Data Quality Articles
Cloudastructure, a cloud video surveillance provider, announced it has signed a Letter of Intent to purchase the IoT cybersecurity company IPG, adding an important new layer of cybersecurity to Cloudastructure's expanding physical and cybersecurity platform and a key offering for enterprise customers as they embrace new IoT technologies.
Posted January 20, 2022
Cloudian is integrating its HyperStore object storage with the WEKA Data Platform for AI, providing high-performance, exabyte-scalable private cloud storage for processing iterative analytical workloads. The combined solution unifies and simplifies the data pipeline for performance-intensive workloads and accelerated DataOps, all easily managed under a single namespace. In addition, the new solution reduces the storage TCO associated with data analytics by a third, compared to traditional storage systems, according to the vendor.
Posted January 20, 2022
Confluent, Inc., the platform to set data in motion, announced the Confluent Q1 ‘22 Launch, including new additions to fully managed data streaming connectors, new controls for cost-effectively scaling massive-throughput Apache Kafka clusters, and a new feature to help maintain trusted data quality across global environments.
Posted January 19, 2022
IT environments are exploding. There is more data than ever before, in more places than ever before. Unfortunately, managing backup and recovery with legacy tools has proven complex and often lacks the visibility and security needed for IT teams to keep pace with their business. Frank Schwaak, senior solution architect, Oracle/SAP, at Rubrik, and Vigyan Jain, data management solutions architect, Asia Pacific and Japan, at Rubrik, recently discussed the importance of unifying backup and recovery with SaaS and what it means for the business.
Posted January 18, 2022
Fivetran, a provider of modern data integration solutions, is extending dbt Core with integrated scheduling and data lineage graphs. These enhancements signal a deeper integration of open-source dbt Core into Fivetran and delivers new features to help companies simplify the complexities of the modern data stack, cut costs through ELT (extract-load-transform) automation, and accelerate data-driven decisions, according to the vendor.
Posted January 18, 2022
The noted motivational speaker and author Zig Ziglar was quoted as saying, "When obstacles arise, you change your direction to reach your goal; you do not change your decision to get there." This sentiment rings truer today than ever. In the past 21 months, companies across every industry have had to alter their "go-to-market" strategies to simply survive. For the local diner, this may have initially meant relying on take-out orders, then finding ways to create outdoor seating areas, and later dealing with the weather inconveniently imposing itself on outdoor patrons. For much of corporate America, changing their company's direction to reach their goals has meant converting traditional workforces to remote employees.
Posted January 18, 2022
The ultimate goal of almost all enterprise technology is to automate manual activities into digital processes. BPM (business process management) and workflow systems have been used for decades, and, under the cover of most business applications, sit complex process, task, and workflow management. It is hard to define the sheer scale and breadth of process automation other than to say that it is pervasive. Indeed, although industry analysts love to slice and dice technologies into quadrant and wave silos, doing so with process automation technology is difficult and often, though not deliberately, misleading.
Posted January 17, 2022
From data warehouses to data lakes, there is a growing array of choices when it comes to cloud platforms, deployment models, and features. At the same time, challenges remain, including data integration and governance, performance, and management and monitoring. DBTA held a roundtable webinar featuring Anand Rao, director, product marketing, Qlik; Lewis Carr, senior director, product marketing, Actian; and Thomas Hazel, founder, CTO, and chief scientist, ChaosSearch, who discussed key solutions and best practices for succeeding with modern analytics today.
Posted January 17, 2022
AI-native project and resource management platform, Forecast, is releasing the Advanced Analytics (AvA) platform, powered by business intelligence and data analytics software, Sisense. AvA uses data intelligence to help businesses fuel growth, by providing tailored, customizable reports, dashboards and visualizations specific to individual commercial needs, using Forecast's vast and accurate data as the foundation.
Posted January 14, 2022
Jitterbit, the API transformation company, is acquiring PrimeApps, a Turkey-based innovator in low-code application development, combining Jitterbit's API integrator with PrimeApps to offer an end-to-end platform that allows non-technical people to easily build and deploy business apps with enterprise-grade features that can connect to any system, all via a low-code, custom design interface.
Posted January 14, 2022
Quali, a provider of Environments-as-a-Service infrastructure automation solutions, is releasing its Torque platform on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, improving the productivity of DevOps teams by providing a self-service platform that enables application developers to access complete cloud environments.
Posted January 12, 2022
Combining all your data from disparate sources is the first step in turning it into business value, according to Informatica. The company recently held a special webinar focused on leading trends in modern data architecture and integration. Part of the "Back to Basics Webinars: Data Integration" series, Makesh Renganathan, principal product manager, R&D cloud, Informatica, and John O'Brien, principal advisor and CEO, Radiant Advisors, discussed what's next in XOps (DataOps, MLOps, etc.), the impact of data fabric, autonomous data integration and serverless processing, and more.
Posted January 12, 2022
SADA, a business and technology consultancy and Google Cloud Premier Partner, is releasing SADA POWER, a new services product line that leverages Google Cloud's technology and SADA's expertise to deliver valuable cloud services and solutions. Designed to align with programs and incentives from Google Cloud and SADA's Alliance partners, SADA POWER delivers customized solutions that enable businesses to navigate their cloud journeys with confidence.
Posted January 11, 2022
Bright Computing, a provider of software for managing high performance computing, is now part of NVIDIA. Its product, Bright Cluster Manager, becomes the latest addition to NVIDIA's software stack for accelerated computing.
Posted January 11, 2022
IBM has acquired Envizi, a data and analytics software provider for environmental performance management. Envizi's software automates the collection and consolidation of more than 500 data types and supports major sustainability reporting frameworks. Its customized dashboards enable companies to analyze, manage, and report on environmental goals, identify efficiency opportunities, and assess sustainability risk
Posted January 11, 2022
SaaS Management Platform Zluri announced it raised $10 million in a Series A round of funding, enabling the company to use the additional capital to continue its growth momentum and further strengthen its product's capabilities. The funding round was led by MassMutual Ventures with participation from existing investors, Endiya Partners and Kalaari Capital. Zluri had previously raised $2 million, from Endiya Partners and Kalaari Capital, in its seed round in January 2021. The company also plans to double down the teams in core markets, in Asia and North America.
Posted January 10, 2022
Modernizing applications means delivering an architecture that is flexible and scalable. NoSQL databases, such as document databases, support a flexible schema and scale out architecture. When deployed in a microservices environment, teams are empowered for rapid application development, and can build applications that meet the performance requirements of their customers.
Posted January 07, 2022
HEAL Software Inc., provider of an AIOps preventive healing space, is introducing a new enterprise-grade, cloud-based Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering for its flagship HEAL product. HEAL is an artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) software that enables IT teams to find and fix problems before they happen.
Posted January 06, 2022
Catalogic Software, a provider of smart data protection solutions, is introducing its newest pricing structure and feature set for its cloud native back-up-as-a-service platform CloudCasa, supporting all leading Kubernetes distributions, managed services, and cloud database services.
Posted January 05, 2022
Anomalo, provider of a data quality platform, is partnering with Snowflake to help customers trust the data they use to make decisions and build products. The combination provides customers with a way to monitor the quality of the data in any table in Snowflake's platform without writing code, configuring rules, or setting thresholds.
Posted January 05, 2022
The ability to quickly act on information to solve problems or create value has long been the goal of many businesses. However, it was not until recently when new technologies emerged that the speed and scalability requirements of real-time analytics could be addressed both technically and cost-effectively by organizations on a large scale.
Posted January 04, 2022
PingCAP, a distributed SQL provider, is offering a series of product enhancements to TiDB version 5.3, its hybrid transactional and analytical processing (HTAP) database. The new features aim to strengthen the ability to provide both high volume transaction processing and real-time analytics, delivering improved productivity and uninterrupted insights.
Posted January 04, 2022
For many of today's top enterprises, the ability to get the most out of their data has become a top priority. Turning data into insights, though, is easier said than done. Organizations need a data intelligence engine that will harness the power of their data, ensure it can be trusted, and empower their data consumers with the right data at the right time.
Posted January 03, 2022
The ability to create connected datasets is becoming one of the biggest competitive differentiators in enterprise operations. But with the rapid growth of the API economy and SaaS applications, this is easier said than done. Today's data teams must find an alternative to the limited selection of third-party connectors or the maintenance burdens of self-hosted solutions.
Posted January 03, 2022
Rocket Software is launching the Rocket MultiValue Performance Experience (MVX: Performance), a free active system monitoring tool for Rocket UniVerse customers with active maintenance contracts. MVX: Performance is a system monitoring tool providing users with deep insights within Rocket UniVerse.
Posted January 03, 2022
The importance of leveraging data quickly and effectively is a message that has come through loud and clear in recent years—and with increasing intensity since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. To help make the process of identifying useful products and services easier, each year, DBTA presents a list of Trend-Setting Products. These products, platforms, and services range from long-established offerings that are evolving to meet the needs of their loyal constituents to breakthrough technologies that may only be in the early stages of adoption.
Posted January 03, 2022
Software AG is forming a strategic partnership with Silver Lake, a leader in technology investing, anchored by a Silver Lake investment of €344 million in Software AG. Following three years of successful transformation and with the benefit of Silver Lake's unique expertise, going forward, Software AG will look to accelerate growth, supported by its cloud-native product set, further strengthening and extending its position in North America, and executing a strategic program of value-creating M&A.
Posted December 21, 2021
SnapLogic is introducing a series of new innovations to its Intelligent Integration Platform, enabling users across the organization to fully embrace self-service development, integration, and automation. The latest improvements include self-service for API consumers, enabling organizations to build applications and microservices faster and manage their entire API ecosystem more efficiently with upcoming support for third party APIs; the ability to build data products faster and accelerate analytics projects with enhanced support for leading data warehouse tools; and added features for SnapLogic Flows, the company's self-service user interface for non-technical business users.
Posted December 21, 2021
Over the past year, enterprise digital transformation efforts have accelerated dramatically with a substantial focus on not only how data is managed and stored, but how data is leveraged to deliver business insights. DataOps continues to gain a foothold at organizations hungry for speed, agility, and innovation. The adoption of machine learning and complementary technologies, such as knowledge graphs, is on the rise.
Posted December 20, 2021
Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced that Barclays has selected HPE GreenLake to deliver its global private cloud platform. The bank has signed a strategic cloud partnership, in which the HPE GreenLake edge-to-cloud platform will be integral to Barclays' hybrid multi-cloud strategy and digital transformation across Barclays' global businesses.
Posted December 17, 2021
Vivanti—the enterprise technology consultancy delivering impactful cloud experiences and data-driven innovations with a client-first ethical framework—is officially launching in the United States. Headquartered in New York City, with locations in Manhattan and Washington DC, Vivanti offers advisory, consulting, and managed services across all major cloud platforms, including Snowflake, HashiCorp, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, IBM Cloud, and more.
Posted December 17, 2021
DataRobot is introducing DataRobot Core, a comprehensive offering that broadens its AI Cloud platform for code-first data science experts. Additionally, DataRobot also announced its latest platform release, extending the capabilities of AI Cloud for all users with broader and more sophisticated analytical capabilities for data scientists, enhanced decision intelligence, and new features to manage and scale operations in production.
Posted December 17, 2021
SQream Technologies, provider of a GPU-based data analytics platform, is acquiring Panoply, a no-code cloud data platform, to expand its cloud offerings—enabling the companies to become the leading powerhouse in future-ready data analytics platforms.
Posted December 16, 2021
Redgate Software, a provider of Database DevOps solutions, is joining other business software providers such as Microsoft, Sage, and Adobe, in moving to a subscription-first model. From January 2022, the majority of its product portfolio will be offered on a subscription-first basis, rather than solely under a perpetual license agreement.
Posted December 16, 2021
Sisense, providing an AI-driven platform for infusing analytics everywhere, is offering Sisense Notebooks, a new code-first functionality within Sisense Fusion Analytics that empowers data analysts with the tools they need to conduct advanced analysis using Structured Query Language (SQL) and Python.
Posted December 16, 2021
Following the announcement of becoming an independent company, Kyndryl has expanded its cloud capabilities and commitment to delivering SAP services with its recent SAP certification for global cloud and infrastructure operations. "SAP certifications show our commitment to investing in our partnership and success for our mutual customers," said Nicolas Sekkaki, general manager, applications data and AI at Kyndryl. "This also helps Kyndryl provide quality SAP services and focus on continuous innovation at scale for our customers."
Posted December 16, 2021
Altair, the global leader converging simulation, HPC, and AI, is acquiring World Programming, a UK-based technology company specializing in data analytics software. World Programming's platform supports development and execution of multi-language software solutions leveraging popular languages used in data science including Python, R, and the SAS language in a single program.
Posted December 15, 2021
Veritone, Inc., creator of aiWARE, is partnering with Snowflake, the Data Cloud company, offering enterprises with visibility and actionable insights into their data whether structured, semi-structured, or unstructured.
Posted December 15, 2021
The Data Summit conference focuses on the business and technical aspects of Big Data, Data Management, DevOps, Data Management, AI, Machine Learning, and the ramifications of working in a data-driven environment.
Posted December 15, 2021
Coveo Solutions Inc., a provider of relevance platforms that transform search, recommendations, and personalization, is offering its Search and Recommendations solution for SAP Commerce Cloud on SAP Store. Coveo's solution integrated with SAP Commerce Cloud delivers AI-powered search, recommendations, and personalization into commerce storefronts, including powering customers like Phillips and Fiskars.
Posted December 15, 2021
Sierra Digital, Inc., Houston-based specialists in digital transformation, is launching APPRISE, an Accelerated Productivity Platform designed to speed and automate SAP's signature digital transformation program called RISE. RISE delivers business transformation as a service in a unified package to help change the mindset of business users, redesign business processes, and reduce internal complexity.
Posted December 15, 2021
SAP is rolling out new products and services that empower citizen and professional developers to accelerate digital transformation. SAP's announcements tackle the talent gap with new tools, integrations, embedded AI, and learning programs to help both employees and applicants build new skills for the cloud-first era.
Posted December 15, 2021
Organizations that use MySQL or MariaDB databases for business-critical functions may struggle with direct attached storage (DAS) limitations for these deployments. Typically these platforms can accelerate access to data, increase business agility, and deliver business breakthroughs.
Posted December 15, 2021
Avo Automation, provider of a solution for automated software testing and intelligent process automation, announced that its test automation solution—Avo Assure 3.0—has achieved Oracle certification as integrated with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI).
Posted December 15, 2021
Unisys Corporation, a global IT solutions company, is acquiring cloud solutions provider CompuGain for $87.3 million on a cash-free, debt-free basis, empowering the company to booster its cloud offerings. CompuGain's capabilities include application modernization, cloud-native agile application development and cloud and hybrid cloud data management, including its designation as an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Advanced Consulting Partner. The company brings more than 400 engineers, cloud solution architects and developers.
Posted December 14, 2021
Ascend.io, the Data Automation Cloud, announced that customers of Snowflake, the Data Cloud Company, can now put workloads on autopilot with a single platform—Ascend's Data Automation cloud. Ascend's Data Automation Cloud unifies the core capabilities a data engineer needs—data ingestion, transformation, delivery, orchestration, and observability—into a seamless experience.
Posted December 14, 2021
StorCentric, provider of a portfolio of secure data management solutions, is releasing Nexsan Unity software version 7.0, adding important enhancements to power enterprise-class security, compliance, and ransomware protection. The new Unity software now supports Object (S3) protocol, and data-centric security features such as immutable snapshots and object locking.
Posted December 14, 2021