Amazon database and analytics strategy

Amazon Web Services provides companies with several database and analytics tools such as Amazon Kinesis, AWS Data Pipeline, Amazon RDS, Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon EMR on Hadoop. Amazon's database tools can help consumers create value through the use of data analytics for applications like log analysis, Web indexing, and data warehousing.

January 14, 2021 14 Jan'21
Assent Compliance automates text analytics with AWS

With more than 20,000 documents to review each month, Assent Compliance, a supply chain data management vendor, turned to AWS to automate its text analysis operations.
December 08, 2020 08 Dec'20
Veeam cloud backup updates target Teams, Amazon RDS

Veeam Software boosted its backup for AWS and Microsoft Office 365 data. Both of the cloud-based platforms are trending up in the data protection market.
December 03, 2020 03 Dec'20
Enabled by AWS, Vyaire ramps up production of ventilators

When demand for ventilators increased exponentially due to COVID-19, a developer of respirators turned to analytics tools from AWS to help determine how to meet the sudden need.
December 02, 2020 02 Dec'20
Price differentiates Amazon QuickSight, but capabilities lag

New embedded analytics capabilities highlight the latest additions to the QuickSight platform, but despite improving capabilities, its low cost remains its key attraction.

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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
hardware security module (HSM)

A hardware security module (HSM) is a physical device that provides extra security for sensitive data. Continue Reading
A better way to query DynamoDB data with SQL

Not everything is a one-click solution. Review two ways to query DynamoDB with SQL, as well as what these methods reveal about AWS' future as the top cloud provider. Continue Reading

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Event streaming technologies a remedy for big data's onslaught

Event streaming is emerging as a viable method to quickly analyze in real time the torrents of information pouring into collection systems from multiple data sources. Continue Reading
Amazon Timestream, QLDB aim to grab more DBMS users for AWS

Built-for-purpose databases target general ones, especially in the cloud. At re:Invent 2018, AWS added time-series and transaction ledger databases to expand its line. Continue Reading
SAP HANA in-memory DBMS overview

SAP HANA is an in-memory DBMS and application platform designed to handle high transaction rates and complex queries using one data copy. Continue Reading