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Database management system DBMS software and technology
- November 30, 2018
30 Nov'18
Amazon Timestream, QLDB aim to grab more DBMS users for AWS
Built-for-purpose databases target general ones, especially in the cloud. At re:Invent 2018, AWS added time-series and transaction ledger databases to expand its line.
- November 27, 2018
27 Nov'18
Microsoft Azure SQL Database and Oracle 19c start to rev
A new Microsoft Azure SQL Database Managed Instance service seeks to span the gap between cloud and on-premises systems. Meanwhile, Oracle also has cloud plans of the data kind.
- 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.
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- 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.
- March 15, 2018
15 Mar'18
Streaming tool from StreamSets eyes data in motion for GDPR
StreamSets software for inspecting big data brings governance to data in motion. Such capabilities may find more use as the European Union's GDPR deadline looms.
- February 16, 2018
16 Feb'18
MongoDB 4.0 takes ACID transactions to multi-document level
MongoDB is taking a deeper step into SQL-style processing waters with a 4.0 update that brings increased support for ACID-compliant transactions to its NoSQL database.
- December 01, 2017
01 Dec'17
AWS graph database Amazon Neptune sets sail at re:Invent 2017
After Cyber Monday, Amazon Web Services techies headed for re:Invent 2017. There, among a deluge of cloud product announcements by AWS, the Amazon Neptune graph database surfaced.
- October 30, 2017
30 Oct'17
Connectedness is king, as Neo4j graph database ports to Spark
The Neo4j graph database emphasizes easy relationship mapping for diverse data points. Now, its related Cypher query language is hooking into Apache Spark.
- September 26, 2017
26 Sep'17
Bank sees ETL processes evolve from IT to front-line users
ETL jobs -- once the sole province of IT -- take on a new form as data wrangling and self-service gain greater traction with business users of analytics.
- July 10, 2017
10 Jul'17
MongoDB 'Charts' a way to dashboard visualization from its database
MongoDB targets better dashboard visualization with MongoDB Charts, which adds another means for business users trying to look into their NoSQL data pools.
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- June 30, 2017
30 Jun'17
Agile database development spurs changes in data tech, DBA roles
The quest for the agile database is putting developers in the forefront and has some DBA tasks moving to the development groups, according to panelists at a conference in Boston.
- June 23, 2017
23 Jun'17
MongoDB Atlas footprint grows bigger with Azure, Google cloud support
MongoDB has expanded cloud coverage for its Atlas hosted database service, with Azure and Google versions joining an initial AWS-based offering to give users a choice on cloud platforms.
- September 29, 2016
29 Sep'16
MemSQL 5.5 adds native data ingestion for Kafka, eases pipelining
Among a handful of new SQL-oriented, in-memory databases is MemSQL. Recent product updates are meant to improve data pipeline creation and performance in high-speed ingestion applications.
- August 31, 2016
31 Aug'16
HPE adapts Vertica analytical database to world with Hadoop, Spark
Vertica 8.0 expands the analytical database's support for Kafka, Spark and Hadoop. That's an important step, as the Hewlett Packard Enterprise technology tries to compete in a field of diverse data tools.
- August 30, 2016
30 Aug'16
Snowflake cloud data warehouse targets gaps big clouds overlook
Cloud data warehouse offerings from smaller vendors seek to address functionality gaps that bigger players may miss. Newcomer Snowflake Computing targets concurrent queries, for example.