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A look at the leading operational database management systems

The market for operational DBMS products can be confusing, especially with so many choices. But knowing your application requirements can help point you in the right direction.

By Craig Mullins • Feb. 10, 2017

Options for scaling out SQL Server applications to boost workloads

Scaling out a database to meet the needs of a heavy processing workload can be a challenge. Here are details on the SQL Server scalability methods available to ease the process.

By Brien Posey • Jan. 19, 2017

What are key features for choosing the best ETL tools for your needs?

Choosing the right ETL tool for your data integration requirements can be a challenge. Here's a rundown on what to look for in ETL software and potential vendors to consider.

By Craig Stedman • Dec. 21, 2016

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 relational DBMS overview

Microsoft SQL Server 2016 for Windows comes in four editions, with updates that include a new stretch database feature, Polybase, dynamic data masking and more.

By Craig Mullins • Dec. 5, 2016

Reltio master data management architecture rides graph analytics wave

An onslaught of unstructured data, social and otherwise may change the nature of master data management platforms. Reltio Cloud may stand as an indicator.

By Jack Vaughan • Oct. 24, 2016

Examining the top data governance tools on the market

Expert John Ladley examines the leading data governance software products, comparing and contrasting their features to help you determine which tool will best meet your needs.

By John Ladley • Sept. 28, 2016

Alation Data Catalog helps provide collaborative data governance

Alation Data Catalog provides business analysts and data stewards with search and discovery, governance and collaboration functionality, and automates many data governance tasks.

By Sue Hildreth • Sept. 19, 2016

HPE sells Vertica analytics, thanks to the growth of open source software

HPE is paring down its software holdings, including analytical database software in the Vertica line and other big data tools. A sale to Micro Focus is due to close next year, leaving users in some limbo for now.

By Jack Vaughan • Sept. 15, 2016

What you should know about Collibra Data Governance Center

Collibra Data Governance Center is a repository- and workflow-oriented data governance platform that also offers features for data management and data stewardship.

By T.J. Houpes • Aug. 29, 2016

How to narrow down your choices for buying a data governance tool

Evaluating and selecting a data governance tool depends on not only features and functionality, but also how you will use the tool to add value to your organization.

By John Ladley • Aug. 25, 2016

Exploring the features of Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c

Cloud Control, a feature of Oracle Enterprise Manager 13c, can be used to monitor and manage databases, middleware, infrastructure and hardware running on-premises or in the cloud.

By Craig Mullins • July 8, 2016

Inside BMC’s database performance tools for DB2 for z/OS

BMC offers several tools to help DBAs manage and prevent critical performance issues in DB2 for z/OS, as well as monitoring options for other vital mainframe subsystems.

By Craig Mullins • July 6, 2016

Inside the SAP Data Services data integration tool

SAP Data Services can be used alone or with other SAP products to provide data integration, transformation, data quality, data profiling and text data processing.

By Rick Sherman • June 29, 2016

An overview of the Pentaho Data Integration platform

The Pentaho Data Integration platform enables organizations to integrate, blend, convert and transform data from any data source across their entire enterprise.

By Rick Sherman • June 29, 2016

Examining the functions and features of database performance tools

To help you determine which tools your organization needs, it's important to review the primary features and functionality of the three database performance tools categories.

By Craig Mullins • June 17, 2016

Three indicators that could signal database performance issues

Database performance monitoring and management tools can be used to mitigate issues and help organizations be more proactive, so they can avoid performance problems and outages.

By Craig Mullins • June 8, 2016

What you need to know about Oracle Data Integrator 12c

Oracle Data Integrator 12c works with several other Oracle products to leverage the capabilities of RDBMSs for processing and transforming data.

By Rick Sherman • June 3, 2016

What you need to know about database performance software

Database performance software identifies bottlenecks and points of contention, monitors workload and throughput, and manages system and DBMS resource usage.

By Craig Mullins • May 12, 2016

Inside the MapR Hadoop distribution for managing big data

The MapR Hadoop distribution replaces HDFS with its proprietary file system, MapR-FS, which is designed to provide more efficient management of data, reliability and ease of use.

By Abie Reifer • April 26, 2016

What to know about the IBM Information Governance Catalog

IBM's Information Governance Catalog provides organizations with a workflow-oriented data governance tool for organizing, managing and accessing their data assets.

By T.J. Houpes • April 21, 2016

Five factors to help select the right data warehouse product

How big is your company, and what resources does it have? What are your performance needs? Answering these questions and others can help you select the right data warehouse platform.

By Craig Mullins • March 22, 2016

A look inside the SAP IQ column-oriented database

The SAP IQ column-oriented database is designed for large data warehouses that require high scalability, rapid data loading and optimal query performance.

By Craig Mullins • March 10, 2016

Examining the Teradata Data Warehouse

With both relational and columnar options, the Teradata Active Enterprise Data Warehouse gives companies an efficient, scalable appliance they can deploy in-house or in the cloud.

By Craig Mullins • March 9, 2016

Evaluating the key features of data warehouse platforms

Choosing between the different types of data warehouse platforms can be simplified once you know which deployment option best meets your project requirements.

By Craig Mullins • Feb. 24, 2016

What to expect from Oracle Exadata Database Machine

Oracle Exadata Database Machine combines hardware and software to enable analytics, batch, reporting and other tasks to run simultaneously within and across databases.

By Craig Mullins • Feb. 17, 2016