Data Management
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News
06 Oct 2026
New Precisely capabilities address common AI development hurdles
The vendor's AI Studio and unified data management suite are designed to simplify development on top of a trusted data foundation Continue Reading
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05 Oct 2026
Governance teams now emphasize data, AI enablement
In some organizations, data governance programs are now focusing more on enabling employees and AI systems to use data effectively than on controlling its use. Continue Reading
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Definition
15 Aug 2023
C++
C++ is an object-oriented programming (OOP) language that is viewed by many as the best language for creating large-scale applications. C++ is a superset of the C language. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Aug 2023
Cloud data warehouse book challenges data assumptions
Dr. Barry Devlin's book lays out the principles of cloud data warehousing and challenges data managers to evaluate what they need when choosing a data warehouse approach. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Aug 2023
Evaluate cloud data warehouses based on data, outcomes
Organizations must focus on data and desired outcomes -- and question their assumptions -- when evaluating cloud data warehouse needs, according to industry expert Dr. Barry Devlin. Continue Reading
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Definition
08 Aug 2023
dimension
In data warehousing, a dimension is a collection of reference information that supports a measurable event, such as a customer transaction. Continue Reading
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Definition
08 Aug 2023
disambiguation
Disambiguation is the process of determining a word's meaning -- or sense -- within its specific context. Continue Reading
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Definition
08 Aug 2023
consumer privacy (customer privacy)
Consumer privacy, also known as customer privacy, involves the handling and protection of the sensitive personal information provided by customers in the course of everyday transactions. Continue Reading
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Opinion
03 Aug 2023
Data management best practices key to generative AI success
Generative AI can create data, empower decision-makers and innovate competitive advantages. Organizations need strong data management practices to use it effectively. Continue Reading
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03 Aug 2023
SnapLogic launches generative AI tool for data integration
The vendor released SnapGPT, a generative AI tool that lets data engineers more efficiently develop data pipelines by using natural language. An early user is Barnard College. Continue Reading
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28 Jul 2023
Beyond generative AI, data quality a data management trend
Vendors and users have mostly focused on generative AI so far in 2023, but observability to ensure quality and governance also remain key to successful pipelines for analytics. Continue Reading
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Definition
27 Jul 2023
ACID (atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability)
In transaction processing, ACID (atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability) is an acronym and mnemonic device used to refer to the four essential properties a transaction should possess to ensure the integrity and reliability of the data involved in the transaction. Continue Reading
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24 Jul 2023
Oracle targets speed with launch of MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse
The tech giant's new lakehouse enables users of its database management suite to combine structured and unstructured data to develop a more complete view of their operations. Continue Reading
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Definition
24 Jul 2023
snowflaking (snowflake schema)
In data warehousing, snowflaking is a form of dimensional modeling in which dimensions are stored in multiple related dimension tables. Continue Reading
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Definition
24 Jul 2023
data virtualization
Data virtualization is an umbrella term used to describe an approach to data management that allows an application to retrieve and manipulate data without requiring technical details about the data. Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Jul 2023
conformed dimension
In data warehousing, a conformed dimension is a dimension that has the same meaning to every fact with which it relates. Continue Reading
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Definition
20 Jul 2023
dimension table
In data warehousing, a dimension table is a database table that stores attributes describing the facts in a fact table. Continue Reading
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19 Jul 2023
Lakehouse architecture the best fit for modern data needs
While data warehouses and data lakes each excel at handling certain types of data, a hybrid of the two is the best means of handling the increasing complexity of data management. Continue Reading
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18 Jul 2023
Confluent partner plan aids streaming data platform delivery
The vendor's Connect With Confluent program enables technology partners to deliver event data to end users in real time through integrations with Confluent Cloud. Continue Reading
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News
07 Jul 2023
Dremio names former Splunk executive new CEO
The former Splunk executive takes over as the data lakehouse vendor's leader, aiming to raise the company's profile to demonstrate its capabilities and compete for market share. Continue Reading
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Opinion
28 Jun 2023
Grow data trust to avoid customer and corporate consequences
A lack of data trust can undermine customer loyalty and corporate success. To avoid the consequences, understand the effects of poor data trust and learn key steps to build it. Continue Reading
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News
28 Jun 2023
Databricks introduces Delta Lake 3.0 to help unify data
As part of the open source community developing the data storage platform, the vendor unveiled the platform's latest iteration with data unification the main goal of the update. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 Jun 2023
Use knowledge graphs with databases to uncover new insights
Knowledge graphs work with graph databases to offer different data storage options than a traditional database, particularly in the biomedical, financial and product sectors. Continue Reading
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22 Jun 2023
MongoDB unveils new AI, migration tools for database
The vendor, with its latest slate of new and updated capabilities, is adding generative AI with its partnership with Google Cloud and launching a new data migration tool. Continue Reading
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20 Jun 2023
Starburst Galaxy update targets governance, data access
The vendor's latest update includes the public preview of Gravity, a centralized access and governance layer that enables users to better control and connect data across clouds. Continue Reading
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16 Jun 2023
Dremio adds first generative AI-infused tool, intros others
The vendor's initial generative AI-infused tool is Text-to-SQL, which enables customers to work with data using natural language that is automatically translated to code. Continue Reading
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15 Jun 2023
Monte Carlo boosts data observability with generative AI
The vendor unveiled tools aimed at improving engineering efficiency, one enabling data engineers to more easily fix code and another enabling code generation with natural language. Continue Reading
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News
14 Jun 2023
Informatica adds data governance with Privitar acquisition
By acquiring the access control specialist, the data management vendor hopes to better enable users to ensure data security amid the growing complexity of their data operations. Continue Reading
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Opinion
13 Jun 2023
15 ways AI influences the data management landscape
AI, NLP and machine learning advancements have become core to data management processes. Ask tool vendors how they use -- or fail to use -- AI in these 15 areas. Continue Reading
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Tip
08 Jun 2023
How to create a data quality management process in 5 steps
Data quality requires accurate and complete data that fits task-based needs. These five steps establish a data quality management process to ensure data fits its purpose. Continue Reading
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Definition
08 Jun 2023
Hadoop
Hadoop is an open source distributed processing framework that manages data processing and storage for big data applications in scalable clusters of computer servers. Continue Reading
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News
07 Jun 2023
Ascend.io, Databricks integration improves data visibility
The update includes support for Databricks' Unity Catalog to enable joint customers to better organize and view datasets that can be used to inform data science and BI projects. Continue Reading
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06 Jun 2023
Snowflake launches Government & Education Data Cloud
The industry-specific platform is the vendor's seventh and includes data sets and other pre-built capabilities to meet the needs of government agencies and educational institutions. Continue Reading
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06 Jun 2023
Collibra update targets data quality, lineage and discovery
The data management vendor's Data Intelligence Cloud now includes pushdowns that enable work within Snowflake and Databricks and prebuilt workflows focused on data visibility. Continue Reading
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News
06 Jun 2023
Tibco data virtualization, integration tools add visibility
No longer focused on analytics following a recent reorganization, the vendor updated its data management platforms with new multi-cloud and change data capture capabilities. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 Jun 2023
Data mesh helping fuel Sloan Kettering's cancer research
The cancer hospital and research center began using tools from data management vendor Dremio two years ago to decentralize its data operations and improve speed-to-insight. Continue Reading
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Opinion
01 Jun 2023
6 ways Amazon Security Lake could boost security analytics
Amazon's new security-focused data lake holds promise -- including possibly changing the economics around secure data storage. Continue Reading
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Definition
31 May 2023
data lakehouse
A data lakehouse is a data management architecture that combines the key features and the benefits of a data lake and a data warehouse. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
31 May 2023
How to approach data mesh implementation
Data mesh takes a decentralized approach to data management, setting it apart from data lakes and warehouses. Organizations can transition to data mesh with progressive steps. Continue Reading
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25 May 2023
Fivetran's new funding a hedge against economic uncertainty
The data integration vendor added $125 million in financing to not only fuel R&D but also ensure that operations remain smooth if there is a recession. Continue Reading
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25 May 2023
Snowflake acquisition of Neeva to add generative AI
The pending purchase will let the data cloud vendor infuse generative AI throughout its data management suite and potentially open the technology's use to a broader audience. Continue Reading
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Feature
22 May 2023
Data stack benefits evolve with modernization
Modernizing data operations changes the way organizations use data stacks. Industry experts share definitions for the new form of data stacks, what it includes and its benefits. Continue Reading
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Opinion
19 May 2023
Empower decision-making with real-time insights
Using the right strategies is a crucial key to unlocking the benefits of real-time analytics and empowering organizations with agile data-driven decision-making. Continue Reading
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News
18 May 2023
Confluent platform update targets streaming data quality
The vendor unveiled a tool designed to address concerns about the quality of continuous data as well as a feature that enables secure continuous data sharing. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 May 2023
Peloton rides, runs, rows with AWS for data management
The connected fitness company has long used AWS tools. When its data volume surged during COVID-19, Redshift was critical -- and still is as the company attempts a fiscal comeback. Continue Reading
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News
16 May 2023
Qlik completes purchase of Talend, boosts integration suite
With the acquisition, the longtime analytics vendor adds a data fabric approach and improved data quality and governance prowess to its burgeoning data integration platform. Continue Reading
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Tip
15 May 2023
Mainframe databases teach an old dog new survival tricks
Long predicted to fade away in favor of more modern architectures, mainframes still play an integral role in corporate IT strategies, thanks to advances in database software. Continue Reading
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Definition
11 May 2023
data pipeline
A data pipeline is a set of network connections and processing steps that moves data from a source system to a target location and transforms it for planned business uses. Continue Reading
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Opinion
10 May 2023
Informatica World 2023: Cloud, data and AI together
Informatica launched the generative AI Claire GPT product and plans to offer Intelligent Data Management Cloud as a Microsoft Azure Native ISV Service. Continue Reading
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News
10 May 2023
Informatica unveils plan to infuse Claire with generative AI
The longtime independent vendor plans to infuse its existing AI engine with generative AI to simplify data management by enabling customers to use natural language. Continue Reading
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Feature
04 May 2023
Essential skills for data-centric developers
To become more data-driven, organizations need data-centric developers. Developers can learn a mix of technical and interpersonal skills to be an attractive candidate for the job. Continue Reading
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Opinion
02 May 2023
Modernizing a data warehouse for real-time decisions
Updating a data warehouse to improve scalability, flexibility, security and speed is necessary to keep pace with real-time analytics demands. Continue Reading
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Feature
02 May 2023
Data steward responsibilities fill data quality role
Data stewards tie together data operations. From quality to governance to boosting collaboration, data stewards are valuable members of any data effort. Continue Reading
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News
28 Apr 2023
New Starburst, DBT integration eases data transformation
The integration enables data mesh adopters to work with data from multiple sources without having to move it in and out of a central repository for transformation and analysis. Continue Reading
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27 Apr 2023
InfluxData update ups speed, power of time series database
The new version of InfluxDB features an architecture built with Apache Arrow and written in Rust to improve the speed and flexibility of the time series database. Continue Reading
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24 Apr 2023
IBM acquires Ahana, steward of open source PrestoDB
The purchase not only gives IBM a managed SaaS and AWS marketplace version of the popular open-source Presto database, but membership in the Presto Foundation as well. Continue Reading
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News
18 Apr 2023
Rockset adds vector embedding support to real-time database
The real-time database vendor now enables users to search and combine unstructured data with structured and semi-structured data to provide more in-depth modeling and analysis. Continue Reading
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Tip
14 Apr 2023
Enhance data governance with distributed data stewardship
Data stewardship and distributed stewardship models bring different tools to data governance strategies. Organizations need to understand the differences to choose the best fit. Continue Reading
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News
04 Apr 2023
Alation unveils enhanced partnerships with Databricks, DBT
The data catalog vendor launched new connectors with its partners designed to help joint customers better understand data in their lakehouses and more easily transform the data. Continue Reading
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Feature
23 Mar 2023
Book excerpt: Data mesh increases data access and value
Zhamak Dehghani, a pioneer in data mesh technology, discusses how the concept decentralizes data to improve data-related decision-making and value in her book. Continue Reading
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Opinion
16 Mar 2023
Data lakes: Key to the modern data management platform
Data lakes influence the modern data management platform at all levels. Organizations can gain faster insights, save costs, improve governance and boost self-service data access. Continue Reading
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Definition
15 Mar 2023
data integration
Data integration is the process of combining data from multiple source systems to create unified sets of information for both operational and analytical uses. Continue Reading
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Definition
14 Mar 2023
transcription error
A transcription error is a type of data entry error commonly made by human operators or by optical character recognition (OCR) programs. Continue Reading
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News
06 Mar 2023
New high-volume agent connectors highlight Fivetran update
The data ingestion specialist's latest platform update focuses on enabling users to ingest high volumes of data to fuel real-time analysis and adds a new private deployment option. Continue Reading
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Tip
02 Mar 2023
Data stewardship: Essential to data governance strategies
As data governance gets increasingly complicated, data stewards are stepping in to manage security and quality. Without one, organizations lose speed, quality info and opportunity. Continue Reading
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Opinion
02 Mar 2023
What's all this talk about data mesh?
Data mesh brings a variety of benefits to data management, but it also presents challenges if organizations don't have the right culture and infrastructure in place. Continue Reading
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Guest Post
28 Feb 2023
Successful data analytics starts with the discovery process
As organizational data grows more complex, discovery processes help organizations identify patterns to solve potential issues and improve business processes. Continue Reading
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Definition
28 Feb 2023
data warehouse
A data warehouse is a repository of data from an organization's operational systems and other sources that supports analytics applications to help drive business decision-making. Continue Reading
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Opinion
13 Feb 2023
Avoid data sprawl with a single source of truth
Enterprise Strategy Group research shows organizations are struggling with real-time data insights. A single source of truth can make operations more efficient and more accurate. Continue Reading
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News
10 Feb 2023
InfluxData raises $81M to advance time series capabilities
The vendor is the creator and lead sponsor of the open source InfluxDB database and plans to use the new funding to further product development as it aims for profitability. Continue Reading
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Opinion
25 Jan 2023
ESG predicts 2023 shifts for DataOps, data management
Organizations are using cloud technologies and DataOps to access real-time data insights and decision-making in 2023, according to Enterprise Strategy Group research. Continue Reading
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Feature
19 Jan 2023
Data management trends: Convergence and more money
The past year focused heavily on data intelligence, lakehouse development and observability as vendors innovated to help enterprises make effective use of converged data and technologies. Continue Reading
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Feature
17 Jan 2023
Data-centric developer responsibilities evolve in 2022
Enterprise Strategy Group Analyst Stephen Catanzano discusses how data-centric developer responsibilities are evolving as technological advancements enable more data use. Continue Reading
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Opinion
12 Jan 2023
Organizations capitalize on intelligent data management
Intelligent data management concepts are opening new avenues for organizations to make better data-centric decisions and extract more value from their data. Continue Reading
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Definition
29 Dec 2022
database replication
Database replication is the frequent electronic copying of data from a database in one computer or server to a database in another -- so that all users share the same level of information. Continue Reading
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Definition
29 Dec 2022
DataOps
DataOps is an Agile approach to designing, implementing and maintaining a distributed data architecture that will support a wide range of open source tools and frameworks in production. Continue Reading
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28 Dec 2022
Comparing DBMS vs. RDBMS: Key differences
A relational database management system is the most popular type of DBMS for business uses. Find out how RDBMS software differs from other DBMS technologies. Continue Reading
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Definition
21 Dec 2022
data observability
Data observability is a process and set of practices that aim to help data teams understand the overall health of the data in their organization's IT systems. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Dec 2022
Data forecast for 2023: Time to extract more value
Expect more organizations to optimize data usage to drive decision intelligence and operations in 2023, as the new year will be one of economic challenges for many. Continue Reading
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News
15 Dec 2022
Apache Cassandra 4.1 extends open source NoSQL database
The open source Cassandra database is out with its first major update in 18 months, bringing with it an improved consensus protocol to boost transaction performance. Continue Reading
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13 Dec 2022
Aiven launches managed ClickHouse database as a service
The open source database cloud services vendor continues to expand the number of technologies it supports, adding new analytics capabilities in a managed offering. Continue Reading
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News
13 Dec 2022
SingleStoreDB 8.0 brings WebAssembly to unified database
The database vendor updates its hybrid transactional and analytical database with new JSON data query acceleration technology and developer support for WebAssembly. Continue Reading
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Tip
12 Dec 2022
Data tenancy maturity model boosts performance and security
A data tenancy maturity model can boost an organization's data operations and help improve the protection of customer data. Improvement is tracked through tiers of data tenancy. Continue Reading
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News
08 Dec 2022
CockroachDB brings user-defined functions to distributed SQL
User-defined functions land in Cockroach Labs' new database update aiming to improve application development. The release also adds Intelligent Insights for performance monitoring. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Dec 2022
Disney improves data integration efficiency with AWS Glue
During the pandemic, Disney revamped its data integration process after the media and entertainment giant's existing data integration tools proved unable to meet its new needs. Continue Reading
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Opinion
08 Dec 2022
AWS DataZone headlines AWS re:Invent 2022
AWS DataZone will enable the sharing, search and discovery of data at scale with less risk. It is one of many data advancements announced at AWS re:Invent 2022. Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Dec 2022
What is a data warehouse analyst?
Data warehouse analysts help organizations manage the repositories of analytics data and use them effectively. Here's a look at the role and its responsibilities. Continue Reading
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Feature
05 Dec 2022
Evaluating data warehouse deployment options and use cases
There's still a place for data warehouses in data architectures. But first, ask whether your organization needs one and what type of technology platform is the best fit. Continue Reading
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News
02 Dec 2022
EDB brings new tools to open source PostgreSQL database
The database vendor released new extensions designed to help PostgreSQL users with best practices for storage, user access and performance optimizations for database operations. Continue Reading
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Tip
01 Dec 2022
Data observability benefits entire data pipeline performance
Data observability benefits include improving data quality and identifying issues in the pipeline process, but also has challenges organizations must solve for success. Continue Reading
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News
30 Nov 2022
AWS adds data quality, scalability services for cloud data
The cloud giant expanded its data portfolio with a series of features designed to help organizations more easily scale database and data warehouse deployments. Continue Reading
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Definition
30 Nov 2022
OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog)
An OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) is an online bibliography of a library collection that is available to the public Continue Reading
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News
29 Nov 2022
AWS expands cloud data options with Amazon DataZone
The cloud computing giant at its AWS re:Invent 2022 conference introduced a series of new capabilities to help organizations better integrate and manage data across services. Continue Reading
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News
28 Nov 2022
Alation Connected Sheets extends data intelligence platform
The data intelligence vendor's Connected Sheets lets spreadsheet users directly pull in data sets from a data catalog to improve data governance and visibility. Continue Reading
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Tip
28 Nov 2022
5 steps to an improved data quality assurance plan
Follow these steps to develop a data quality assurance plan and management strategy that can help identify data errors before they cause big business problems. Continue Reading
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News
23 Nov 2022
How Fauna looks to advance serverless database technology
The CEO of the serverless database vendor is overseeing his firm's drive to build out a developer-focused database as an API to let organizations deploy applications faster. Continue Reading
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Tip
18 Nov 2022
6 data observability open source tools to consider
Learn about six data observability open source options helping organizations pursue data science experiments that are more budget-friendly and flexible than commercial tools. Continue Reading
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News
17 Nov 2022
Alluxio 2.9 scales out open source data orchestration
Multi-environment cluster synchronization lands in Alluxio platform to give organizations a single view of data across multiple deployments, wherever they are located. Continue Reading
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16 Nov 2022
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 bridges on-premises to cloud
Enabling hybrid deployments that span the cloud and on-premises is the key goal for Microsoft's latest update of its 33-year-old relational database. Continue Reading
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16 Nov 2022
PlanetScale boosts cloud database with data caching
The database vendor will enable users to speed up queries that are running slowly with its new Boost service, which uses insights about query performance. Continue Reading
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15 Nov 2022
Redpanda updates event data streaming cloud platform
The event data streaming vendor rebuilt its cloud system using technology acquired in April, providing a new user console and interface to let organizations use real-time data. Continue Reading
