Evaluate

Evaluate

Weigh the pros and cons of technologies, products and projects you are considering.

• With database management tools, never settle

  They're the heart of it all, pumping data to applications and business processes. But the sheer number of products on the market can boggle any mind. Continue Reading

• Which relational DBMS is best for your company?

  Database expert Craig S. Mullins examines the top relational database management system software to determine which best fits your organization. Continue Reading

• Key considerations for determining if a NoSQL DBMS meets your IT needs

  NoSQL represents the fastest-growing type of DBMS being adopted today. Is it right for you? Continue Reading

• Key criteria for deciding if a relational DBMS meets your IT needs

  For many organizations, a relational database management system will get the job done; others need to keep looking to fulfill their needs. Continue Reading

• Apache Spark goes 1.0, looks to improve on MapReduce performance

  The Apache Software Foundation released Version 1.0 of Spark, a processing framework aimed at outpacing MapReduce for machine learning and other uses. Continue Reading

• Conversation with Monash: On horses for courses and parallelism

  Data industry viewer Curt Monash discusses parallelism and more as new databases gain attention. Part 1 in a series.Continue Reading

• Big data cloud is changing familiar database tech tune

  New cloud database applications that increasingly fall into the "big-data-intensive" category are shaking up the usual build-or-buy soliloquy.Continue Reading

• Supermarket co-op stocks up on big data platform to help spur sales

  Co-operative Allegiance Retail Services is deploying a cloud-based big data stack to replace a homegrown system that fell short on analytics power.Continue Reading

• Top six data management software stories of 2011

  From the rise of "big data" to office politics hampering MDM projects to Hewlett-Packard giving Neoview the ax, and more, there were plenty of notable data management stories in 2011.Continue Reading

• 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.Continue Reading

• Buyer’s Guide: Choosing and understanding MDM software

  Read up on master data and master data management, plus get expert advice on choosing MDM software and tools and what to look for in an MDM product or service.Continue Reading

• How to evaluate data warehouse software in five steps

  Get five steps to evaluating data warehouse software from a data warehouse expert.Continue Reading