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AWS data warehousing and analytics News

December 01, 2021 01 Dec'21
AWS aims to ease cloud database management and migration

The tech giant is looking to help its users to better migrate to, manage and operate cloud databases with a series of new data management product releases and updates.
November 30, 2021 30 Nov'21
AWS Lake Formation advances cloud data lake control

AWS added new features to its cloud data lake service, featuring Governed Tables to manage consistency of data and row-level access control for security.
August 20, 2021 20 Aug'21
With Amazon MemoryDB, AWS takes aim at Redis in the cloud

The tech giant is offering its users a new managed Redis-compatible in-memory database platform that will compete against services from Redis, Google and Microsoft.
August 03, 2021 03 Aug'21
Ahana raises $20M for Presto cloud data lake query tech

Ahana looks to grow the market for its open source-based cloud data query engine as the volume of stored data that organizations want to analyze continues to expand.

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Data warehouse technologies evolve as vendors look skyward

The need for high-speed analytics and low latency are pushing data warehousing vendors to create and reinvent their platforms and, in some cases, reinvent themselves. Continue Reading
When to choose an S3 big data environment over HDFS storage

Selecting a storage service for big data in the cloud can be challenging. Expert David Loshin explains usage patterns that could lead organizations to Amazon Simple Storage Service. Continue Reading
Big data systems up ante on data quality measures for users

At the Strata conference in New York, IT managers detailed steps they're taking to improve data quality in their big data environments in order to help ensure analytics accuracy. Continue Reading

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How to fight higher Oracle licensing costs in the AWS, Azure clouds

Oracle essentially doubled cloud licensing requirements to run its software on AWS or Azure, but Oracle shops can fight back. Here's how to avoid a bigger Oracle licensing bill. Continue Reading
AWS platform services emerge from Microsoft's PaaS failures

Amid signs that Microsoft's PaaS commitment isn't working, cloud pros are concerned about profit beyond IaaS. Reigning leader AWS may have found it. Continue Reading
Choosing among IaaS, PaaS and Database as a Service for a cloud database

Regardless of which cloud database you choose, multiple factors must come into play, ranging from costs and availability to feature support. Continue Reading