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Melissa Streamlines Contact Intelligence Tools to Support Remote Work Melissa, a leading provider of global data quality and address management solutions,... Read More
KX Collaborates with Databricks to Intensify Real-Time Analytics KX, a worldwide leader in real-time streaming analytics, is partnering with Databricks,... Read More
Amplitude’s Acquisition of Iteratively Strengthens Proactive Data Management Capabilities Amplitude, the Digital Optimization System, is acquiring Iteratively, a leader in... Read More
Airbyte Creates Connector Development Kit to Enable the Smooth Movement of Data Airbyte, creators of an open-source data integration platform, is releasing the Airbyte... Read More
Microsoft to Retire Azure Blockchain Service Microsoft has announced it is retiring Azure Blockchain as of September 10, 2021.... Read More
OpenText Releases Security Services that Discover Threats More Quickly OpenText is introducing OpenText Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Service to... Read More
David Weinberger Considers Knowledge in the Age of AI at Data Summit Connect 2021 At Data Summit Connect 2021, David Weinberger, author of Everyday Chaos: Technology,... Read More

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Linux Becomes a Player in the SQL Server World

If you're looking for proof of the hybrid, multi-platform nature of today's data environments, look no further than many SQL Server sites. Linux—not too long ago seen as a competitive platform to all things Microsoft—has become a platform of choice now supporting many SQL Server environments. Read More

DataKitchen’s Chris Bergh Reveals the Steps for Enterprise DataOps Success at Data Summit Connect 2021

Today, most data and analytic leaders recognize that DataOps provides the foundation for analytics excellence. From his perspective leading DataOps transformations at enterprise organizations, Chris Bergh, DataKitchen's head chef and CEO, shared steps for success in an enterprise DataOps journey at Data Summit Connect 2021. Read More

The Techniques and Technologies Bringing Agility to Enterprise Data

Today's data environments are becoming more flexible and portable than their more rigid, siloed predecessors, thanks to emerging approaches. Strategies that are the building blocks of portability, adaptability, and rapid delivery—containers, microservices, DevOps, and DataOps—are transforming the way data is managed. Read More

Vertica’s Paige Roberts Redefines the Data Warehouse at Data Summit Connect 2021

The modern data warehouse needs to support advanced analytics on multiple types of data from semi-structured to streaming. Driving BI dashboards is still at the heart of a data warehouse, but even those now demand data be current. Old-school batch ETL won't cut it. Paige Roberts, open source relations manager, Vertica, explained why and how our old definitions no longer apply, along with what changed and what drove those changes during her Data Summit Connect 2021 presentation, "Your Definition of a Data Warehouse Is Probably Wrong." Read More

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Database Elaborations

Todd Schraml

New Data (Almost) Always Rings Twice Anything worth doing, is worth doing again and again. Right? When building out and standardizing new subject areas or new sources for one's data warehouse, hub, or other analytics area, a task often initially overlooked is the logic bringing in the data. Obviously, everybody knows that the new data must be processed. What many ignore is the idea that establishing the process to bring the data in often must be done twice, or more.

DBA Corner

Craig S. Mullins

What Do You Mean by Database Performance? Even in today's modern IT environment, performance management is often conducted reactively instead of proactively. You know the drill. A client calls with a response time problem. A table space maxes out on extents. A program is running without taking commits causing all kinds of locking problems. Somebody changed an application package without checking on the new access paths and transactions are slower than before. And then somebody submitted that "query from hell" again that just won't stop running. Sound familiar?

SQL Server Drill Down

Kevin Kline

Azure SQL Database Gets More Secure with Secure Enclaves An important new set of features for security and confidential computing was announced at the recent Microsoft Ignite virtual conference and are now in public preview. Although the name doesn't exactly trip off your tongue, Always Encrypted with Secure Enclaves offers important new capabilities for organizations that need greater control and security over their data while also enjoying the agility, scalability, and productivity gains of the public cloud.

MongoDB Matters

Guy Harrison

MongoDB, meet Kubernetes Setting up a distributed MongoDB cluster by hand is a complex and error-prone process. However, MongoDB provides a Kubernetes operator, which allows such a deployment to be established within a Kubernetes cluster amazingly easily. The "operator" is a controller program that runs within the Kubernetes cluster and contains the MongoDB-specific logic for establishing MongoDB cluster topologies. One need only supply the operator with a configuration file, and the operator will do the rest—creating and configuring MongoDB nodes, setting up best-practice security, and handling the connectivity between nodes.

Next-Gen Data Management

Cleaning Dirty Data Remember, all data is dirty—you won't be able to make all of it perfect. Your focus should be on making it good enough to pass along to the next person. The first step is to examine the data and ask yourself, "Does this data make sense?" Data should tell a story or answer a question. Make sure your data does, too. Then, before you do anything else, make a copy—or backup—of your data before you make the smallest change.