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April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18
Rubrik Polaris SaaS app targets multi-cloud data

Rubrik takes another step toward cloud data management with Polaris GPS, a SaaS app that brings together secondary data stored in on-premises appliances and across clouds.
April 03, 2018 03 Apr'18
JetStream Cross-Cloud Platform takes flight for DR, management

New vendor JetStream Software incorporated technology from flash caching developer FlashSoft and worked with VMware on its initial cloud data management releases.
March 26, 2018 26 Mar'18
Rubrik backup for Nutanix HCI makes hospitals' IT healthy

Hospitals' IT team liked Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure for primary storage so much, it went with converged backup vendor Rubrik for data protection.
March 23, 2018 23 Mar'18
Cambridge Analytica-Facebook case shows need for ethical data mining

Ethical data collection practices are becoming even more important, as cases like Cambridge Analytica's misuse of Facebook data challenge consumer trust in enterprise analytics.
March 22, 2018 22 Mar'18
Tintri replication speeds agriculture firm's backup, restore

Tintri hybrid flash enables Life-Science Innovations to complete replication every night for all of its servers. The system can provide a server restoration in seconds.
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March 21, 2018 21 Mar'18
Kubernetes gains momentum in big data implementation process

Big data vendors and users are looking to Kubernetes-managed containers to help accelerate deployments and enable more flexible use of computing resources.
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.
March 14, 2018 14 Mar'18
Spanning Backup for Salesforce enhances metadata restore

Spanning Backup makes it easier for Salesforce administrators who deal with metadata. Direct restore improves self-service of important Salesforce work.
February 28, 2018 28 Feb'18
Zerto Virtual Replication reduces marketing firm's RPO

Maritz needed a short RPO and flexible cloud provider options for its recovery process. Zerto replication protects applications to and from clouds and between multiple clouds.
February 28, 2018 28 Feb'18
Nakivo Backup & Replication software gets automated

Nakivo updates its software for quick and automated recovery. While the vendor has a focus on virtual data protection, it has expanded to include cloud support.
February 22, 2018 22 Feb'18
Google TPUs open up on cloud; LinkedIn intros Hadoop Dynamometer

In big data news, we find Google TPUs, or Tensor Processing Units, offered as a cloud service, while LinkedIn is open sourcing a Hadoop test simulator called Dynamometer.
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.
February 15, 2018 15 Feb'18
Cohesity DataPlatform now spans file, object storage

Cohesity's DataPlatform tackles unstructured data through SpanFS, which manages file and object storage and expands the vendor's converged secondary storage platform.
February 15, 2018 15 Feb'18
Veritas CloudPoint aims for multi-cloud data protection

CloudPoint 2.0 now includes built-in content indexing from snapshots, application persistent snapshots and auto discovery of new cloud instances in Microsoft and Google clouds.
February 15, 2018 15 Feb'18
Latest Carbonite acquisition adds Mozy backup

Carbonite stays busy with its pending acquisition of Mozy and a forthcoming DRaaS product. The data protection vendor also announced its revenue results.
February 13, 2018 13 Feb'18
IT analysts look for clarity on IBM analytics tools

IBM's analytics software is strong technically but disjointed and hard to understand, say analysts who think simplifying things should be a priority at the company's Think 2018 conference.
February 13, 2018 13 Feb'18
Zerto Virtual Replication 6.0 dives deeper into multiple clouds

Zerto has added to its bidirectional Virtual Replication software with multi-cloud protection for data and applications stored in AWS, Microsoft Azure and IBM Cloud.
February 06, 2018 06 Feb'18
Datos IO gobbled up by Rubrik

Datos IO's ability to protect applications built on NoSQL databases caught the attention of Rubrik, which strives to protect all data stored on premises and in the cloud.
January 31, 2018 31 Jan'18
Arcserve UDP Cloud Direct cuts downtime for cloud DR

Arcserve UDP delivers short RPO and RTO for backup and disaster recovery in the cloud. The upgraded platform targets the enterprise and medium-sized businesses.
January 17, 2018 17 Jan'18
Hyper engine aims to give enterprise Tableau analytics a boost

The Hyper in-memory data engine added in Tableau 10.5 could make Tableau analytics capabilities more expansive, enabling the software to support new use cases, like IoT analytics.
January 16, 2018 16 Jan'18
Veeam acquisition of N2WS enhances cloud protection

Veeam will integrate N2WS technology into the Availability Platform. The companies' research and development teams will work together following Veeam's acquisition of N2WS.
January 15, 2018 15 Jan'18
Data backup and recovery software: 2017 Products of the Year finalists

The backup and disaster recovery software and services finalists include established vendors and newer entrants, offering a wide range of protection across platforms.
January 08, 2018 08 Jan'18
IT DR planning helps Frost Museum of Science weather Irma

The Frost Museum of Science in Miami braced for Hurricane Irma with a solidified DR planning, storage and data center infrastructure, and it suffered minimal damage from the storm.
January 03, 2018 03 Jan'18
Apache Hadoop 3.0 goes GA, adds hooks for cloud and GPUs

Is this the post-Hadoop era? Not in the eyes of Hadoop 3.0 backers, who see the latest update to the big data framework succeeding in machine learning applications and cloud systems.
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 24, 2017 24 Jul'17
Chief data officer jobs call for nurturing data ethos in companies

In many organizations, chief data officer jobs centered on defense against risk are giving way to ones emphasizing innovation. To do so, CDOs must nurture a data culture, MIT panelists said.
October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16
Sports data analytics isn't always a slam dunk

The growing trend of analytics in sports has caused much debate, and even though data-driven decisions can provide some benefits, they're not right for all occasions.
September 15, 2016 15 Sep'16
HPE sells Vertica analytics, thanks to the growth of open source software

HPE is paring down its software holdings, including analytical database software in the Vertica line and other big data tools. A sale to Micro Focus is due to close next year, leaving users in some limbo for now.
April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16
EMC launches DD VE, virtual edition of Data Domain

EMC unveils the virtual edition of its Data Domain disk library, DD VE, allowing the Data Domain operating system to run inside a VMware hypervisor and back up to any hardware.
March 25, 2016 25 Mar'16
Unstructured data is a misnomer

Nowadays, the term unstructured data pops up everywhere. It owes its popularity for a large part to the success of big data, to successful technologies such as NoSQL and Hadoop, and to formats such ...
January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16
Data quality metrics a governance must, managers say

Data governance managers who spoke during an online conference said that tracking business-oriented metrics on data quality improvement is a key to success in governance efforts.
September 23, 2015 23 Sep'15
Future BI Could Perfect Labor’s End, Part 4

It’s indisputable that technology is displacing many of today’s jobs. The question is: what should, or can, we do about it? This series—parts 1, 2 and 3—explores the possible consequences of this ...
August 18, 2015 18 Aug'15
Future BI Could Perfect Labor’s End, Part 3

It’s indisputable that technology is displacing many of today’s jobs. The question is: what should, or can, we do about it? This series explores the possible consequences of this shift and how ...
July 02, 2015 02 Jul'15
Convergence of Data Virtualization Servers and SQL-on-Hadoop Engines?

Hadoop has become a popular and powerful platform for data storage and data processing. Data stored in Hadoop can be used by a wide range of applications and tools and for a wide range of use ...
March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15
Use of analytics in sports media becomes contentious

Analytics are gaining a high profile in sports media, but some fans and commentators say the stats just aren't what they're looking for.
March 02, 2015 02 Mar'15
Respecting Personal Data

Remember lastminute.com? How is this for their last word on personal data? What’s wrong with the following e-mail I received from @lastminute_com today? “Dear Customer Important information about ...
February 12, 2015 12 Feb'15
HDS Buys Pentaho: What’s the Deal? (Part 1)

In building out its Internet of Things, is HDS acquiring a data refinery, a data lake or a data swamp? This week’s announcement of Hitachi Data Systems’ (HDS, @HDScorp) intention to acquire ...
May 22, 2014 22 May'14
Former shadow IT worker helps bring analytics data into the light

Ryan Fenner worked in a shadow IT unit at Union Bank for years. Now he's helping lead an IT effort to better manage BI data created in those shadows.
April 22, 2014 22 Apr'14
Touched by analytics: Scenes from Gartner business intelligence event

In the latest Talking Data podcast, SearchCIO's Nicole Laskowski reports on doings at the recent Gartner business intelligence summit.
April 01, 2014 01 Apr'14
Enterprises take a long view on big data programs and purchases

Health system UPMC and financial services firm CIBC are taking big data projects from pilot mode to production in stages, buying tools as they go.
April 01, 2014 01 Apr'14
Panel: Customer experience analytics points to process problems

Analyzing feedback on customer experiences can help companies ensure they treat customers like royalty, said participants in a panel discussion.
November 21, 2013 21 Nov'13
Strata Conference East 2013: Data professionals confront privacy, access issues

In a podcast, SearchDataManagement's Jack Vaughan reports on data issues as discussed at Strata East 2013 in New York, and IBM IOD 2013 in Las Vegas.
September 23, 2013 23 Sep'13
Self-service BI: A maturity test for BI programs

TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson shares the key points from a webcast panel discussion he led on self-service business intelligence. His conclusion: It's not as easy as you might think.
September 09, 2013 09 Sep'13
A critical BI challenge: Reconciling opposites

Business intelligence managers are often faced with seemingly contradictory demands, writes TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson -- and that calls for an open mind, not a rigid approach.
September 09, 2013 09 Sep'13
Survey: Execs buying into big data in a big way

TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson discusses survey results showing that two-thirds of respondents expect to spend more than $1 million on big data programs this year.
June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13
"Disaster recovery technical tips" RSS feed is moving!

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June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13
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June 27, 2013 27 Jun'13
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June 12, 2013 12 Jun'13
Enterprise data quality efforts in good company with MDM, governance

Tying data quality initiatives to master data management and data governance programs can help ensure that data remains accurate and consistent.
May 14, 2013 14 May'13
Enterprise Data World reveals keys to a successful career in analytics

SearchDataManagement's Mark Brunelli and Jack Vaughan talk about this year's Enterprise Data World conference, which was held recently in San Diego.
April 08, 2013 08 Apr'13
Collaborate 2013: Oracle user groups conference guide

Get all the news and features on Oracle databases, applications and hardware from Collaborate 2013, one of the biggest Oracle-related conferences of the year.
April 02, 2013 02 Apr'13
Oracle Sun hardware is not for hobbyists, by a long shot

Old Sun enthusiasts lament the way it used to be, and the way it will never be again. Oracle Sun hardware is a whole other animal.
March 22, 2013 22 Mar'13
O'Reilly Strata conference tackles big topics in data science, Hadoop

The O'Reilly Strata conference was the place to be to learn about the role of the data scientist and big data technologies.
March 20, 2013 20 Mar'13
Spend smart on Oracle ERP implementations

Oracle ERP implementations usually take about a year-and-a-half, but a couple examples show that spending smart can shrink the timeline.
February 28, 2013 28 Feb'13
Six things Hadoop brings to the BI and analytics table

TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson outlines what is unique about Hadoop and related technologies versus traditional BI and data warehousing tools.
October 04, 2012 04 Oct'12
Oracle goes social

Oracle’s reasons for buying various cloud and social media companies seem to be coming into focus.
October 03, 2012 03 Oct'12
Oracle Fusion Applications breakdown

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison showed some interesting Fusion Applications pie charts during his second keynote at Oracle OpenWorld 2012.
October 02, 2012 02 Oct'12
For some companies, big data analytics is the norm

In this podcast, listen to Tagged.com's co-founder and CTO talk about the company's successes and struggles with big data analytics.
July 25, 2012 25 Jul'12
Location intelligence involves more than maps

BI tools support the use of maps for visualizing data, but location intelligence systems go much further in enabling users to manipulate and analyze spatial data, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson.
July 19, 2012 19 Jul'12
A rare feel good week in the world of Oracle

Oracle’s having a busy week. Instead of their usual legal fracases, they seem to actually be getting some work done.
July 05, 2012 05 Jul'12
Oracle just can’t catch an IP break

Another day, another court ruling not in Oracle’s favor when it comes to intellectual property laws.
June 21, 2012 21 Jun'12
HP vs Oracle: the drama continues

Hewlett-Packard was scared. Terrified. Trembling. And why shouldn’t they have been, after seeing what happened to Sun only months before?
June 13, 2012 13 Jun'12
QlikTech buys into data integration for BI

QlikTech's acquisition of data integration vendor Expressor Software is a big step in its effort to get into the enterprise business intelligence game, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson.
June 07, 2012 07 Jun'12
New version of Oracle database on the way?

Ready for a new version of the Oracle Database? You might not have to wait too long.
June 06, 2012 06 Jun'12
IBI's secret weapon: customer loyalty and trust

Information Builders won't win any business intelligence beauty contests, but its business style has helped it find a comfortable niche in the BI market, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson.
June 04, 2012 04 Jun'12
HP StoreOnce Catalyst accelerates dedupe

HP StoreOnce Catalyst speeds the dedupe process by deduping at the application and backup servers before moving data to the B6200 backup target.
May 31, 2012 31 May'12
HP vs Oracle continues- No one wants to be exhibit A

Have you ever had the experience of going through someone’s email or chat logs and seeing something you later wished you hadn’t? There’s a legal version of this. It’s called electronic discovery (or ediscovery).
May 21, 2012 21 May'12
Triumvirate of tools key to effective BI processes

TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson says business intelligence systems should include reporting, dashboard and visual discovery software -- be it from one vendor or multiple suppliers.
May 16, 2012 16 May'12
Oracle in the cloud- better late than never

Larry Ellison seems to have been wrong about cloud computing, having made it the subject of a now fairly well-known rant. Oracle dragged their feet on cloud for a while, but now that's changing.
May 10, 2012 10 May'12
Need access to real-time, business critical info? Oracle wants to be your man

Many have remarked in recent years that business intelligence is becoming a commodity. Oracle, long having had the reputation of database of the 1%, is now attempting to position itself as bringer of BI to the masses.
May 03, 2012 03 May'12
QlikView goes enterprise, but much work still to do

QlikTech is pushing hard into enterprise BI with its QlikView software, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson. But, he adds, more upgrades are needed to make QlikView a bona fide BI platform.
May 03, 2012 03 May'12
Oracle and SAP- friends again?

Are Oracle and SAP friends again? Well, maybe not friends (in fact, this article goes so far as to suggest they kind of still hate each other), but they seem to have accepted that end-users are going to want to integrate their products from time to ...
April 20, 2012 20 Apr'12
This week in Oracle vs Google in a nutshell

This week the software Trial of the Century took off in a San Francisco courtroom as Oracle and Google duke out their intellectual property lawsuit. If you’ve been too busy to follow the case, here’s a cheat sheet.
April 13, 2012 13 Apr'12
Oracle gets vertical—Industries, that is

Oracle has entered into agreement to purchase cloud-based clinical trial firm ClearTrial. What does this mean for the big picture?
April 05, 2012 05 Apr'12
Oracle vs. HP- Or, how the corporate world is really a lot like grade school

In the case of the ill-fated Itanium chip, multiple companies, including HP and Intel, got a lesson in failure. The now famous debacle has been coined “the joke of the chip industry” by tech blogger Ashlee Vance .
April 03, 2012 03 Apr'12
Collaborative BI: Optimizing decision-making processes

In a new research report, TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson assesses the role of collaboration in business intelligence and analyzes survey results on the adoption of collaborative tools for BI uses.
March 26, 2012 26 Mar'12
'Big data' breathes new life into CEP software

Complex event processing (CEP) technology is poised to move from the backwaters of data management to center stage, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson. The primary driver? "Big data."
March 23, 2012 23 Mar'12
Larry Ellison’s new toy in New Zealand

Most people have hobbies of some sort. Some people build model cars. Others enjoy knitting. But Larry Ellison owns a very expensive milling machine in New Zealand and uses it to build ships.
March 20, 2012 20 Mar'12
The two sides of Facebook business applications

Facebook has unlimited potential for advertising and targeted marketing, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson. But, he adds, it must protect personal data from over-exuberant marketers.
March 15, 2012 15 Mar'12
Note to Oracle: Nobody likes a nuisance

By now, you probably know that Oracle is in the middle of a multi-billion dollar lawsuit against Google for patent infringement regarding Google’s use of patents Oracle feels are related to the Java programing language.
March 08, 2012 08 Mar'12
Larry Ellison demoted to 7th wealthiest person on earth

Bad news for Larry Ellison- He’s no longer among the top five richest people on earth, and will have to settle for the slightly less luxurious position of number seven, according to Bloomberg’s most recent list of billionaires.
March 06, 2012 06 Mar'12
'Big data' hype and reality on full display at Strata

The Strata Conference was a showcase for Hadoop and NoSQL, which are gaining bigger footholds in corporate IT. But they're no panacea for managing data, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson.
February 27, 2012 27 Feb'12
Categorizing 'big data' processing systems

In the past, analytics applications typically were powered by relational databases. Now the options are more varied and less straightforward, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson.
February 21, 2012 21 Feb'12
SaaS BI app puts spotlight on corporate tickets

Three former employees of ticket reseller StubHub have created a Software as a Service application for tracking and analyzing the use of corporate tickets to sports and entertainment events.
February 08, 2012 08 Feb'12
Trends in entity resolution research and applications

In this excerpt from the book "Entity Resolution and Information Quality," readers will learn about emerging entity resolution trends and applications.
January 31, 2012 31 Jan'12
Let the revolution begin: Big data liberation theology

When people define big data they miss what's new about the technology. At its heart, big data is about liberation and balance. Wayne Eckerson explains.
January 27, 2012 27 Jan'12
BI pros: From data experts to decision experts

TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson says there's more to being a BI professional than providing data to business users: You should shepherd them through the entire analysis and decision-making process.
January 27, 2012 27 Jan'12
'Big data' liberation theology -- and reality

Data warehouses can do just about anything that "big data" technologies can do, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson. The big data movement's real weapon, he contends, is open source software.
January 06, 2012 06 Jan'12
The components of good decision making -- and effective BI

Citing a book on decision making by three Bain & Co. consultants, TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson says BI teams shouldn't lose sight of the ultimate goal: helping business users make better decisions.
December 28, 2011 28 Dec'11
2011 BI challenges survey results

Read about the top BI challenges companies are facing and their BI priorities for 2012 and beyond, based on our annual reader survey. And learn how organizations plan to take on these BI challenges.
December 14, 2011 14 Dec'11
Crafting analytical models

Model-making is at the heart of advanced analytics, says TechTarget's Wayne Eckerson. And BI pros need to understand the process so they can support the data needs of analytical modelers.
December 13, 2011 13 Dec'11
Developing high-quality data models

In this excerpt from "Developing High Quality Data Models" by Matthew West, readers will find tips on data modeling and observations on today's data models.
April 21, 2011 21 Apr'11
Disney discovers a whole new world of data warehouse best practices

The director of data warehousing and analytics at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts shares some important BI and data warehouse best practices.
April 13, 2011 13 Apr'11
From the Editors: Database consolidation and standardization 101

If you’re thinking about embarking on a database consolidation or standardization project, make sure you know the technical, cultural and skill-set issues that can arise.
March 23, 2011 23 Mar'11
Capacity planning for the data warehouse environment

Capacity planning is essential for all data warehouse environments. Data warehouses grow at high rates and must be managed to keep budgets under control.
March 17, 2011 17 Mar'11
Getting started on building a real-time BI system: issues to consider

Real-time business intelligence can speed up and improve decision making. But it isn’t right for everyone. Find out what to consider before building a real-time BI system.
November 26, 2010 26 Nov'10
Creating a database strategy that can adapt to changing business needs

Crafting a successful database strategy requires technology flexibility, the right skill sets and a strong focus on application requirements, according to IT pros and analysts.
November 10, 2010 10 Nov'10
Emerging database technologies hit DBMS mainstream, add to choices

Emerging database technologies such as column-based database software, NoSQL databases and Database as a Service (DaaS) platforms are starting to make a splash in the IT market.
August 19, 2010 19 Aug'10
A nutritional supplement company does Oracle E-Business Suite upgrade

USANA Health Sciences tackled three key business issues when it performed an Oracle E-Business Suite upgrade: third-party integration, employee turnover and new software modules.
July 08, 2010 08 Jul'10
Oracle Exadata Version 2 interest booms a year after release

While the first version of Oracle Exadata generated only a handful of customers, Version 2 has lured customers into spending millions to buy it. But what’s so special about it?

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