Data Center Management Articles
IonQ, a leader in the quantum computing industry, is debuting two rack-mounted solutions that introduce quantum capabilities to existing infrastructures: IonQ Forte Enterprise and IonQ Tempo.
Posted September 27, 2023
Experts from Quest joined DBTA's webinar, From Oracle to Postgres: Some Modern Database Architectures & Seamless Transitions, to discuss the latest of Quest's Postgres-based offerings finding considerable success in a post-Oracle world.
Posted September 27, 2023
SAP announced that Amadeus has successfully transitioned its main SAP software infrastructure to the cloud through the RISE with SAP solution, marking a significant milestone for one of the world's leading technology companies for the travel and tourism industry in its digital transformation journey. Leveraging RISE with SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, Amadeus transitioned its internal processes to the cloud with Microsoft Azure to improve operational resilience and evolve its operations to a cloud operations-based model.
Posted September 27, 2023
The role of the database administrator (DBA) has always been crucial to ensuring that databases are properly organized, secured, and optimized. But recent years have seen many significant changes in the field of database administration. Before talking about how it is changing, let's start by defining it. Database administration (or DBA) refers to the set of tasks and processes involved in managing and maintaining database systems (and the applications and users that access them). This includes everything from designing and creating databases to deploying, monitoring, and securing data across the enterprise.
Posted September 27, 2023
Vultr, the world's largest privately held cloud computing platform, is unveiling the Vultr GPU Stack and Container Registry, tackling the issues associated with configuring and provisioning GPUs, as well as the daunting task of ensuring that AI and machine learning (ML) models are secure and compliant.
Posted September 26, 2023
SolarWinds, the provider of simple, powerful, secure observability, and IT management software, is unveiling a series of new service management and database observability solutions that are engineered to forward positive business outcomes while maximizing the productivity of IT environments.
Posted September 25, 2023
Pliable, an AI-powered SaaS platform that simplifies organizing and leveraging data without an engineer, is coming out of stealth with a $2.5 million seed round led by Resolute Ventures, enabling the company to expand its team and platform to create a single source of truth for anyone to streamline their data processes.
Posted September 25, 2023
After the New Albany City Council approved a resolution for the construction of new data centers, Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, will move forward with plans for new investment in New Albany. The new data centers will support computer servers, networking equipment and the AWS technology that helps people connect to friends and family, work remotely, shop online, and stream movies, TV shows, music, and video games.
Posted September 25, 2023
GLP Pte Ltd. (GLP), a leading global business builder, developer, owner and operator of logistics real estate, data centers, and renewable energy, is launching Ada Infrastructure, a new global data center business founded on a commitment to being a positive force for technology, people, and the planet. Serving the digital infrastructure needs of hyperscale companies and large global enterprises, Ada Infrastructure launches with 850 megawatts (MW) of secured IT capacity across Japan, the U.K., and Brazil, and nearly 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of total future capacity.
Posted September 25, 2023
ibi, a scalable data and analytics software platform, is releasing ibi Open Data Hub for Mainframe, introducing a breakthrough solution for organizations struggling with data retrieval from legacy data environments. According to the company, the offering revolutionizes the access and utilization of mainframe data by directly bringing this data into web-based business analytics capabilities.
Posted September 25, 2023
Building on its mission to protect customer data from threats, IBM is launching a guarantee to recover immutable snapshot data in 60 seconds or less, enabling businesses to persist through a ransomware attack protected by the IBM FlashSystem with Safeguarded Copy immutable snapshot. The Safeguarded Copy feature in IBM FlashSystem enables clients to make scheduled immutable snapshots, while preserving changes to data up to the time of the snapshot.
Posted September 25, 2023
MotherDuck, builder of the serverless, easy-to-use data analytics platform based on open source database DuckDB, is announcing the results of its Series B funding round, accumulating a total of $52.5 million and bringing its total funding to date to $100 million.
Posted September 22, 2023
Dan DeMers, CEO of Cinchy, and Frank Liu, head of AI and ML at Zilliz, joined DBTA's webinar, Unlocking the Power of Real-Time, AI and ML, to guide viewers through strategies and technologies for successful modernization which ultimately enable organizations to cater to the needs of modern data while overcoming its various challenges.
Posted September 22, 2023
The boom in generative AI interest serves as a visible tipping point in the yearslong journey of the enterprise embracing the power of data interaction through natural language processing (NLP). In recent years, NLP has undergone significant changes that have made it increasingly easier for users at all skill levels to handle and explore data without being a data scientist.
Posted September 20, 2023
Acceldata, the data observability company, is announcing its recent acquisition of Bewgle, the cutting-edge AI platform, expanding the former's observability technology into the realm of AI and large language models (LLMs).
Posted September 19, 2023
Vectra AI, the AI-driven cyber threat detection and response provider, is unveiling the Vectra AI Platform on CrowdStrike's Marketplace, bringing Vectra's integrated signal technology to CrowdStrike's one-stop destination for third party security products.
Posted September 18, 2023
In DBTA's recent webinar, Tamr + Google: The Secret to Boosting Data Confidence at Novocure, experts from their respective companies highlighted a real case of legacy system insufficiency, where a data product strategy revolutionized an otherwise insecure data infrastructure.
Posted September 18, 2023
ngrok, the API-first Ingress-as-a-Service platform, is debuting the ngrok Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), a traffic distributor that enhances the performance and resiliency of applications without burdening ITOps.
Posted September 15, 2023
Pegasystems Inc., the low-code platform provider empowering the world's leading enterprises to Build for Change, is releasing the general availability of Pega Infinity '23, offering new capabilities that help organizations get closer to becoming an autonomous enterprise by unifying AI and automation to promote self-optimization that drives maximum efficiency and effectiveness.
Posted September 15, 2023
Experts joined DBTA's roundtable webinar, Data Security and Governance in the Cloud Era, to explore the latest technologies and best practices for navigating the cloud with security and governance in mind.
Posted September 14, 2023
Gigamon, the leading deep observability company, is announcing Gigamon Precryption, an automated solution that grants unobscured visibility into encrypted traffic across virtual machine (VM) or container workloads.
Posted September 14, 2023
As the world slowly transitions to a post-covid landscape, organizations are looking at what the "new normal" is shaping up to be. To support organizations in navigating through new challenges and a rapidly evolving big data ecosystem, Big Data Quarterly presents 2023's "Big Data 75," a list of companies driving innovation and expanding what is possible in terms of collecting, storing, and extracting value from data.
Posted September 13, 2023
JFrog, the Liquid Software company and creators of the JFrog Software Supply Chain Platform, is announcing a myriad of new capabilities—ranging from machine learning (ML) management to DevOps-centric security and automation—that will be added to its platform.
Posted September 13, 2023
According to a report published by Allied Market Research, the global mainframe market was estimated at $2.09 billion in 2017, and is expected to hit $2.90 billion by 2025, registering a CAGR of 4.3% from 2018-2025. Growth in demand for high-performance computing, development of IoT landscape, and rise in adoption of the mainframe as a service fuel the growth of the global mainframe market. On the other hand, lack of mainframe skilled professionals and high costs restrain the growth to certain extent.
Posted September 13, 2023
Cisco, the worldwide technology leader that securely connects everything to make anything possible, is launching Cisco Secure Application (known previously as Security Insights for Cloud Native Application Observability) on the Cisco Full-Stack Observability Platform. With this availability, Cisco customers can merge the efforts of application and security teams to develop and deploy modern applications securely.
Posted September 12, 2023
Sentra, the cloud data security leader, is announcing the integration of large language models (LLMs) into its data classification engine, re-envisioning data security as even more proactive, contextual, and visible. The addition of LLMs into Sentra's data classification engine enables enterprises to preventively reduce the data attack surface—no matter where it exists in the multi-cloud—through a variety of new capabilities.
Posted September 12, 2023
Unisphere and DBTA, in partnership with Radiant Advisors, gathered real-world experts to discuss and evaluate popular data architecture plans in DBTA's recent webinar, 2023 Modern Data Architecture Trends: New Market Research and Guidance, using its latest market study on these innovative strategies and technologies.
Posted September 11, 2023
BMC, a global leader in software solutions for the Autonomous Digital Enterprise, released findings from its 18th annual mainframe survey, further reinforcing the value of the mainframe and its continued growth as a platform. According to BMC, a newfound appreciation for the mainframe's resilience and scalability emerged from the heavy reliance on technology through the shifting digital landscape resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted September 11, 2023
Google is building a $600 million data center in Mesa, Arizona, the latest infrastructure project to help support the company's efforts in artificial intelligence and cloud business computing. According to the company, the new data center will help power things like Google Search, Gmail, Maps, Google Cloud, and other products and services.
Posted September 11, 2023
Rocket Software, a global technology leader that develops enterprise software for some of the world's largest companies, is acquiring B.O.S., a leading German-based software company that provides data integration solutions. B.O.S.' flagship product, tcVISION, now called Rocket Data Replicate and Sync, will join Rocket Software's portfolio of modernization products that add scale, flexibility, and security to an organization's existing infrastructure.
Posted September 11, 2023
IBM is expanding the IBM Cloud Security and Compliance Center, a suite of modernized cloud security and compliance solutions designed to help enterprises mitigate risk and protect data across their hybrid, multi-cloud environments and workloads. Research from IBM revealed that more than 77% of global business leaders have adopted a hybrid cloud approach, yet more than half of respondents are still concerned about security and believe compliance in the cloud is too difficult to maintain.
Posted September 11, 2023
Experts from Redis, Quest, and BMC joined DBTA's webinar, Achieving Greater Agility: Emerging Trends in Data Management and DevOps, to explore the ways in which enterprises are successfully adopting and leveraging DevOps and data management in tandem, particularly in the case of utilizing cloud native apps, microservices, and containerization.
Posted September 11, 2023
InfluxData, the creator of the time series platform InfluxDB, is unveiling InfluxDB Clustered, the self-managed iteration of the company's time series database for on-premises or private cloud deployments.
Posted September 08, 2023
Qmulos, a next-generation compliance, security, and risk management automation provider, is updating its flagship technology platform, Q-Compliance V4.3.0, an all-in-one solution that optimizes risk management efforts with real-time continuous monitoring. The upgrades introduce new versions of supporting apps and technical add-ons for data onboarding, assessment, and continuous monitoring of controls.
Posted September 07, 2023
Nutanix, the hybrid multi-cloud computing company, is announcing the Nutanix GPT-in-a-Box, a full-stack software-defined AI-ready platform that accelerates AI and machine learning (ML) innovation in the enterprise.
Posted September 06, 2023
Cloud computing has revolutionized the way businesses operate and has fundamentally changed the role of database administrators (DBAs). Traditionally, DBAs have been responsible for the installation, maintenance, and management of on-prem databases. However, in the age of cloud computing, DBAs are required to adapt to new technologies, methodologies, and tools.
Posted September 06, 2023
Sida Shen, product marketing manager at CelerData, joined DBTA's webinar, Go Pipeline-Free With Real-Time Analytics, to explore how to build pipeline-free platforms with open source software, regardless of experience level, while still delivering real-time analytics.
Posted August 31, 2023
Google announced it is expanding the Duet AI in Google Cloud preview with new capabilities, offering AI assistance across a wide range of Google Cloud products and services to serve more cloud users—spanning developers, operators, data practitioners, and cybersecurity professionals. Being a critical part of Google's overall AI effort, Duet AI is revolutionizing the way users work with Google Cloud, which helps customers boost their productivity, gain competitive advantages, and ultimately improve the bottom line, according to the company.
Posted August 31, 2023
UnifyCloud, a global ISV and cloud solutions provider focused, is providing an integration with Google Cloud to its CloudAtlas platform, now offering the CloudAtlas platform to partners focused on migrating infrastructure to Google Cloud. UnifyCloud has joined the Google Cloud Partner Advantage program, offering the CloudAtlas platform to help partners and clients efficiently assess infrastructure, applications, and databases for cloud readiness, options, effort, and cost with comprehensive, best-in-class analyses rapidly generated for Google Cloud.
Posted August 31, 2023
Noname Security, the provider of complete API security solutions, is announcing its integration with the 2023 OWASP API Security Top 10 risk categories, reaffirming its status as a leader in API security, according to the company.
Posted August 30, 2023
GitLab and Google Cloud are announcing their strategic partnership, aimed toward addressing the complexities and security risks associated with multiple point solution environments.
Posted August 29, 2023
LTIMindtree, the global technology consulting and digital solutions company, and CAST AI, a SaaS company specializing in automated cost optimization, are announcing their strategic collaboration aimed toward easing the financial burden of cloud adoption.
Posted August 29, 2023
Rambus Inc., a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, is introducing a suite of Security IP solutions for the FPGA market with state-of-the-art cryptographic, side-channel, and Quantum Safe protections. According to the company, designed to meet the unique needs of FPGAs, the offering secures the broad range of devices from high-performance accelerators for generative AI, to low-power solutions for IoT devices. Rambus security IP protects FPGAs serving applications in the data center, AI/ML, edge, IoT, defense, and beyond.
Posted August 28, 2023
Scala Data Centers, a Latin American firm, is developing a new campus outside Mexico City, Mexico. The DigitalBridge-owned company announced plans to develop SMEXTP01, the company's first data center in the country. Scala's new site is projected to begin operations in Q4 2023 and is already anchored by a "large hyperscale client." The company said it will be investing $80 million in the project.
Posted August 28, 2023