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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.
November 19, 2021 19 Nov'21
Starburst Enterprise brings Apache Iceberg to data lakehouse

A new Starburst Enterprise release brings in new capabilities to help organizations use the Trino SQL query engine to analyze data stored on premises and in the cloud.
November 17, 2021 17 Nov'21
Hightouch raises $40M for reverse ETL data platform

Co-founder Kashish Gupta provides insight into the data challenges that led Hightouch to develop a new approach to getting data out of data warehouses and into operational tools.
November 16, 2021 16 Nov'21
CockroachDB update scales distributed SQL database

The latest database release from Cockroach Labs focuses on providing optimized capabilities for large deployments that can handle up to a petabyte of data.

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Google Cloud Spanner

Google Cloud Spanner is a distributed relational database service designed to support global online transaction processing deployments, SQL semantics, horizontal scaling and transactional consistency. Continue Reading
multimodel database

A multimodel database is a data processing platform that supports multiple data models, which define the parameters for how the information in a database is organized and arranged. Continue Reading
NoSQL database types explained: Column-oriented databases

Learn about the uses of column-oriented databases and the large data model, data warehouses and high-performance querying benefits the NoSQL database brings to organizations. Continue Reading

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The benefits and pitfalls of cloud-based data management systems

Learn the benefits of cloud-based data management systems, common pitfalls and strategies when considering varying data levels and industry needs. Continue Reading
Best practices for cloud database management systems

Learn best practices to streamline cloud database management to benefit business performance, compliance audits and business continuity. Continue Reading
Top open source database advantages for enterprises

Open source databases typically offer lower upfront costs and more community support and, in recent years, have offered strong competition to commercial database offerings. Continue Reading

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NoSQL database types explained: Key-value store

Learn about the benefits and detriments of utilizing a key-value store -- a simply designed NoSQL database that can potentially improve data processing speeds and scalability. Continue Reading
Building a big data architecture: Core components, best practices

To process the infinite volume and variety of data collected from multiple sources, most enterprises need to get with the program and build a multilayered big data architecture. Continue Reading
When a DIY database management system design is the best fit

Learn how a combination of homegrown, off-the-shelf and open source tools, plus proper motivation, can yield a DIY DBMS that meets corporate expectations, needs and ROI. Continue Reading

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Oracle LEFT JOIN vs. LEFT OUTER JOIN: What's the difference?

Get an explanation of the different types of Oracle joins, including whether there's really a difference between the LEFT JOIN and LEFT OUTER JOIN syntax in PL/SQL. Continue Reading
10 cloud database migration mistakes to avoid

Database expert Chris Foot lists the top 10 oversights IT teams commonly make when undertaking a cloud database migration and offers tips on how to avoid them. Continue Reading
Why to give third-party Oracle database monitoring tools a try

Oracle DBAs can use features in Oracle Enterprise Manager under database licenses. But third-party tools may aid efforts to monitor and tune database performance. Continue Reading