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• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  IBM-Red Hat deal highlights changes due in data processing

  The IBM acquisition of Red Hat marks a watershed in computer architecture. The duo says it can rebuild data applications in new ways. This news analysis explores what's coming.

• October 12, 2018 12 Oct'18

  MarkLogic Data Hub Service aims to ease cloud use of NoSQL DBMS

  MarkLogic rolled out a cloud-service version of its NoSQL database management system, a move designed to make the technology more cost-effective for cloud users.

• October 04, 2018 04 Oct'18

  Cloudera-Hortonworks merger narrows Hadoop users' options

  Hadoop users will have fewer choices as big data rivals Cloudera and Hortonworks unite. But the new company may be more competitive with AWS and Google.

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Mining equipment maker uses BI on Hadoop to dig for data

  BI on Hadoop is still new, but moving BI to data is trending. A data scientist working with IoT data at Komatsu sees the importance of getting big data to the right people.

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  Containers key for Hortonworks alliance on big data hybrid

  Hortonworks is joining with Red Hat and IBM to work together on a hybrid big data architecture format that will run using containers both in the cloud and on premises.

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• September 07, 2018 07 Sep'18

  Big data tooling rolls with the changing seas of analytics

  Hadoop data tooling is expanding. A view holds that Hadoop is moving from alternate data warehousing to a full-fledged big data analytics offering.

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  Graph processing gives credit analysis firms an edge

  A graph database startup's parallel loading, processing and querying combine to deliver real-time data for fintech firms that offer fast credit evaluations online.

• August 08, 2018 08 Aug'18

  Confluent Platform 5.0 aims to mainstream Kafka streaming

  Confluent Platform updates seek to bring data streaming with Apache Kafka to a wider audience. A new GUI and user-defined functions are part of the 5.0 release.

• July 19, 2018 19 Jul'18

  Focus, scope and spotting opportunity are key to role of CDO

  Chief data officers and experts see the CDO role as changing to a more strategic orientation -- especially finding key opportunities in vast troves of data.

• July 16, 2018 16 Jul'18

  Chief data officer role: Searching for consensus

  The chief data officer role is about many things -- regulations, innovation, AI and more. Consultant Randy Bean discussed the matter ahead of an MIT symposium on the topic.

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Hadoop data governance services surface in wake of GDPR

  GDPR influence is touching a Hadoop big data world that was immune to many privacy considerations until now. This podcast features the rise of Hadoop data governance for data lakes.

• June 27, 2018 27 Jun'18

  MongoDB 4.0, Stitch aim to grow NoSQL apps in cloud, on-prem

  NoSQL vendor MongoDB upgraded its database software with ACID support, while also releasing a serverless platform intended to simplify application development.

• June 25, 2018 25 Jun'18

  Hadoop data lake architecture tests IT on data integration

  Hortonworks users talk about building Hadoop data lakes to support new applications -- and the challenges their teams face on ingesting and refining data for end users.

• June 18, 2018 18 Jun'18

  Hortonworks cloud options grow via Google, Microsoft, IBM

  Hortonworks now supports Google Cloud Storage and has also broadened cloud deals with Microsoft and IBM, aiming to increase cloud uses of its big data platform.

• March 21, 2018 21 Mar'18

  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.