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DataStax Acquires Open Source Graph Database Technology DataStax, provider of an enterprise distribution of Apache Cassandra, has acquired... Read More
VoltDB Announces Version 5.0 of In-Memory, Scale-Out Database VoltDB, which provides an in-memory, scale-out SQL database, is releasing version... Read More
BlueData Adds Option for Tachyon In-Memory Distributed Storage System BlueData Software, Inc., which provides the EPIC software platform that allows enterprises... Read More
Wizeline Offers Free Product Management Software Wizeline, a provider of data-driven product intelligence solutions that help companies... Read More
Support for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 Added to Rackspace DBA Services Rackspace has announced support for Microsoft SQL Server 2014 In-Memory Online Transaction... Read More
SnapLogic Offers New Service to Speed Data Delivery to Cloud and Big Data Applications SnapLogic, which provides iPaaS (integration platform as a service), has released... Read More
SAP Emphasizes Simplicity with New Business Suite, SAP S/4HANA SAP has announced SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA (SAP S/4HANA). The new product is... Read More

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Data Integration Evolves to Support a Bigger Analytic Vision

The data integration status quo is predicated on a model of data-at-rest. The designated final destination for data-at-rest is (and, at least for the foreseeable future, will remain) the data warehouse (DW). Traditionally, data of a certain type was vectored to the DW from more or less predictable directions—viz., OLTP systems, or flat files— and at the more or less predictable velocities circumscribed by the limitations of the batch model. Thanks to big data, this is no longer the case. Read More

5 Big Data Trends Moving into the Spotlight in 2015

It is no secret that we are in the data age. Data comes at us from all directions, in all shapes and sizes.Incumbent vendors and startups constantly add new features, build on top of emerging open source projects, and claim to solve the next wave of challenges. Within the Hadoop ecosystem alone, there are (at least) 11 Hadoop-related open source projects. Making sense of it can be a time-consuming headache. To bring clarity and peace of mind, here are the top 5 big data predictions for 2015 and beyond. Read More

How Businesses Are Driving Big Data Transformation

In 2014, we continued to watch big data enable all things "big" about data and its business analytics capabilities. We also saw the emergence (and early acceptance) of Hadoop Version 2 as a data operating platform, with cornerstones of YARN (Yet Another Resource Negotiator) and HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System). In 2015, the mainstream adoption with enterprise data strategies and acceptance of the data lake will continue as data management and governance practices provide further clarity. The cautionary tale of 2014 to ensure business outcomes drive big data adoption, rather than the hype of previous years, will likewise continue. Read More

8 Steps to Building a Modern Data Architecture

The old models of data architecture aren't enough for today's data-driven business demands. An architecture designed a decade ago, that rapidly and seamlessly moves data from production systems into data warehouses, for example, may not be capable of meeting the needs of today's real-time enterprises. Here are the 8 essential components to building a modern data architecture. Read More

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Database Elaborations

Todd Schraml

Database Design: Truth is in the Eye of the Beholder Many designers seem to approach a database design as if there is a single objective reality that circumscribes all truth and that happens to align with exactly how they see the world. Honestly, is it expected that there is an absolute truth for everything? And that single absolute truth goes from the highest level of abstraction to the lowest level of detail?

DBA Corner

Craig S. Mullins

Key Developments in Big Data, Data Management, and New Tech in 2014 In 2014, the big data drumbeat continued to pound, major DBMS vendors expanded their product offerings, Microsoft hired a new CEO, and a range of new technology offerings were introduced. In retrospect, what stands out?

SQL Server Drill Down

Kevin Kline

Converging Factors Mean Mean Major Opportunities for DBAs It's a good time to be or become a DBA, but it's going to come tougher as an employer of DBAs. There are a number of factors as to why this is true. Let's look at the factors coming to bear on the wider market.

Applications Insight

Guy Harrison

Who Watches the Smart Watch? Smart watches can perform continuous biometric validation (through pulse signatures and other cues), and are always at hand - or at least, at wrist. Coupled with the ability to continually monitor health and fitness, and perhaps even the ability to include basic phone capability, there are real advantages to be had as smart watches mature.

Next-Gen Data Management

Gerardo Dada

Is the Database Administration Profession Disappearing or Just Evolving? With the new tools available that allow companies to monitor database resources, pinpoint the root cause of problems, speed up applications, and prevent crashes, some may wonder if companies will need DBAs at all in the future. However, the risk to DBAs and technology professionals as a whole is not that their jobs are going away, but that they may opt to not take the time to understand and use the tools and technologies that will allow them to be better professionals. This can place them at a disadvantage to their peers and curtail their ability to add value to the organization, therefore limiting their careers.