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February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22
Data quality startup Superconductive raises $40M

The vendor behind the open source Great Expectations data quality technology is looking to build a commercial cloud service to help data professionals accurately profile data.
February 10, 2022 10 Feb'22
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.
February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22
Reverse ETL vendor Census raises $60M

Census raises new money as the vendor ramps up its operations to help organizations get data from data warehouses to power large-scale business applications.
February 09, 2022 09 Feb'22
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.

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data warehouse as a service (DWaaS)

Data warehouse as a service (DWaaS) is an outsourcing model in which a cloud service provider configures and manages the hardware and software resources a data warehouse requires, and the customer provides the data and pays for the managed service. Continue Reading
database as a service (DBaaS)

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data catalog

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Should you run your database on premises or in the cloud?

Use of cloud databases is surging, but there are still reasons for on-premises ones. Here's a comparison of cloud and local database architectures to help you choose. Continue Reading
data lifecycle management (DLM)

Data lifecycle management (DLM) is a policy-based approach to managing the flow of an information system's data throughout its lifecycle: from creation and initial storage to when it becomes obsolete and is deleted. Continue Reading
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Data lake governance: Benefits, challenges and getting started

A data lake that isn't well governed may become more of a swamp. Here are key benefits and challenges of data governance in a data lake, plus initial steps to take. Continue Reading
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Here are eight steps to take to improve your organization's data quality in a proactive way, before data errors and other issues cause business problems. Continue Reading
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