Data integration
Most organizations draw data from multiple sources, including external ones. Data integration combines this data to create unified sets of information for tracking business performance and managing operations. Learn about data integration strategies to ensure information from multiple sources is consistent to meet users' data analysis needs across the organization.
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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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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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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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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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24 May 2023
Alteryx unveils generative AI engine, Analytics Cloud update
The longtime data management vendor developed a new AI engine that incorporates generative AI. It also unveiled new capabilities for the cloud-based version of its platform. Continue Reading
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23 May 2023
Microsoft unveils AI boost for Power BI, new Fabric for data
The tech giant introduced a tool that will infuse its primary analytics platform with generative AI, as well as a new SaaS suite that combines Microsoft's data and analytics tools. Continue Reading
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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02 May 2023
Teradata integrates with Google Vertex AI
The vendors' new integration provides choices to customers who prefer Google as their cloud provider. It also helps Google present itself as more focused on enterprises. Continue Reading
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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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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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18 Apr 2023
Qlik launches new pricing options for data integration suite
The longtime independent vendor now offers three capacity-based cost options for its data integration platform, and plans to soon add the same options for its analytics platform. Continue Reading
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14 Apr 2023
Qlik aims to enable outcomes with data and analytics tools
The longtime BI and data integration vendor doesn't only want to enable customers to analyze data and reach insights but also enable actions that result in real outcomes. Continue Reading
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05 Apr 2023
Databricks launches new lakehouse for manufacturing
The platform for manufacturing companies comes with predictive maintenance and digital twin capabilities and is the vendor's fifth tool designed for a specific industry. Continue Reading
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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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04 Apr 2023
Fivetran, Monte Carlo target data observability at ingestion
An integration between the vendors enables joint users to get visibility into their data as it's ingested into the data pipeline and before bad data can cause downstream problems. Continue Reading
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29 Mar 2023
Data pipelines deliver the fuel for data science, analytics
While analytics and data science lead to informed decision-making, the systems that ingest data from its source and prepare it for consumption are what make analysis possible. Continue Reading
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29 Mar 2023
Google unveils new Looker tool, BigQuery pricing models
The tech giant revealed a standalone tool that opens up its analytics platform's semantic layer to users of any BI vendor and introduced usage-based pricing options for BigQuery. Continue Reading
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24 Mar 2023
Pyramid Analytics launches integration with OpenAI
The integration melds the research lab and vendor's generative AI tech with many parts of the BI vendor's platform, including data preparation and visualization and model training. Continue Reading
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14 Mar 2023
Tibco Spotfire targets efficiency of triggering actions
The latest version of the vendor's BI suite includes action logs that enable admins to see how end users are using a tool that lets them trigger actions from their dashboards. Continue Reading
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08 Mar 2023
New integration links Teradata's VantageCloud with Azure ML
The data management and analytics vendor's integration with the tech giant's cloud service for ModelOps aims to better enable joint users to build, train and deploy ML models. Continue Reading
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07 Mar 2023
Databricks adds new ML modeling tool to lakehouse platform
The machine learning modeling tool eliminates the need for users to manage complex serving infrastructures by enabling them to launch machine learning models as REST APIs. Continue Reading
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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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03 Mar 2023
TigerGraph enhances fundamentals in latest platform update
Following recent updates that centered on query languages and machine learning, the graph database vendor's newest update includes new data ingestion and DevOps capabilities. Continue Reading
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01 Mar 2023
Qlik to build slew of connectors for data integration suite
The vendor unveiled Connector Factory, a strategy to build hundreds of new connectors for its iPaaS platform to enable users to develop ecosystems for data management and analysis. Continue Reading
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28 Feb 2023
Informatica adds free, no-code data integration tool
As part of its effort to make data management available to more than just data experts, the vendor is offering new free and low-cost tools that require little or no code. Continue Reading
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28 Feb 2023
Talend adds observability, enhanced ETL to data fabric suite
The vendor's Winter '23 platform update includes a host of new connectors and enhanced automation capabilities, in addition to targeting data observability and data integration. Continue Reading
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22 Feb 2023
Snowflake launches industry-specific data cloud for telecom
Designed specifically for telecom companies, the tool comes with prepackaged data sets and capabilities to enable quick onboarding and efficient data management and analytics. Continue Reading
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16 Feb 2023
Alteryx makes Analytics Cloud GA, adds new tools
A year after introducing a cloud-native version of its suite, the vendor has made the platform generally available with updates to tools such as Designer Cloud and Auto Insights. Continue Reading
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14 Feb 2023
Databricks adds new developer tool to lakehouse platform
The vendor now enables developers to build applications and models using familiar tools in their most familiar environment before loading their work into a data storage repository. Continue Reading
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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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26 Jan 2023
Data streaming platforms fuel for agile decision-making
Real-time analysis is critical as organizations try to compete amid economic uncertainty. Continuous intelligence data streaming technology is one way to do it. Continue Reading
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19 Jan 2023
DataStax acquires ML vendor as part of AI evolution
The acquisition will let customers apply machine learning to real-time events. It is a natural step toward AI technology for the vendor as it looks to stay competitive. Continue Reading
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19 Jan 2023
Qlik unveils roadmap for analytics, data integration tools
The vendor plans to increase its connectivity to SaaS applications so users can integrate data from more sources and to add new APIs for embedded BI and automation. Continue Reading
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17 Jan 2023
Overrated and underrated trends in analytics
Strong data governance frameworks are seemingly always underrated, while new data architectures such as data mesh and the promise of automated machine learning might be overrated. Continue Reading
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09 Jan 2023
Qlik acquisition of Talend adds data fabric capabilities
Through its latest purchase, the longtime analytics vendor adds data fabric and self-service data pipeline development capabilities to its existing suite of data integration tools. Continue Reading
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06 Jan 2023
5 pillars of data observability bolster data pipeline
Data observability provides holistic oversight of the entire data pipeline in an organization. Use the five pillars to ensure efficient, accurate data operations. Continue Reading
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28 Dec 2022
10 top data architect and data engineer certifications in 2023
Learn what it takes to achieve and accelerate a rewarding career in data architecture and choose from among some of the best data architect and data engineer certifications. Continue Reading
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21 Dec 2022
ThoughtSpot, DBT partner to join BI and data modeling
The analytics vendor and open source tool have already developed integrations that combine self-service BI and semantic modeling, and now plan to fine-tune their functionality. Continue Reading
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21 Dec 2022
Ascend.io tool offers free data ingestion for Snowflake users
Free Ingest encourages the vendor's customers to use its data import tools, rather than a third party's, to reduce the complexity and improve the security of data management. Continue Reading
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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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15 Dec 2022
8 data integration challenges and how to overcome them
These eight challenges complicate efforts to integrate data for operational and analytics uses. Here's why, plus advice on how to deal with them. Continue Reading
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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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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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09 Dec 2022
The differences between a data warehouse vs. data mart
Data marts and data warehouses both play key roles in the BI and analytics process. Here's how they differ and how they can be used to help drive business decisions. Continue Reading
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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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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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06 Dec 2022
AWS analytics tools help French utility go green
The cloud computing giant's suite enabled Engie SA to transition away from fossil fuels and now helps the French utility manage a network of renewable energy sources. Continue Reading
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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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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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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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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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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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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
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15 Nov 2022
MotherDuck raises $47.5M for open source DuckDB database
The database startup received new funding to build out a hybrid cloud platform that will let organizations run DuckDB both in the cloud and on premises. Continue Reading
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10 Nov 2022
Speedb data engine brings key value store to open source
The startup looks to provide a competitive alternative to RocksDB by building out its data technology and community of developers with a move to an open source methodology. Continue Reading
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09 Nov 2022
Neo4j 5 accelerates graph database queries
The cypher query language got a big boost in the Neo4j 5 database update, letting users execute more complex queries faster than with earlier releases. Continue Reading
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07 Nov 2022
Snowflake data cloud adds Python, multi-cloud collaboration
The cloud data vendor released preview updates to its platform to accelerate data queries, better support multi-cloud operations and boost developer productivity. Continue Reading
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07 Nov 2022
EdgeDB raises $15M for open source graph-relational database
The startup vendor of open source database technology raised new money to help build out a platform that aims to relieve the object-relational impedance mismatch. Continue Reading
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03 Nov 2022
Momento accelerates databases with serverless data caching
The startup has built a new platform that lets organizations more easily scale and accelerate database queries in the cloud without adding more infrastructure. Continue Reading
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03 Nov 2022
Qlik launches new cloud-based data integration platform
The new integration platform as a service joins data preparation and cataloging capabilities in one place, enabling organizations ready their data in real time for analysis. Continue Reading
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03 Nov 2022
Aerospike Cloud advances real-time database service
The database vendor has steadily advanced its core database technology in 2022 with JSON and Trino support and is now building out a new database-as-a-service platform. Continue Reading
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02 Nov 2022
Alation set to advance data intelligence with new $123M
The data intelligence vendor, which aims to help enterprises organize data with data catalog technology, sees fundraising success and market demand for its platform. Continue Reading
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01 Nov 2022
Equalum CDC Connect embeds change data capture and streaming
The CDC technology vendor expanded the reach of its real-time data integration platform that provides event data streaming to keep data moving to where it's needed. Continue Reading
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27 Oct 2022
Cinchy raises $14.5M to expand dataware data management
The startup's technology aims to help enterprises liberate data from applications where it can be locked so that users can more easily get at data from multiple locations. Continue Reading
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26 Oct 2022
InfluxDB Cloud overhauls time series database engine
InfluxData updated its InfluxDB Cloud database service with a new engine, new storage and real-time data capabilities, and expanded support for SQL queries. Continue Reading
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26 Oct 2022
Serverless PostgreSQL platform Bit.io goes GA, raises $7.5M
PostgreSQL database-as-a-service vendor launches a cloud service that integrates features designed to accelerate data migration from different sources. Continue Reading
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19 Oct 2022
RisingWave Labs raises $36M for stream processing database
Open source-based streaming database vendor looks to expand into the cloud with a database-as-a-service platform written in the Rust programming language. Continue Reading
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18 Oct 2022
Oracle Database 23c brings JSON, graph to relational database
The tech giant previewed the next major milestone for its namesake database at the CloudWorld conference, providing users with features to better work with different data models. Continue Reading
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18 Oct 2022
Oracle extends MySQL HeatWave database to the data lakehouse
The Oracle MySQL HeatWave service provides both transactional and analytics processing capabilities and now also lets users tap into data lake storage for queries. Continue Reading
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13 Oct 2022
How to reap the benefits of data integration, step by step
A new book lays out a strong case for data integration and guides readers in how to carry out this essential process. Continue Reading
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13 Oct 2022
PostgreSQL 15 advances open source relational database
The new release of the widely deployed and supported PostgreSQL platform integrates enhanced logging, data compression, SQL and data replication capabilities. Continue Reading
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13 Oct 2022
Marketing agency uses Looker to build data platform, grow
When overhauling its analytics operations, a digital marketing agency turned to analytics vendor Looker's tools to build data marts and enable self-service exploration and analysis. Continue Reading
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11 Oct 2022
Google grows data cloud capabilities for data management
The tech giant brings open source Apache Iceberg table format support to its BigLake data lake as it extends BigQuery support for unstructured data and Apache Spark. Continue Reading
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06 Oct 2022
ArangoDB expands scope of graph database platform
The database vendor extended its namesake database platform to support machine learning applications with its revamped ArangoGraph Insights Platform cloud database service. Continue Reading
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06 Oct 2022
SingleStore raises funding to fuel development, expansion
The database vendor plans to use the capital to fund product development, global expansion and marketing as well as keep some in reserve as a hedge against a potential recession. Continue Reading
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04 Oct 2022
Confluent brings designer and governance to streaming data
The streaming data platform vendor added a stream designer and new governance capabilities to its cloud service for organizations working with real-time data coming from Kafka. Continue Reading
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04 Oct 2022
Accounting giant boosts efficiency with Alteryx automation
Two years after starting a pilot program with the data and analytics vendor, the accounting firm has saved more than 100,000 work hours by automating repetitive tasks. Continue Reading
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04 Oct 2022
How to design a data architecture for business success
To gain business value from data, enterprises need to get their data architecture right – and the right business leadership and culture is critical to that Continue Reading
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28 Sep 2022
Qlik unveils pair of new integrations with Databricks
One is designed to enable joint users to easily ingest data into lakehouses, while the other aims to enable potential users to experiment with the platforms on a trial basis. Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2022
How Lufthansa is flying its data warehouse to the cloud
Moving from an on-premises data system to the cloud can be a complex operation. Lufthansa is looking to remove some of the complexity with virtualization. Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2022
Google launches trio of new tools for its data cloud
The data management and analytics tools, including new data sharing and data lake platforms, are designed to let users access more data at lower expense. Continue Reading
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21 Sep 2022
CockroachDB serverless database debuts with migration tools
After a year in preview, the database vendor is making its serverless offering generally available. It provides a new production-ready database for distributed SQL. Continue Reading
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20 Sep 2022
Imply advances Apache Druid real-time analytics database
The database vendor is continuing its effort to evolve the Apache Druid database, developing new capabilities to help users more easily load and transform data. Continue Reading
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13 Sep 2022
Oracle brings MySQL Heatwave cloud database service to AWS
The tech giant launched a new MySQL cloud database service running on AWS infrastructure that will support both analytical and transactional database workloads. Continue Reading
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09 Sep 2022
Kafka co-creator details event data streaming evolution
The open source Apache Kafka streaming technology and commercial vendor Confluent have grown over the last decade as organizations increasingly have turned to real-time data. Continue Reading
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08 Sep 2022
Snowflake, UiPath launch integration to automate data prep
The collaboration between the data cloud vendor and robotic process automation vendor will enable joint customers to automate data pipelines used to fuel business applications. Continue Reading
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31 Aug 2022
Meta and partners build Velox open source execution engine
The Facebook parent company, along with multiple contributors, including Ahana, Voltron Data and Intel, are developing a new open source technology to make data processing faster. Continue Reading
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30 Aug 2022
StarTree raises $47M for Apache Pinot-based analytics database
The vendor raised new money to continue to grow its database technology as the applications for analytics databases have expanded in recent years with more real-time data needs. Continue Reading
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24 Aug 2022
Zilliz raises $60M for open source Milvus vector database
The leading commercial backer behind the open source Milvus database project is looking to advance the technology to build out a database for AI application workloads. Continue Reading
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23 Aug 2022
InfluxData eases event streaming data collection
The new Native Collectors service in the cloud is an attempt by the time series database vendor to let users connect to message broker services and event streaming data. Continue Reading