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August 06, 2021 06 Aug'21
Why City Furniture embraced data virtualization

With data coming from on-premises and cloud sources and spanning legacy systems, databases and even flat files, City Furniture faced problems bringing all its data together.
January 20, 2021 20 Jan'21
Fivetran data connectors boost enterprise data integration

An enterprise data integration vendor is building out its suite of data connectors with updates for organizations to create data pipelines for business processes and analytics.
November 24, 2020 24 Nov'20
IBM to deliver refurbished Db2 for the AI and cloud era

IBM has a tuned-up version of Db2 planned, featuring a handful of AI and machine learning capabilities to make it easier for users to send and manage Db2 data across clouds.
May 14, 2020 14 May'20
IBM fast-tracks updates to key middleware, Db2 for cloud era

Hoping to close the competitive gap with rivals AWS and Microsoft, IBM plans to revamp its lineup of legacy middleware products with improved cloud and AI technologies.

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Db2

Db2 is a family of database management system (DBMS) products from IBM that serve a number of different operating system (OS) platforms. Continue Reading
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Data warehouse technologies evolve as vendors look skyward

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Quantum machine learning may come knocking on analytics' door

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RDBMS (relational database management system)

A relational database management system (RDBMS) is a collection of programs and capabilities that enable IT teams and others to create, update, administer and otherwise interact with a relational database. Continue Reading
Big data systems cross over, fuel cognitive computing growth

At IDC Directions, big data systems appeared poised for further growth. This and cognitive computing are the focus of this Talking Data podcast, which covers event data highlights. Continue Reading
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What's the difference between DDL and DML?

What's the difference between DDL and DML? Get the answer and see examples of data manipulation language and data definition language commands for SQL databases. Continue Reading
For IBM Watson, no easy answers on commercial cognitive computing

When IBM's Watson analytics system bested 'Jeopardy!' champs in 2011, the world cheered. Now IBM must up its game to make Watson a commercial success. Continue Reading
How to select an MPP database: DB2 vs. Teradata

Should you run a massively parallel processing (MPP) database with DB2 or Teradata? Find out how to compare DB2 vs. Teradata and how to choose a database system and with advice from a data warehouse expert. Continue Reading