Database management system (DBMS) software and technology
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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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23 Aug 2022
Cloud database comparison: AWS, Microsoft, Google and Oracle
Here's a look at the rival cloud database offerings from AWS, Google, Microsoft and Oracle based on their product breadth, migration capabilities and pricing models. Continue Reading
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18 Aug 2022
Evaluating the different types of DBMS products
The various types of database software come with advantages, limitations and optimal uses that prospective buyers should be aware of before choosing a DBMS. Continue Reading
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27 Jun 2022
DBMS keys: 8 types of keys defined
Here's a guide to primary, super, foreign and candidate keys, what they're used for in relational database management systems and the differences among them. Continue Reading
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10 Feb 2022
ScyllaDB 5.0 set to advance NoSQL database capabilities
At Scylla Summit 2022, the open source NoSQL database vendor introduced upcoming services including a DBaaS as well as a new platform release, and a user outlined its application. Continue Reading
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09 Feb 2022
Starburst brings in $250M to advance data mesh aspirations
The vendor continues on its path toward an initial public offering, as demand for its open source Trino-based data lake query engine platform grows. Continue Reading
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02 Feb 2022
Onehouse emerges with managed Apache Hudi data lake service
One of the original creators of the Hudi project at Uber has launched a new company set to bring a managed service to market to operationalize cloud data lakes. Continue Reading
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01 Feb 2022
Open source database vendor MariaDB set for IPO
As cloud database-as-a-service demand grows, the open source-based relational database vendor is looking to go public, a decade after it was first forked from the MySQL database. Continue Reading
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27 Jan 2022
Google scales up Cloud Bigtable NoSQL database
Automated scalability is a key theme for the latest set of update features that Google is landing in its cloud managed NoSQL database service, providing users with more capacity. Continue Reading
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26 Jan 2022
Apache Kafka 3.1 opens up data streaming for analytics
The latest release of open source Kafka data streaming technology brings a series of new features that provide users with usability improvements for real-time data queries. Continue Reading
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25 Jan 2022
Dremio raises $160M for cloud data lake platform technology
The vendor is raising new money as demand for cloud data platform technology continues to grow as enterprises look to improve business intelligence and data analytics. Continue Reading
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21 Jan 2022
MongoDB 5.2 database improves time series capabilities
The vendor is improving on capabilities introduced in MongoDB 5.0 with an update that continues the company's push to support operational and analytics workloads. Continue Reading
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20 Jan 2022
Hudi powering data lake efforts at Walmart and Disney+ Hotstar
An open source cloud data lake platform is finding adoption at large organizations including Uber, Walmart and Disney+ Hotstar as the demands of data scale grow. Continue Reading
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19 Jan 2022
Confluent Cloud Q1 2022 update boosts event data streaming
The event streaming vendor is expanding its cloud platform with schema linking, data warehouse connectors and a load metrics API to improve scale and performance. Continue Reading
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13 Jan 2022
Observable raises $35.6M for data collaboration platform
After spending 15 years at Google, Melody Meckfessel brought at least one key lesson to her data visualization startup Observable: 'no grumpy developers.' Continue Reading
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30 Dec 2021
NoSQL database types explained: Graph
NoSQL graph databases focus on the relationships between pieces of data. Two common frameworks bring different advantages and disadvantages over other NoSQL database types. Continue Reading
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30 Dec 2021
5 challenges IT faces using open source data management
There are a variety of open source challenges for data management software, including lack of real-time BI access, miscalculating costs and underestimating the resources required. Continue Reading
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17 Dec 2021
Data forecast for 2022: Data quality and cloud convergence
Expect data quality to be a top area of investment and activity next year as the need to trust data for operations, insight and machine learning will only continue to grow. Continue Reading
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16 Dec 2021
Data management trends in 2021: More money, more cloud
In 2021, interest in the cloud data lakehouse model helped to propel multiple vendors forward as new serverless database-as-a-service systems emerged as well. Continue Reading
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16 Dec 2021
Cockroach Labs raises $278M for distributed SQL database
The cloud database vendor has appealed to enterprises with its data capabilities and continues to attract investors as the market opportunity expands. Continue Reading
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10 Dec 2021
Vendia expands serverless blockchain data sharing platform
The Vendia Share service gets new features that enable more database-type capabilities, alongside smart contracts to support complex business rules. Continue Reading
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09 Dec 2021
Why Criteo chose Aerospike real-time database
Criteo is in the process of migrating to Aerospike Database to reduce the number of servers it needs to power its global advertising marketplace from 5,000 to 600. Continue Reading
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19 Nov 2021
Starburst Enterprise brings Apache Iceberg to data lakehouse
A new Starburst Enterprise release brings in new capabilities to help organizations use the Trino SQL query engine to analyze data stored on premises and in the cloud. Continue Reading
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17 Nov 2021
Hightouch raises $40M for reverse ETL data platform
Co-founder Kashish Gupta provides insight into the data challenges that led Hightouch to develop a new approach to getting data out of data warehouses and into operational tools. Continue Reading
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16 Nov 2021
CockroachDB update scales distributed SQL database
The latest database release from Cockroach Labs focuses on providing optimized capabilities for large deployments that can handle up to a petabyte of data. Continue Reading
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16 Nov 2021
Alluxio accelerates data orchestration, raises $50M
Connecting disparate sources of data for analytics and machine learning gets faster in the vendor's latest platform update, released alongside a Series C funding round. Continue Reading
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12 Nov 2021
GraphQL use grows as organizations build out a graph layer
Apollo GraphQL is updating its graph federation capabilities as its users outline how they are using the technology to enable data and service delivery to users. Continue Reading
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09 Nov 2021
Confluent Platform 7 extends event data streaming
The event data streaming vendor builds out hybrid event streaming deployment capabilities that can help organizations with data in the cloud and on premises. Continue Reading
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08 Nov 2021
Deephaven extends real-time streaming data platform
Deephaven Data Labs has built a platform financial services organizations use to operationalize real-time data for queries and historical reporting of financial and client data. Continue Reading
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08 Nov 2021
Instaclustr open sources Shotover data layer proxy
The DBaaS vendor looks to enable developers to control and manage the flow of data from one data service to another with open source Shotover system. Continue Reading
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03 Nov 2021
Monte Carlo boosts data pipeline observability insights
The startup continues to build out its namesake platform with new capabilities to provide organizations with visibility into how and where data pipelines are being used. Continue Reading
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03 Nov 2021
NoSQL database types explained: Document-based databases
NoSQL document-based databases store information in documents with specific keys, similar to a key-value store, but with different benefits and disadvantages. Continue Reading
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03 Nov 2021
QuestDB grows time series database with $12M funding round
QuestDB co-founder and CEO details the use cases for the database platform and explains why the vendor is now raising money to grow the technology and market. Continue Reading
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02 Nov 2021
Microsoft advances Cosmos DB and previews SQL Server 2022
Microsoft is continuing to build out its cloud data services capabilities, including connecting SQL Service with data governance and analytics functions running in Azure. Continue Reading
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02 Nov 2021
EDB launches BigAnimal PostgreSQL cloud database service
The database vendor is ramping up its cloud efforts with the initial release of its platform on Microsoft Azure, with plans for other public cloud providers in the coming months. Continue Reading
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29 Oct 2021
InfluxDB users detail time series database use cases
InfluxData sees a lot of potential for its InfluxDB open source database, as the need to instrument and collect data from both physical and virtual sources continues to grow. Continue Reading
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28 Oct 2021
Yugabyte raises $188M to grow distributed SQL database
With support for both PostgreSQL and Cassandra, Yugabyte is scaling up to enabled distributed transactions with its open source-based technology platform. Continue Reading
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25 Oct 2021
Trino set to advance open source SQL query performance
The rebranding of PrestoSQL to Trino has been a boon to the open source effort, as new capabilities and adoption of the query technology are growing in 2021. Continue Reading
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22 Oct 2021
CockroachDB introduces Serverless as a cloud database option
The database vendor added a serverless option for cloud database-as-a-service deployments. Aimed at developers, the serverless model follows a cloud-native development trend. Continue Reading
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21 Oct 2021
SolarWinds expands DataOps portfolio with Database Mapper
A year after acquiring SentryOne, the IT management software vendor is out with updated tools to help organizations better understand where data came from and where it is going. Continue Reading
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20 Oct 2021
Aiven raises new funding as cloud data service demand grows
The open source cloud database-as-a-service platform vendor is seeing continued demand for Kafka as organizations increasingly need to use real-time data. Continue Reading
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19 Oct 2021
The challenges of cloud data management
Cloud platforms are expanding rapidly, causing organizations to face new cloud management challenges keeping pace with cloud data management advancements. Continue Reading
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19 Oct 2021
Couchbase Capella brings new managed DBaaS capabilities
The NoSQL database vendor launched a DBaaS platform providing a fully managed cloud database aimed at users who don't want to manage their own resources. Continue Reading
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12 Oct 2021
Google expands Cloud Spanner database with PostgreSQL
A year after it was first introduced, Google's BigQuery Omni multi-cloud data platform is now generally available as Google continues to push its data agenda in the cloud. Continue Reading
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06 Oct 2021
ArangoDB advances graph database fortunes with new funding
Claudius Weinberger, co-founder and CEO of ArangoDB, discusses why the vendor is raising money to meet the growing demand for graph database technology. Continue Reading
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30 Sep 2021
Ascend extends flex-code data connectors
The data platform vendor looks to enable organizations to more easily read and write data from different data sources with a new low-code connector framework. Continue Reading
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30 Sep 2021
PostgreSQL 14 improves open source database performance
The open source database has extended its JSON unstructured data support and enhanced its stored procedures capabilities to give users more database power. Continue Reading
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28 Sep 2021
HPE intros GreenLake data lakehouse fabric for analytics
HPE taps multiple open source technologies, including Kubernetes, Apache Spark and Delta Lake, for developing new data fabric services on its GreenLake cloud platform. Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2021
The benefits and pitfalls of cloud-based data management systems
Learn the benefits of cloud-based data management systems, common pitfalls and strategies when considering varying data levels and industry needs. Continue Reading
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22 Sep 2021
NoSQL database types explained: Column-oriented databases
Learn about the uses of column-oriented databases and the large data model, data warehouses and high-performance querying benefits the NoSQL database brings to organizations. Continue Reading
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21 Sep 2021
Nutanix boosts data management services in the cloud
Nutanix is aiming to make it easier to manage, deploy and protect data and databases across hybrid and multi-cloud environments with a series of product updates. Continue Reading
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15 Sep 2021
Kafka streaming data gets governance from Confluent
Apache Kafka event streaming from Confluent helps online grocery provider Instacart deliver milk to customers when they need it, by helping to power real-time inventory updates. Continue Reading
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15 Sep 2021
StreamNative raises $23M for Apache Pulsar data streaming
Leading vendor behind the open source event streaming project raised new funds to help build out a cloud platform for event data and message streaming. Continue Reading
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13 Sep 2021
Materialize brings streaming SQL database to the cloud
To date, streaming database startup Materialize has not had a managed cloud service -- but that's changing, with a preview of the company's cloud DBaaS platform. Continue Reading
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31 Aug 2021
Databricks raises $1.6B more to boost data lakehouse
Investors are super confident in the growth potential for cloud data management and analytics as the impact of the Snowflake IPO continues to ripple through the industry. Continue Reading
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31 Aug 2021
Apache Drill improves big data SQL query engine
Open source SQL query engine gets new release that will expand the number of data sources that can be queried, including Elasticsearch, Splunk and Apache Cassandra. Continue Reading
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27 Aug 2021
Rockset advances real-time streaming data SQL queries
Rockset previews new features in its cloud database platform to help organizations more easily use real-time data to support data analytics and business intelligence. Continue Reading
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25 Aug 2021
Cribl brings in $200M to advance data lake observability
Cribl looks to grow its LogStream platform capabilities with new funding that will help the vendor grow operations and advance its data lake visibility technology. Continue Reading
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20 Aug 2021
With Amazon MemoryDB, AWS takes aim at Redis in the cloud
The tech giant is offering its users a new managed Redis-compatible in-memory database platform that will compete against services from Redis, Google and Microsoft. Continue Reading
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17 Aug 2021
NoSQL database types explained: Key-value store
Learn about the benefits and detriments of utilizing a key-value store -- a simply designed NoSQL database that can potentially improve data processing speeds and scalability. Continue Reading
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17 Aug 2021
Apollo GraphQL raises $130M to enable graph layer
The CEO and co-founder of a graph layer vendor provides insight into the growing need for the graph layer as a data technology to help connect the front end to the back end. Continue Reading
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17 Aug 2021
Confluent builds out Kafka event streaming platform
Confluent aims to make it easier for users to query data in motion coming from Apache Kafka, with the ksqlDB pull query capability in its cloud platform update. Continue Reading
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16 Aug 2021
MongoDB CTO's view of data challenges
The database vendor CTO discusses cloud migration, organizational structure and collaboration, go-to-market challenges organizations face, and the value of a chief data officer. Continue Reading
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09 Aug 2021
Best practices for cloud database management systems
Learn best practices to streamline cloud database management to benefit business performance, compliance audits and business continuity. Continue Reading
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04 Aug 2021
Varada scales cloud data platform with new release
Varada realized it needed more flexibility to help its users scale its data lake query platform, so it added elasticity capabilities to help meet that demand. Continue Reading
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03 Aug 2021
Ahana raises $20M for Presto cloud data lake query tech
Ahana looks to grow the market for its open source-based cloud data query engine as the volume of stored data that organizations want to analyze continues to expand. Continue Reading
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30 Jul 2021
Couchbase NoSQL database adds relational capabilities
With its latest update, Couchbase introduced features that bring the equivalent of tables and schema to its database to reduce friction for those moving from a relational database. Continue Reading
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27 Jul 2021
Apache Cassandra 4.0 advances open source database
Among the new features in the open source Cassandra database update are virtual tables that help operators improve performance and optimize operations. Continue Reading
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22 Jul 2021
Couchbase IPO brings NoSQL database to the stock market
Couchbase makes a move into the public markets with a Nasdaq listing as it continues to develop its NoSQL database technology that runs on premises and in the cloud. Continue Reading
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14 Jul 2021
Hazelcast Platform integrates data grid and event streaming
Hazelcast's new technology will provide a unified SQL query engine on a single cluster that will allow users to query both real-time data and data at rest. Continue Reading
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13 Jul 2021
MongoDB 5.0 expands open source document database operations
At the MongoDB.live 2021 virtual conference, the vendor unveiled its next-generation database platform with more time-series data support and live re-sharding capabilities. Continue Reading
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09 Jul 2021
Rockset adds MySQL connector to real-time indexing database
Rockset made a set of connectors for MySQL and PostgreSQL generally available. The tools enable real-time data indexing for analytics on transactional data. Continue Reading
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08 Jul 2021
Silk advances cloud data migration with $55M funding round
Silk has developed a virtualized data system that abstracts cloud resources, helping organizations port their on-premises databases to the cloud. Continue Reading
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25 Jun 2021
Fivetran looks to Teleport Data for database replication
Fivetran is expanding its data integration capabilities with data validation technology that takes a different approach than change data capture for database replication. Continue Reading
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23 Jun 2021
SingleStore updates unified database platform
The database vendor formerly known as MemSQL is out with a major update that adds new storage and multicolumn key support functionality to its unified database platform. Continue Reading
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23 Jun 2021
PlanetScale CEO discusses $30M funding for cloud database
The CEO and co-founder of PlanetScale, Jiten Vaidya, outlines the challenges and opportunities for his firm's open source distributed SQL cloud database. Continue Reading
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17 Jun 2021
Neo4j raises $325M in funding to advance graph database
Emil Eifrem, CEO and co-founder of Neo4j, discusses how the graph database vendor is seeing growing demand for its technology, with applications for data science and supply chain. Continue Reading
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04 Jun 2021
Dremio accelerates data lake operations with Dart Initiative
The cloud data lake engine platform vendor looks to accelerate queries with its Dart Initiative, which uses a query cache plan to optimize SQL queries against data lakes. Continue Reading
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26 May 2021
Databricks opens up data lakes for data sharing
At its virtual Data + AI Summit, the AI vendor detailed new capabilities to make information stored in cloud data lakes more accessible and secure. Continue Reading
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26 May 2021
Microsoft builds distributed ledger for Azure SQL database
The tech giant debuted new database services, including more security for Azure Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL, and a distributed ledger for Azure SQL. Continue Reading
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20 May 2021
CockroachDB version 21.1 simplifies distributed SQL database
Cockroach Labs updated its database platform with enhanced capabilities giving database administrators more control over where and how data is distributed around the world. Continue Reading
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18 May 2021
PlanetScale launches new database-as-a-service platform
The main vendor behind the open source Vitess distributed SQL cloud platform for MySQL is out with a new cloud platform that will integrate well with developer-based workflows. Continue Reading
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13 May 2021
ChaosSearch brings SQL to cloud data lake platform
The cloud data lake engine provider expands beyond log search, with a multi-model API that now includes SQL query execution for analytics and BI. Continue Reading
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06 May 2021
MariaDB expands SkySQL cloud database for high availability
The Xpand distributed SQL capability is now generally available on the MariaDB SkySQL DBaaS, providing users with more performance and scalability. Continue Reading
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05 May 2021
Future of data management is in the cloud
Organizations are increasingly moving their data management efforts to the cloud with cloud database systems set to produce the majority of revenue by 2022. Continue Reading
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29 Apr 2021
Building a big data architecture: Core components, best practices
To process the infinite volume and variety of data collected from multiple sources, most enterprises need to get with the program and build a multilayered big data architecture. Continue Reading
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27 Apr 2021
Oracle Enterprise Manager 13.5 unifies database management
The updated tool introduces a database workload analyzer feature to help administrators optimize operation on premises and in the cloud. Continue Reading
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23 Apr 2021
Establish big data integration techniques and best practices
A big data integration strategy departs from traditional techniques, embraces several data processes working together and accounts for the volume, variety and velocity of data. Continue Reading
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22 Apr 2021
Redis Labs previews future database and caching features
Open source database vendor previews a series of upcoming improvements as Redis users at RedisConf 2021 provide insights into how they are using the technology today. Continue Reading
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20 Apr 2021
Era Software raises $15.25M for enterprise data management
The startup that began as the EraDB time series database is advancing its efforts with new funding and a cloud service for its EraSearch data management platform. Continue Reading
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20 Apr 2021
Dgraph GraphQL database users detail graph use cases
Graph DB vendor Dgraph Labs is expanding its AWS cloud footprint with new regions and adding change data capture capabilities in its latest open source release. Continue Reading
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19 Apr 2021
Pandemic triggered data security movement to DBaaS
Database-as-a-service technology has aided enterprises tasked with keeping data secure with IT professionals working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue Reading
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06 Apr 2021
Upsolver raises $25M for no-code data lake platform
Upsolver's CEO discusses why the vendor is raising new money to advance its cloud data lake go-to-market efforts, and technologies such as the open source Presto query engine. Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2021
Aiven set to grow open source database-as-a-service platform
There is no shortage of challenges and competition in the open source database market, but Aiven CTO Heikki Nousiainen sees opportunities for growth. Continue Reading
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26 Mar 2021
Top open source database advantages for enterprises
Open source databases typically offer lower upfront costs and more community support and, in recent years, have offered strong competition to commercial database offerings. Continue Reading
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24 Mar 2021
CrateDB 4.5 takes distributed SQL database open source
The distributed SQL database vendor is out with a new version of its CrateDB database that brings improved security and management features for on-premises and cloud deployments. Continue Reading
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17 Mar 2021
Instaclustr acquires Credativ to boost managed databases
The managed open source database services vendor is looking to grow its platform offering by bringing in new expertise to enable PostgreSQL deployments. Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2021
Starburst and Varada partner for Trino data platform effort
Managing Trino, the open source project formerly known as PrestoSQL, could get easier and faster with a new partnership from two leading vendors in the market. Continue Reading
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05 Mar 2021
Oracle Database 21c looks for adoption of blockchain tables
Blockchain isn't just for cryptocurrency. The technology can be an additional layer of security and authenticity enabling an immutable transaction ledger in a relational database. Continue Reading
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04 Mar 2021
Yugabyte raises $48M to build out distributed SQL database
The leader of a young open source database company explains why the vendor is raising new money as the demand for cloud scalability continues to grow. Continue Reading
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02 Mar 2021
Microsoft ignites Apache Cassandra Azure service
Microsoft rolled out a series of enhancements for the company's cloud data efforts, including updates to Azure Cosmos DB and a new database service for Cassandra. Continue Reading
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26 Feb 2021
Open source database migration guide: How to transition
Open source database transitions have been on the rise as they prove to be worthy competitors to commercial database options, but that transition requires strategy and user buy-in. Continue Reading