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Database management system DBMS software and technology
- May 07, 2019
07 May'19
ProvenDB brings blockchain applications to world of MongoDB
Blockchain is intriguing technology, but carries with it high system overhead. ProvenDB adds blockchain to MongoDB in an effort to gain acceptable performance.
- April 25, 2019
25 Apr'19
MongoDB buys Realm database to boost mobile chops
MongoDB is buying Realm, the maker of an open source database for cross-platform mobile applications, to boost its Atlas cloud platform and Stitch backend as a service.
- January 22, 2019
22 Jan'19
New Teradata CEO pursues cloud-based architecture
Cloud architecture, analytics and AI data processing are top innovation priorities for new Teradata CEO Oliver Ratzesberger. He talks about his goals in this Q&A.
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- December 28, 2018
28 Dec'18
Data management trends for 2019: Governance, DataOps, cloud
Better data governance, increased cloud use and wider DataOps adoption head the list of trends for data management teams to plan for in 2019, IT analysts say.
- 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.
- 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.
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- 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.
- 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.