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Cloudera and Hortonworks combo to push CDP, machine learning

Two wunderkinds of Hadoop have formalized their merger. Cloudera and Hortonworks say they will place special focus on AI as they chart the stand-alone vendor's future.

By Jack Vaughan • Jan. 15, 2019

IBM Weather Channel location data use spurs privacy concerns

IBM CEO Ginni Rometty pushed real-time weather data mining for travel and other uses, even as the Los Angeles city attorney is suing IBM's Weather Company unit over its sharing of location data with business partners.

By Jack Vaughan • Jan. 10, 2019

Data management trends for 2019: Governance, DataOps, cloud

Better data governance, increased cloud use and wider DataOps adoption head the list of trends for data management teams to plan for in 2019, IT analysts say.

By Jack Vaughan • Dec. 28, 2018

Datawatch Swarm on path to combine data prep, analytics

Datawatch plans to add analytics and data visualization tools to its Swarm data preparation platform, starting with integration capabilities in a Swarm 2.2 release.

By Craig Stedman • Dec. 18, 2018

SQL Server 2019 improves Linux, container support

The SQL Server 2019 release includes new big data integration features, a collection of database engine enhancements and improved Linux and container support.

By Michael Otey • Dec. 17, 2018

Data companies vie to fill spots in AWS cloud data lineup

Third-party vendors that offer data platforms to AWS users tout hedges against cloud lock-in. But they must both compete and collaborate with the cloud leader.

By Jack Vaughan • Dec. 14, 2018

FaunaDB distributed cloud database hunts transactional NoSQL

Startup Fauna has built a "relational NoSQL" database for distributed transaction processing. Data consistency and speedy builds attracted early user ShiftX.

By Jack Vaughan • Dec. 10, 2018

Don’t let blockchain complexity bog down business applications

Enterprise blockchain applications that run in a controlled environment don't require some of the components of cryptocurrency networks, explains expert David Teich.

By David Teich • Nov. 30, 2018

Amazon Timestream, QLDB aim to grab more DBMS users for AWS

Built-for-purpose databases target general ones, especially in the cloud. At re:Invent 2018, AWS added time-series and transaction ledger databases to expand its line.

By Jack Vaughan • Nov. 30, 2018

Trifacta data prep tool helps blend disparate data sources

Handling diverse data sources usually consumes precious developer time. That led healthcare CRM company SymphonyRM to hand the data prep task to business analysts.

By Jack Vaughan • Nov. 20, 2018

How data duplication in healthcare is diagnosed

Electronic health record systems have helped reduce duplicate patient data in hospitals -- but they haven't cured the problem. Find out how organizations are addressing the issue.

By Andy Hayler • Nov. 16, 2018

5 FAQs on SQL Server containers and how to manage them

Running SQL Server in containers creates new challenges for database administrators. The answers to these questions can guide you through some of them.

By Michael Otey • Nov. 15, 2018

The Power BI-PowerShell cmdlet cheat sheet

DBAs can manage Power BI data sets, workspaces and reports with PowerShell. Using the two tools together makes for a more efficient and effective workflow.

By Brien Posey • Nov. 15, 2018

Azure Data Studio (formerly SQL Operations Studio)

Azure Data Studio is a Microsoft tool, originally named SQL Operations Studio, for managing SQL Server databases and cloud-based Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Data Warehouse systems.

By Lindsay Moore • Nov. 13, 2018

IBM-Red Hat deal highlights changes due in data processing

The IBM acquisition of Red Hat marks a watershed in computer architecture. The duo says it can rebuild data applications in new ways. This news analysis explores what's coming.

By Jack Vaughan • Nov. 6, 2018

The most useful new features in Microsoft SQL Server 2019

SQL Server 2019 includes welcome new features, particularly updates to its indexing and high availability capabilities and added SQL Server on Linux functionality.

By Brien Posey • Oct. 31, 2018

How to build a master data index: Static vs. dynamic indexing

Expert David Loshin explores the differences between static and dynamic indexing in master data management systems, and which queries each approach can support.

By David Loshin • Oct. 31, 2018

How deterministic and probabilistic matching work

Expert David Loshin explores the benefits and challenges of the two classes of record matching in master data management systems: deterministic matching vs. probabilistic matching.

By David Loshin • Oct. 31, 2018

SQL vs. NoSQL: What do you know about the database designs?

The decision to use a SQL database or a NoSQL database can be made wisely only if the ins and outs of both are understood. See how well you know the database architectures.

By Maxine Giza • Oct. 30, 2018

Neo4j graph database targets AI use cases, performance

The Neo4j graph database is poised for use in AI applications, in which understanding data can stymie efforts. Recent updates target AI needs and performance issues.

By Jack Vaughan • Oct. 23, 2018

11 features to look for in data quality management tools

As the need for quality data has increased, so have the capabilities of data quality tools. Learn how collaboration, data lineage and other features enable data quality.

By David Loshin • Oct. 16, 2018

MarkLogic Data Hub Service aims to ease cloud use of NoSQL DBMS

MarkLogic rolled out a cloud-service version of its NoSQL database management system, a move designed to make the technology more cost-effective for cloud users.

By Craig Stedman • Oct. 12, 2018

Cloud buoys data microservices -- for on-premises systems, too

Data in a microservices architecture is percolating anew. This news analysis looks at IBM Cloud Private for Data and other means to harmonize data in public and private locations.

By Jack Vaughan • Oct. 11, 2018

Cloudera-Hortonworks merger narrows Hadoop users’ options

Hadoop users will have fewer choices as big data rivals Cloudera and Hortonworks unite. But the new company may be more competitive with AWS and Google.

By Jack Vaughan • Oct. 4, 2018

What is an enterprise data strategy?

Defining a data strategy can help focus an organization's data management initiatives -- but it isn't the same as data governance. Expert Anne Marie Smith explains why.

By Anne Marie Smith, Ph.D. • Sept. 27, 2018