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Surprising insight on the data governance process

Many enterprise data governance processes have been around for a while. Read on for ways a modern approach can be beneficial, and preview a new book that can update your strategy.

By Kara Joyce, Technics Publications • June 30, 2020

Databricks debuts Delta Engine built on top of Spark 3.0

At the Spark + AI Summit 2020, Starbucks and health IT vendor Cerner Corp. outlined how they use Databricks' Data Lake architecture to accelerate data analytics.

By Sean Kerner • June 25, 2020

10 chief data officer trends that are reshaping the role

The chief data officer role is appearing in more industries and changing in responsibilities. Experts talk about the ways the position is evolving across enterprises.

By George Lawton • June 25, 2020

Taking a practical approach to open source PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL database users including Ikea and Konica Minolta Healthcare detail how and why they chose to use the open source database at the Postgres Vision 2020 virtual conference.

By Sean Kerner • June 24, 2020

IBM advances its Cloudant cloud database as DBaaS grows

Adam Kocoloski, VP and CTO of IBM cloud data services, details IBM's direction and strategy for cloud databases and explains why Cloudant is changing to boost scalability.

By Sean Kerner • June 23, 2020

Trusted data is among governance, data integration benefits

Well-conceived governance programs injected with data integration tools can overcome the inherent distrust companies have in their own data stored in multiple systems.

By Andy Hayler • June 23, 2020

Yellowbrick CEO outlines hybrid path to cloud data warehouse

Neil Carson, co-founder and CEO of Yellowbrick, details the state of data warehouse market and outlines use cases for hybrid on-premises and cloud deployments.

By Sean Kerner • June 19, 2020

What is data aggregation?

Data aggregation is any process whereby data is gathered and expressed in a summary form.

By Craig Mullins • June 19, 2020

Why the open source DBaaS market is hot

Open source database vendors face an array of challenges and opportunities as they flock to the cloud with new database-as-a-service platforms.

By Sean Kerner • June 18, 2020

Apache Hudi grows cloud data lake maturity

The open source Apache Hudi project helps large organizations like Uber with stream processing capabilities that handle billions of records on data lakes every day.

By Sean Kerner • June 16, 2020

Choosing a modern data warehouse to fit your data needs

Choosing the right modern data warehouse for your enterprise data is a large task. Here are the key evaluation points to consider when choosing your platform.

By Chris Foot • June 10, 2020

Snowflake files for IPO after months of speculation

Cloud data warehouse vendor Snowflake took a major step toward going public on Tuesday, filing an initial public stock offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

By Eric Avidon • June 9, 2020

Yugabyte boosts distributed SQL database with new funding

The new CEO of Yugabyte, Bill Cook, explains why his distributed SQL database firm is growing as it raises its Series B round of funding with open source at the foundation.

By Sean Kerner • June 9, 2020

MongoDB grows with Atlas Data Lake and mobile services

MongoDB updated its namesake open source database platform to version 4.4 and released data lake and mobile data offerings.

By Sean Kerner • June 9, 2020

Data growth spawns enterprise data management system challenges

Enterprises are creating and using more data and storing more of it in the cloud. If they use that data strategically, they can improve business outcomes.

By Sean Kerner • June 5, 2020

Organization and automation ease data preparation process

By laying down proper groundwork and investing in automated checks, companies can ease the data preparation process and ensure they are getting the most out of their data.

By Joseph Carew • June 4, 2020

Snowflake expands cloud data warehouse capabilities

Snowflake is building out its platform with new integrations to enable users to more easily connect to different data sources, including Salesforce Einstein Analytics.

By Sean Kerner • June 2, 2020

GDPR, CCPA, cloud drive security management tool makeovers

As data protection and privacy laws like GDPR and CCPA take hold, data managers refine governance practices, while vendors enhance traditional big data security tools.

By George Lawton • May 29, 2020

Improving enterprise data governance with data trust

Talend users from Covanta and AutoZone provide insight into data management challenges amid growing data complexity at the Talend Connect virtual conference.

By Sean Kerner • May 29, 2020

Couchbase sees a blurring line between cloud NoSQL and SQL

Matt Cain, president and CEO of Couchbase, explains why NoSQL is part of digital transformation efforts, as his company prepares to launch a database as a service.

By Sean Kerner • May 28, 2020

Apache Pulsar joins Kafka in Splunk Data Stream Processor

Splunk is integrating open source Apache Kafka capabilities alongside Apache Pulsar support to better enable its latest Data Stream Processor release.

By Sean Kerner • May 27, 2020

Benefits of a data catalog and why you need one

Data catalogs help across enterprises, from breaking down data silos to ensuring data privacy. A new book from Technics Publications explains the benefits of data catalogs.

By Kara Joyce, Technics Publications • May 26, 2020

Instaclustr CTO on open source database as a service

Ben Bromhead, co-founder and CTO of Instaclustr, provides insight into the state of the open source database-as-a-service market as COVID-19 changes priorities and traffic flows.

By Sean Kerner • May 22, 2020

Percona users detail open source database challenges

Speakers from Shopify and LinkedIn outline open source database cloud and security challenges and best practices at the Percona Live Online conference.

By Sean Kerner • May 20, 2020

Grafana 7.0 from Grafana Labs expands data visualization

Distributed tracing data joins log metrics in Grafana 7.0 release, providing users with more ways to connect, observe and visualize data coming from different services.

By Sean Kerner • May 18, 2020