Talking Data

Database management system DBMS architecture design and strategy

• Open source support was central to 2018 data deals

  Mergers and acquisitions unsettled the big data status quo in 2018. Open source support made these couplings a bit different than those of the past, Talking Data podcasters said.  Continue Reading

• Microsoft data platform gets new cloud, on-prem features

  Microsoft released a second preview of SQL Server 2019 and said users can now run applications in either on-premises SQL Server systems or its Azure SQL Database cloud service.  Continue Reading

• 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.  Continue Reading

• Analytics uses drive need for speed in working with big data

  Today, analytics work is about speed. That means rapidly building clusters and transforming and querying data. Learn how users are streamlining digital business.  Continue Reading

• Power BI updates drive Microsoft's latest hybrid cloud efforts

  At PASS Summit 2017, Microsoft Azure's strides were measured in steps. These include Power BI updates that bring cloud reporting services down to earth.  Continue Reading

• Machine learning and analytics among key Oracle security moves

  The Equifax Struts breakdown forms the backdrop for the Oracle machine learning and analytics moves considered in this Talking Data podcast.  Continue Reading

• Big data management and analytics weather tumult -- with more in store

  Cloud had a big impact on big data management and analytics last year. Machine learning and streaming designs will contribute to change in 2017.  Continue Reading

• Amazon Web Services history set the stage for cloud data grab

  Seeing the future is hard, as a look into Amazon Web Services history can show. Now, though, it's clear that the cloud leader seems ready to take a bigger piece of the data management pie.  Continue Reading

• Oracle tunes its database on its way to the hyperscale cloud

  Shifts brought on by a push to the hyperscale cloud may change parts of data management. Hardware and software are getting closer, according to a 'Talking Data' podcast.  Continue Reading

• Big data applications to drive Walmart reboot

  We may have outlived the era of killer apps in some part defined by Walmart, but Hadoop big data applications may help the giant's quest for more growth.  Continue Reading

• Looking at NoSQL and big data analytics challenges

  This episode of the Talking Data podcast looks at obstacles to NoSQL, as well as big data analytics challenges that software architects confront with Hadoop.  Continue Reading

• NoSQL technology still prepping for wide enterprise entry

  NoSQL database technology is built for processing speed and data flexibility. But it needs a fuller feature set and more skilled workers to make it big in enterprise applications.  Continue Reading

• SQL Server 2016, Azure SQL Data Warehouse lead Microsoft cloud hopes

  Microsoft is working on yet another computing transformation, and its SQL Server and Azure SQL products are central thereto. But the company faces stiff competition in the cloud from Amazon.  Continue Reading