ways to store big data, but the choice of data warehouse vs. data lake vs. data mart comes down to who uses the data and how. Use this cheat sheet to compare. Continue Reading

• Open source DBMS software gains foothold in enterprise IT

  Open source databases are increasingly making their way into corporate IT environments, says Gartner analyst Merv Adrian in a Q&A. But some care is required. 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

• Four first steps for customer data management

  Forrester's Mike Gualtieri details how to develop a unified plan to manage customer data that gives business users what they need to manage CRM programs.Continue Reading

• Why Spark DataFrame, lazy evaluation models outpace MapReduce

  Learn how the Spark DataFrame execution plan works and why its lazy evaluation model helps the processing engine to avoid the performance issues inherent in Hadoop MapReduce.Continue Reading

• Starburst finds new worlds to conquer with SQL query engine

  Relational databases may have hit a wall of late, but the SQL query engine seems poised for wider growth. Starburst, a retro startup of sorts, is among those looking to take it wider still.Continue Reading

• GDPR compliance requirements drive new winds of data privacy

  Hello, GDPR. May 25 is the witching hour for enforcement of the EU's much-discussed GDPR compliance requirements -- and it's a harbinger of more changes to come.Continue Reading

• AP uses data collaboration 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

• What are the main features of data catalog software?

  Data catalogs serve as data portals for self-service business analytics users. Learn how the data is curated, what capabilities are included, the market vendors and the benefits.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

• U.S. data protection laws fall short in the age of big data

  Data breaches and a history of data abuse led the EU to adopt GDPR, but it might take massive scale data security crises for the U.S. to legislate similar data protection laws.Continue Reading