Database software
With the volumes of digital data used by businesses growing at exponential rates, having the right information management and database software becomes key to corporate decision-making. While established products such as Oracle, DB2 and Informix remain widely used, open source alternatives such as MySQL and Ingres offer potential alternatives for IT managers. We examine the issues around choosing the right products and strategies for your organisation.
It’s complicated: how data integration lies at the heart of evermore complex data architectures
Data integration and preparation remains the knotty problem at the heart of many data management and business intelligence programmes. Demands on IT leaders in user organisations – especially large, complex ones – are and will continue to be equally complex and pressing as boards look to get business value from data. Read more in this e-guide.
News : Database software
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November 19, 2020
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Data silos and IT complexity stifle business potential
A study from 451 Research highlights the problems organisations face in managing data
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November 19, 2020
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Why databases are key to Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales
With each order split into multiple database transactions, ensuring the scalability and elasticity of database systems was key to the success of Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales
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November 01, 2020
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How Snowflake is charting its growth in APAC
The cloud data warehouse supplier set foot in Asia-Pacific just three years ago and has started to gain traction among large enterprises in Singapore, India and Southeast Asia
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October 12, 2020
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Software AG caught in double extortion ransomware hit
Data stolen from prominent German software company by Clop ransomware gang appears on the dark web
In Depth : Database software
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Intel Optane Persistent Memory aims to fill the gap DRAM can’t
We look at Optane and its PMem product that Intel believes will fill a big gap between memory and storage that DRAM technology just cannot deal with Continue Reading
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Mainframe storage: Three players in a market that’s here to stay
Far from disappearing, the mainframe market and the storage it needs is here to stay for some time. The three key array makers compete with high-end flash-equipped products Continue Reading
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Storage 101: Crash-consistent vs application-consistent snapshots
We look at crash-consistent and application-consistent snapshots and backup, how they are defined, the pros and cons of each and the benefits and limits of Windows VSS Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Database software
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From onerous to harmonious: MongoDB Atlas plays simultaneous multi-cloud tunes
Keen to stress its multi-tool abilities, MongoDB these days calls itself a modern ‘general purpose’ database platform company. The firm is stressing its general (i.e. width and breadth) ... Continue Reading
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Percona points to deeper DBaaS amidst cloud billing white noise
Open source database software and services company Percona is not your usual tech firm. It’s annual developer, DBA, data architect convention is a relaxed affair with a no-frills (but rich in ... Continue Reading
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Oracle Cloud: One-click instrumentation & observability is now a thing
Oracle is all about data, obviously. But the Oracle of this decade (and recent history) is more specifically all about data and information observability, autonomous control, analytics, diagnostics ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Database software
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Excel is the hammer for too many businesses’ nails
Excel is a fine piece of software, but as Public Health England found out, its ubiquity and ease of use does not make it the ideal tool for every job that involves data Continue Reading
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Facebook’s high-stakes privacy gamble goes to Dublin court
A high-wire gamble with billions in compensation at stake for European internet users – part of a complex case between Facebook and the Irish information commissioner – hides challenge to the unlawfulness of US state internet surveillance Continue Reading
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The high price of not understanding how automation works with existing software licences
Businesses must check their software licences before they introduce robotic process automation or they risk breaking the rules Continue Reading
Videos : Database software
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Big data impact on storage infrastructure
Ovum senior analyst Tim Stammers discusses how storage systems cope with large data sets and real time data access
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Video interview: Gartner chief of research, Chris Howard
In this video, Chris Howard, chief of research at Gartner, discusses why CIOs should look at cloud, mobile, big data and social computing
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Video interview: Environmental Investigation Agency using i2
In this video, Charlotte Davies from the Environmental Investigation Agency discusses how i2 is helping tackle Big Cat poaching
