Data Management
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Opinion
31 Jul 2026
AI value comes from continuous learning, not automation
The companies pulling ahead in AI aren't doing it by deploying more tools. Rather, they're building the data foundations that make intelligence reusable, scalable and reliable. Continue Reading
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Tip
31 Jul 2026
Integrate structured and unstructured data for better AI outputs
For AI agents to give the most accurate, informed responses, organizations must provide them with all the facts. Even those that are hidden in an old email or customer claim. Continue Reading
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News
01 Oct 2025
Development suite continues Alation's foray into agentic AI
Once a metadata management specialist, the vendor is keeping up with the competition by adding an environment for developing agents. Continue Reading
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Opinion
30 Sep 2025
Data intelligence isn't just a buzzword
Data intelligence is more than a trend. It represents the future of how organizations will operate by connecting structured and unstructured data for smarter decisions. Continue Reading
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Feature
29 Sep 2025
Snowflake's AI capabilities fueling music data specialist
Luminate, which provides the data for Billboard's music charts and informs other entertainment industry clients, is developing agents using the data platform vendor's tools. Continue Reading
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News
25 Sep 2025
Databricks partners with OpenAI to boost AI development
GPT-5 is now the primary model for the data platform vendor's users. In addition, the partners will collaborate to improve model performance for real-world applications. Continue Reading
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News
23 Sep 2025
New consortium to aid AI by standardizing semantic modeling
An open standard for defining data would simplify data integration and discovery to reduce one of the barriers preventing organizations from successfully developing AI tools. Continue Reading
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Tip
23 Sep 2025
5 knowledge graph use cases in data fabric architecture
Knowledge graphs in data fabrics enable semantic layers, cross-domain modeling, operational intelligence, enterprise search and intelligent metadata management. Continue Reading
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News
23 Sep 2025
Teradata unveils AgentBuilder to aid agentic AI development
Like many of its competitors, the longtime data management and analytics vendor is adding tools, such as an MCP server, to help customers build advanced applications. Continue Reading
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Tip
23 Sep 2025
What is data lineage? Techniques, best practices and tools
Organizations can strengthen data governance by mapping data lineage across systems. Learn how tools help to simplify tracking, compliance and lifecycle visibility. Continue Reading
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Opinion
22 Sep 2025
Cisco and Splunk are teaching AI to anticipate system failures
Cisco and Splunk use machine data to train a new time-series foundation model that surfaces hidden issues and creates a durable competitive edge. Continue Reading
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News
18 Sep 2025
Vector database vendor Pinecone eyes future under new CEO
After establishing the value of its technology under founder Edo Liberty, Ash Ashutosh takes over to lead the vendor as it enters a phase focused on growing the business. Continue Reading
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News
17 Sep 2025
MongoDB adds MCP server, expands AI development capabilities
While the database vendor isn't breaking new ground with its updated features, they combine to provide customers with valuable tools that will help to build modern applications. Continue Reading
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News
16 Sep 2025
Microsoft adds new AI development, OneLake tools to Fabric
New features such as MCP support and simplified access to data stored across multiple clouds simplify developing agents and keep the tech giant's platform competitive. Continue Reading
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Definition
16 Sep 2025
What is data stewardship?
Data stewardship is the management and oversight of an organization's data assets, which helps provide business users with high-quality, easily accessible and consistent data. Continue Reading
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News
10 Sep 2025
SingleStore agrees to growth buyout by private equity firm
The database specialist's management team will remain, with the investment from Vector Capital Management potentially enabling growth beyond what was previously possible. Continue Reading
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Definition
10 Sep 2025
What is a pivot table? How to use in Excel and Sheets
A pivot table is a statistics tool that summarizes and reorganizes selected columns and rows of data in a spreadsheet or database table to obtain a desired report. Continue Reading
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Opinion
10 Sep 2025
The race to build the ultimate data platform
Unified data platforms are driven by AI demands and efficiency goals to replace fragmented tools and enhance governance across enterprises. Continue Reading
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News
09 Sep 2025
Monte Carlo's Agent Observability targets reliability of AI
The vendor's new feature enables users to define acceptable AI outputs and trace outputs that don't meet organizational standards back to source data so they can be addressed. Continue Reading
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News
05 Sep 2025
Fivetran's Tobiko Data acquisition aids data transformation
The purchase provides the data integration vendor with its own data transformation framework to augment capabilities it provides through integrations with third-party specialists. Continue Reading
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News
04 Sep 2025
Neo4j's latest targets graph database performance at scale
Infinigraph enables the vendor's platform to handle the scale of hybrid transactional/analytical processing workloads used to help inform AI and analytics applications. Continue Reading
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Definition
22 Aug 2025
What is Microsoft SSIS (SQL Server Integration Services)?
Microsoft Structured Query Language (SQL) Server Integration Services (SSIS) is an enterprise platform for setting up data integrations and data transformations. Continue Reading
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Tip
22 Aug 2025
ESG data collection: Guide and best practices
Sustainability initiatives won't succeed without quality data. Following an ESG data collection framework and best practices ensures program and reporting success. Continue Reading
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News
21 Aug 2025
Latest from Vast Data aims to simplify, speed AI development
SyncEngine has the potential to be a differentiator for the vendor, combining capabilities usually performed by specialized tools to provide pipelines with relevant information. Continue Reading
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Opinion
20 Aug 2025
How AI-powered governance enables scalable AI deployment
AI-powered governance tools help organizations move AI from trials to production by automating compliance, mitigating risks and safeguarding brand reputation. Continue Reading
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News
19 Aug 2025
Confluent joins agentic AI fray with Streaming Agents
The vendor's new environment for developing agents includes tool calling via model context protocol and connections with key sources such as LLMs and vector databases. Continue Reading
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News
19 Aug 2025
Alation unveils agentic AI-powered query capabilities
By accessing a knowledge layer consisting of curated data products and metadata, Chat with Your Data provides more accurate responses than the vendor's previous capabilities. Continue Reading
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News
15 Aug 2025
Modern architecture, high-quality data key to AI development
An expert explains how components such as a shared foundation and protocols that ensure quality help foster real-time insights and AI-driven analysis. Continue Reading
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Definition
13 Aug 2025
What is data quality and why is it important?
Data quality measures a data set's condition based on factors such as accuracy, completeness, consistency, timeliness, uniqueness and validity. Continue Reading
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News
13 Aug 2025
MongoDB launches enterprise-focused AI models
The vendor's new models enhance document context capture and enable developers to guide the reranking process with instructions, while improving accuracy. Continue Reading
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Tip
12 Aug 2025
Top data quality management tools in 2025
Data quality management tools provide profiling, cleansing and monitoring features that keep enterprise data accurate and consistent across analytics and governance efforts. Continue Reading
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News
12 Aug 2025
Aerospike update aims to improve database performance
With the addition of expression indexes that enable users to streamline the data discovery process, the vendor is providing capabilities that could force competitors to respond. Continue Reading
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Opinion
11 Aug 2025
Is Apache Iceberg worth a full migration?
Apache Iceberg delivers modern data lake features, but adoption depends on existing architecture, team resources and tolerance for migration complexity. Continue Reading
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Feature
06 Aug 2025
Hadoop vs. Spark for modern data pipelines
Hadoop and Spark differ in architecture, performance, scalability, cost and deployment. They offer distinct strengths for modern cloud-native data pipelines. Continue Reading
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Definition
05 Aug 2025
What is data automation?
Data automation is the use of software tools and infrastructure to streamline data management tasks. Data automation techniques intentionally limit human interaction with data-related jobs. Continue Reading
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News
31 Jul 2025
Informatica adds MCP support, spate of AI-fueled features
With Model Context Protocol helping standardize how enterprises develop and deploy agents, support for the open standard is valuable for customers building advanced applications. Continue Reading
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Definition
30 Jul 2025
What is PL/SQL (Procedural Language/Structured Query Language)?
In Oracle database management, PL/SQL is a procedural language extension to Structured Query Language (SQL). Continue Reading
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News
24 Jul 2025
Collibra's acquisition of Deasy targets unstructured data
With AI development on the rise, the vendor's latest purchase better enables customers to combine the complete array of relevant data to inform advanced applications. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2025
StarTree adding Iceberg support to simplify, speed analysis
With open table data storage formats gaining popularity, the vendor's pending support for Apache Iceberg promotes flexibility while also making analysis more efficient. Continue Reading
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News
23 Jul 2025
StarTree adding Iceberg support to simplify, speed analysis
With open table data storage formats gaining popularity, the vendor's pending support for Apache Iceberg promotes flexibility while also making analysis more efficient. Continue Reading
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Definition
22 Jul 2025
What is a distributed database?
A distributed database is a database that consists of two or more files located in different sites on the same or different networks. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Jul 2025
Data lake vs. data warehouse: Key differences explained
Data lakes and data warehouses differ in structure, processing and use cases, offering distinct advantages for enterprise analytics and data strategies. Continue Reading
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News
21 Jul 2025
Oracle adds MCP support to advance agentic AI development
Given that the open standard simplifies the complex process of connecting systems during agentic AI development, the tech giant's integration with MCP stands to benefit users. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Jul 2025
What is MySQL?
MySQL is a popular, scalable, user-friendly, open source and free relational database management system (RDBMS) that uses Structured Query Language (SQL) to store, manage, and manipulate data. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jul 2025
Ataccama targets business users with latest AI capabilities
The vendor's latest update makes data lineage accessible to business users, enabling them to trust their data and make decisions without consulting trained experts for assistance. Continue Reading
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Opinion
15 Jul 2025
How data for AI is changing the modern data platform
Data platforms must evolve to meet AI requirements, with a greater focus on real-time integration, unified governance, infrastructure flexibility and data quality. Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2025
Microsoft, Databricks simplify synchronizing, sharing data
A new integration designed by the tech giant and data platform vendor eliminates the need for users to move or copy data to join it across platforms for better-informed analysis. Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2025
SnapLogic adds MCP support to aid agentic AI deployment
Following the launch of AgentCreator in 2024, the data integration vendor is adding support for the open standard to better enable customers to build and manage agentic tools. Continue Reading
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News
15 Jul 2025
Qdrant lowers vector database complexity to aid development
The vendor now provides an integrated environment for operationalizing unstructured data to aid enterprises struggling with a profusion of tools to generate and manage vectors. Continue Reading
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Definition
11 Jul 2025
What is data orchestration?
Data orchestration is the process of automating, coordinating and organizing the movement of data across an enterprise through business intelligence (BI) and other analytical tools. Continue Reading
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Opinion
11 Jul 2025
Enterprise data platforms adapt for GenAI and agentic AI
Generative and agentic AI are redefining enterprise data strategy as platforms evolve to support new demands for quality, access and governance. Continue Reading
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Feature
10 Jul 2025
Data warehouse vs. data mart: Key differences and use cases
Data warehouses support integrated, governed reporting, while data marts offer faster, focused insights. Together they provide scalable, adaptable data strategies. Continue Reading
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News
08 Jul 2025
Denodo unveils DeepQuery to provide AI-powered deep analysis
The data virtualization specialist's new GenAI feature lets users dig deep into their data to discover the reasons underlying what's happening within their organization. Continue Reading
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Definition
07 Jul 2025
What is database as a service (DBaaS)?
Database as a service (DBaaS) is a cloud computing managed service offering that provides access to a database without requiring the setup of physical hardware, the installation of software or the need to configure the database. Continue Reading
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News
25 Jun 2025
Confluent platform update targets performance, simplicity
The vendor's latest release replaces its coordinating technology to make its tools easier to use and updates its Control Center for more efficient streaming data workloads. Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2025
New Actian features target data discoverability, reliability
Automatically embedded data governance, data product registration on a data marketplace platform and a natural language interface aim to make trusted data easier to discover. Continue Reading
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Opinion
24 Jun 2025
Why Apache Iceberg is essential for modern data lakehouses
Organizations adopt Apache Iceberg to build open data lakehouses that support high-performance analytics, multi-cloud strategies and warehouse-grade reliability. Continue Reading
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News
24 Jun 2025
Teradata extends AI development to on-premises environments
For enterprises concerned about cloud cost control and data sovereignty, the longtime vendor's new platform enables users to build advanced AI tools in their own systems. Continue Reading
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News
20 Jun 2025
As Ocient matures, vendor names new CEO to drive growth
As the vendor moves from its startup to growth phase, John Morris, who has significant experience leading companies as they mature, is taking over to guide its evolution. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jun 2025
EnterpriseDB targets AI development with latest update
A low-code/no-code interface and data observability across hybrid environments address the challenges enterprises face moving AI projects beyond development and into production. Continue Reading
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News
17 Jun 2025
SingleStore boosts database performance to meet AI needs
With AI development and deployment imposing greater workload demands on data management systems than traditional analytics, the vendor's latest update targets efficiency at scale. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jun 2025
Whoop pushing AI limits powered by Snowflake
The wearable health and fitness technology vendor has already put advanced applications into production for its workers, with plans to dramatically expand over the next year. Continue Reading
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Opinion
06 Jun 2025
Why data platforms matter for AI agents and MCP success
AI agents and Model Context Protocol systems depend on fast, scalable access to diverse data. Modern data platforms deliver that access across fragmented enterprise environments. Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Jun 2025
Customers pleased with Snowflake plans for AI
Features including a multimodal data ingestion and integration service that enables access to unstructured data demonstrate the vendor's move toward enabling app development. Continue Reading
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News
04 Jun 2025
Snowflake continues to add AI, boost Cortex capabilities
Features that enable users to develop agents, coupled with the integration of agentic capabilities into the vendor's own platform, show the vendor's growth beyond data management. Continue Reading
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Definition
04 Jun 2025
What is stream processing? Introduction and overview
Stream processing is a data management technique that involves ingesting a continuous data stream to quickly analyze, filter, transform or enhance the data in real time. Continue Reading
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News
03 Jun 2025
Snowflake acquisition of Crunchy Data adds Postgres database
The deal, which comes shortly after rival Databricks also purchased a PostgreSQL database vendor, adds open source capabilities aimed at better enabling AI development. Continue Reading
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News
03 Jun 2025
AI tools highlight latest swath of Snowflake capabilities
The vendor is developing a natural language interface that unites disparate data types and an agent that makes data scientists more efficient, among other features. Continue Reading
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News
03 Jun 2025
AI tools highlight latest swath of Snowflake capabilities
The vendor is developing a natural language interface that unites disparate data types and an agent that makes data scientists more efficient, among other features. Continue Reading
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News
29 May 2025
Monte Carlo adds observability for unstructured data
With AI tools requiring large amounts of high-quality input to be accurate, the vendor is making it easier to monitor all types of information as users build modern applications. Continue Reading
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News
20 May 2025
Alation boosts agentic AI with Numbers Station acquisition
The acquisition adds capabilities such as Chat that enable users to embed agents in workflows to complement the vendor's existing plans for agentic development. Continue Reading
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News
19 May 2025
Addition of new AI capabilities shows Starburst's growth
The open source data lakehouse vendor continues to evolve beyond being a data mesh specialist with the additions of agentic tools, a development environment and a data catalog. Continue Reading
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News
14 May 2025
Alteryx One launch aims to unify, simplify vendor's platform
The updated version of the data integration vendor's platform aims to make it easier to prepare data for AI and analytics, while new GenAI tools further simplify data preparation. Continue Reading
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News
14 May 2025
Databricks adds Postgres database with $1B Neon acquisition
The vendor's latest purchase comes six months after it raised $10B in funding. By adding PostgreSQL database capabilities, it aims to better enable users to build AI applications. Continue Reading
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News
14 May 2025
Boomi launches agentic AI development tools, support for MCP
The longtime iPaaS vendor continues to expand beyond its historical base with the additions of Agentstudio, agents that simplify integration and change data capture capabilities. Continue Reading
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News
14 May 2025
Informatica to build agents, foster agentic AI development
With agents now a major trend in data management, the vendor plans to join the fray by developing agentic capabilities and providing customers with the tools to do the same. Continue Reading
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Definition
12 May 2025
What is PeopleSoft?
PeopleSoft is an enterprise resource planning (ERP) software suite owned by Oracle Corporation. Continue Reading
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Opinion
12 May 2025
Hybrid data management strategy for enterprise AI success
Hybrid data management gives organizations the access, control and agility needed to support reliable and scalable enterprise AI across various environments. Continue Reading
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News
07 May 2025
Latest Neo4j release aims to simplify graph technology
Prebuilt algorithms that reduce the complexity of queries and connectivity to any data source are designed to make graph-based analysis accessible to a broader audience. Continue Reading
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News
06 May 2025
Snowflake launches auto industry-specific AI capabilities
The latest AI Manufacturing Data Cloud update adds features aimed at helping auto manufacturers deal with massive amounts of data being created by the industry's evolution. Continue Reading
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Definition
05 May 2025
What is data transformation? Definition, types and benefits
Data transformation is the process of converting data from one format -- such as a database file, Extensible Markup Language (XML) document or Excel spreadsheet -- into another format. Continue Reading
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Tip
02 May 2025
The difference between data cleansing and data transformation
Data cleansing corrects errors to improve data quality, while data transformation changes data format and structure to support analytics processes. Continue Reading
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News
02 May 2025
Fivetran adds reverse ETL with acquisition of Census
The data integration specialist's purchase provides users with complementary capabilities that enable them to send transformed data back to applications where decisions are made. Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2025
StarTree aims to simplify AI development with new features
The database vendor plans to add support for Model Context Protocol and automated vector embedding capabilities to make it faster and easier to benefit from agentic AI. Continue Reading
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News
30 Apr 2025
StarTree aims to simplify AI development with new features
The database vendor plans to add support for Model Context Protocol and automated vector embedding capabilities to make it faster and easier to benefit from agentic AI. Continue Reading
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News
29 Apr 2025
Acceldata launches agentic AI-powered anomaly detection
The data observability specialist's new feature uses agentic AI to ensure that the data used to inform analytics and AI tools is high quality and won't lead to poor decisions. Continue Reading
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Tip
24 Apr 2025
7 data cleansing best practices
Organizations rely on data for analytics and decision-making, but if that data is flawed, inconsistent or otherwise unreliable, it's not as valuable. Continue Reading
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Opinion
24 Apr 2025
Unified databases: A powerhouse behind generative AI success
Unified databases support generative AI (GenAI) by integrating all data types into a single platform, streamlining infrastructure and improving scalability, speed and trust. Continue Reading
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Definition
23 Apr 2025
What is a stored procedure?
A stored procedure is a set of Structured Query Language (SQL) statements that multiple programs can reuse and share to perform specific tasks. Continue Reading
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Definition
18 Apr 2025
What is data profiling?
Data profiling refers to the process of examining, analyzing, reviewing and summarizing data sets to gain insight into the quality of data. Continue Reading
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News
17 Apr 2025
Monte Carlo launches first agents for data observability
Though the vendor already provides monitoring and troubleshooting capabilities, generative AI-powered agents for each aim to make instantaneous tasks that previously took days. Continue Reading
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Definition
16 Apr 2025
What is a data lake?
A data lake is a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its native format until it is needed for analytics applications. Continue Reading
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News
09 Apr 2025
Google enters new era of AI for data with launch of agents
Agentic AI applications for data engineering and data science along with a new underlying knowledge engine aim to make data management and analytics easier and more efficient. Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2025
New AI-powered tools from Dremio target data discovery
With relevant data key to developing accurate AI and analytics applications, the data lakehouse specialist's latest features target making data faster and easier to find. Continue Reading
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News
08 Apr 2025
Snowflake embraces open source with full support for Iceberg
Three years after providing limited support for open data storage, the data platform vendor is signaling its embrace of open source with full support for the open table format. Continue Reading
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News
02 Apr 2025
Databricks simplifies data ingestion with Lakeflow Connect
With preconfigured connectors to Salesforce and Workday -- and more to follow -- the data cloud and AI vendor is taking aim at streamlining data ingestion. Continue Reading
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News
02 Apr 2025
Informatica adds to Claire lineup of GenAI capabilities
New copilots for data integration and iPaaS highlight the vendor's Spring 2025 release, along with a tool aimed at simplifying access to unstructured data to fuel AI development. Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2025
Coalesce acquires data catalog upstart to aid transformation
After raising $50 million in venture capital funding in 2024, the startup acquired CastorDoc to add AI-powered data catalog capabilities to its data preparation platform. Continue Reading
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News
19 Mar 2025
Confluent launches Tableflow to ease use of streaming data
The vendor's new feature enables users to convert event data to tables that developers and engineers can search and discover to inform AI and BI applications. Continue Reading
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News
14 Mar 2025
AWS unifies analytics and AI development in SageMaker
In a move that brings previously disparate analytics and AI development tasks together in one environment with data management, Unified Studio is now generally available. Continue Reading
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News
12 Mar 2025
Vast Data targets secure, speedy agentic AI development
The vendor is furthering its expansion into AI development with features such as vector search and event streaming aimed at enabling users to build and maintain agents. Continue Reading
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Definition
12 Mar 2025
What is data preprocessing? Key steps and techniques
Data preprocessing, a component of data preparation, describes any type of processing performed on raw data to prepare it for another data processing procedure. Continue Reading