Big Data Articles
ThoughtSpot, a provider of search-driven analytics platforms, is receiving a $50 million investment, led by investor General Catalyst Partners and Geodesic Capital, to propel the company's growth.
Posted May 20, 2016
COLLABORATE, the annual conference presented each year by the OAUG, IOUG and Quest, provides the opportunity to reflect on key changes in the Oracle ecosystem and allows the users groups to engage with their constituents about the areas of greatest importance. With the COLLABORATE 16 conference now behind her, Dr. Patricia Dues, the new president of the OAUG, talked with DBTA about what OAUG members are concerned with now and how the OAUG is helping them address emerging challenges.
Posted May 20, 2016
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Posted May 18, 2016
Connect with Oracle users and IOUG Members on a more personal level close to home. IOUG Regional User Groups are a vital route to information exchange. Don't miss any opportunities to access the latest in education via face-to-face networking in your area.
Posted May 18, 2016
If you weren't able to attend COLLABORATE this year, you can still benefit from the collective wisdom and best practices our experts shared in Las Vegas. Presentations from COLLABORATE 16 - IOUG Forum are now available in the Resource Center to all paid members.
Posted May 18, 2016
Dell is updating its SharePlex database replication and near real-time data integration solution to enable users to replicate Oracle data directly to SAP HANA, Teradata, or EnterpriseDB Postgres.
Posted May 18, 2016
Syncsort is adding new capabilities to its platform, including native integration with Apache Spark and Apache Kafka. DMX-h v9 allows organizations to access and integrate enterprise-wide data with streams from real-time sources.
Posted May 18, 2016
SnapLogic is unveiling new updates to its SnapLogic Elastic Integration Platform that add the ability to integrate streaming data and power big data analytics in the cloud. The Spring 2016 release adds support for Apache Kafka, Microsoft HDInsight, and Google Cloud Storage, plus multiple enhancements that automate data shaping and management tasks.
Posted May 18, 2016
AtScale, Inc., which provides a self-service BI platform for Hadoop, has raised a Series B round of $11 million, bringing its total funding to date to $20 million. According to Bruno Aziza, chief marketing officer of AtScale, its platform is different from others in three key ways, making it applicable to use cases in an array of industries including healthcare, telecommunications, retail, and financial services.
Posted May 17, 2016
How many times have you heard the word "encryption" today? Working in the world of IT, you cannot go a day without hearing or reading about it, and organizations today can no longer turn a blind eye to it.
Posted May 16, 2016
A new report from Gartner suggests that container technology and virtualization solutions are reducing demand for x86-based computers - the workhorses of commodity processing for the past 2 decades.
Posted May 16, 2016
IBM Research has announced that for the first time ever, it is making quantum computing available to members of the public, who can access and run experiments on IBM's quantum processor via the cloud.
Posted May 16, 2016
Zerto, a data center continuity solutions provider, announced a business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR) solution that sits on IBM Cloud. The new solution offers turnkey BC/DR capabilities that protect critical IT infrastructure, and supports multiple use cases including data center migrations.
Posted May 16, 2016
CA Technologies has introduced the latest release of CA Identity Suite, its leading identity and access governance solution, designed to add real-time analytics to strengthen operational efficiencies. It also provides new personalization and mobility capabilities plus pre-configured deployment scenarios that simplify the business user experience and drive faster implementation and time-to-value.
Posted May 16, 2016
BMC, a provider of data center management tools, has released MainView for Java Environments, an integrated systems management solution that helps provide insight into how Java is consuming resources and affecting application performance on mainframes.
Posted May 16, 2016
MarkLogic has announced that MarkLogic 9 is available for early access. The latest release of the enterprise NoSQL database features enhancements in data integration, security, and manageability.
Posted May 10, 2016
Trifacta is forming a partnership with Infosys to provide its data wrangling solution for the Infosys Information Platform (IIP) as well as Infosys' other platforms and offerings. Infosys is also participating in Trifacta's growth stage financing round.
Posted May 09, 2016
EMC Corp.'s Enterprise Content Division (ECD) is releasing an upgraded version of its EMC InfoArchive platform, enhancing the ability to secure and leverage large amounts of critical data and content.
Posted May 09, 2016
Looker is releasing a new platform of apps to help business units and departments gain the information they need to run their businesses. According to the company, Looker Data Apps have been developed from years of experience building custom applications for leading companies.
Posted May 09, 2016
Sinequa has announced the general availability of Sinequa ES Version 10. Powered by machine learning capabilities, the new version aims to deliver deep analytics of contents and user behavior, and offer information with continually improving relevance to users in their work environments. In order to achieve this advancement into the world of cognitive computing, with this new version, Sinequa has integrated the Spark platform in its distributed architecture and implemented machine learning algorithms on Spark within the core of its product
Posted May 05, 2016
Alteryx is releasing a new version of its self-service data analytics solution that offers support for a greater variety of data platforms and allows business users to achieve insights in hours.
Posted May 05, 2016
The world's data has doubled in 18 months' time. The industry estimates that the global amount of storage will reach 40 ZB by 2020. Historically, storage architectures were built on solutions that could only scale vertically. This legacy approach to storage presents significant challenges to being able to store the tremendous quantities of data being created today in a way that is cost-effective and maintains high levels of performance. Today, most of the world's data centers are still using vertical scaling solutions for storage, which means that organizations are seeking alternatives that allow them to scale cheaply and efficiently in order to remain competitive. And now, with software defined storage moving forward, we see the use of more scale-out storage solutions in data centers.
Posted May 04, 2016
Oracle provides informational resources, including educational events, webcasts, and white papers.
Posted May 04, 2016
IOUG offers webcasts on a range of topics including big data, security, cloud, and many more.
Posted May 04, 2016
The Call for Papers for DOAG 2016 Conference + Exhibition is open. Now is the time to submit your abstracts - anyone can become a speaker.
Posted May 04, 2016
There is a large volume and wide diversity of data out there. But, do you know what else is vast? The skill set of a modern IT worker.
Posted May 04, 2016
The latest release of Oracle Database (12.1.0.2) offers a unique set of features that portend increases in application workload execution, especially for analytics and data warehousing queries. This release, debuts Oracle Database In-Memory which provides a new columnar format - the In-Memory Column Store (IMCS) - for data that is likely to be accessed regularly for aggregation or analysis, as well as other features such as In-Memory Aggregation and In-Memory Joins that potentially offer several orders of magnitude of performance improvement. Finally, the new In-Memory Advisor makes short work of determining exactly which database objects are most likely able to take advantage of the IMCS.
Posted May 04, 2016
Oracle has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Opower, a provider of customer engagement and energy efficiency cloud services to utilities, in a transaction valued at approximately $532 million. Separately, Oracle also announced another agreement to acquire Textura, a provider of construction contracts and payment management cloud services for in a deal valued at approximately $663 million.
Posted May 04, 2016
Revelation Software recently hosted its user conference in Orlando, Florida, for an eager crowd of developers who wanted to learn more about all aspects of the company's technology, including the much-anticipated OpenInsight 10 release.
Posted May 04, 2016
Rocket Software is releasing D3 Linux, version 10.2.0, providing users with more flexibility.
Posted May 04, 2016
Entrinsik Inc., developer of information management software, is expanding its international presence with the opening of a European office, meeting a growing need for reporting and data analysis solutions. This global expansion will allow Entrinsik to better support its existing client base in Europe, while continuing to aggressively grow the business internationally.
Posted May 04, 2016
Dell is releasing an upgraded version of its Statistica advanced analytics platform, providing tools to address Internet of Things (IoT) analytics requirements and leverage heterogeneous data environments.
Posted May 04, 2016
What makes an IT organization static or dynamic? What triggers an organization to move from one to the other? The transformation is not easy and it certainly does not happen quickly. These questions can also be asked at a personal level. As an IT professional, are you more likely to be static or dynamic?
Posted May 04, 2016
Say what you will about Oracle, it certainly can't be accused of failing to move with the times. Typically, Oracle comes late to a technology party but arrives dressed to kill.
Posted May 04, 2016
Qlik is unveiling the next version of its Qlik Sense Enterprise platform, combing enterprise readiness and governance with visualization and data preparation capabilities, according to the company.
Posted May 03, 2016
TimeXtender, a provider of data warehouse automation (DWA) software for Microsoft SQL Server, is partnering with Qlik to offer a complete data warehouse and business intelligence package to users across the globe.
Posted May 03, 2016
Analytics provider Lavastorm is partnering with Qlik, a provider of visual analytics software, to offer an integrated solution for a broader swath of users of all skill levels through Qlik Sense.
Posted May 03, 2016
For today's IT teams, cyber threats and security breaches are becoming more and more common, and, as a result, cybersecurity has quickly escalated to the top of the IT priority list. But, what is the secret to staying one step ahead of the bad guys?
Posted May 02, 2016
Qubole is announcing two major changes. It is releasing an open sourced version of its StreamX tool and forming a partnership with Looker.
Posted May 02, 2016
Led by Pivotal, GE Ventures, and GTD Capital, SnappyData has secured $3.65 million in Series A funding that will help it grow and further its technologies.
Posted April 29, 2016
Accenture and Splunk have formed an alliance that integrates Splunk products and cloud services into Accenture's application services, security, and digital offerings. The goal is to help customers improve business outcomes by mining vast amounts of application and operational data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement that were previously difficult to detect.
Posted April 28, 2016
Snowflake Computing, a provider of cloud-based data warehousing, and MicroStrategy, a provider of enterprise software platforms, are teaming up to provide cloud-enabled analytics. The collaboration will build on Snowflake's certified connectivity with MicroStrategy 10 through further product integration and go-to-market collaboration.
Posted April 28, 2016
Enabled by a partnership with Pentaho, a Hitachi Group Company, and integration with Pentaho's Big Data Integration and Analytics platform, Melissa Data's data quality tools and services can now be scaled across the Hadoop cluster to cleanse and verify data center records.
Posted April 27, 2016
Oracle provides informational resources, including educational events, webcasts, and white papers.
Posted April 27, 2016
IOUG offers webcasts on a range of topics including big data, security, cloud, and many more.
Posted April 27, 2016
Join IOUG's Exadata SIG on May 2 and 3 for the most comprehensive online Exadata event you can attend this year - and it's free!
Posted April 27, 2016
IOUG is pleased to announce the incoming members of the 2016-2017 IOUG Board of Directors. The slate of candidates was approved by the IOUG membership. Thank you for your support and participation!
Posted April 27, 2016
There is a large volume and wide diversity of data out there. But, do you know what else is vast? The skill set of a modern IT worker.
Posted April 27, 2016
Magnitude Software, a provider of Enterprise Information Management (EIM) software, unveiled a new a master data management offering designed to fuel business processes with accurate customer data for informed decision making.
Posted April 27, 2016