Master Data Management Articles
The newest addition to Informer 5.8 is Templates and it represents a significant evolution in how users interact with and extract value from their data. With Templates, the process of transforming raw data into visually appealing and tailored outputs becomes effortless, according to Entrinsik.
Posted October 12, 2023
Fortanix Inc., the data security company and provider of Confidential Computing, is introducing new capabilities for Fortanix Data Security Manager (DSM), helping public and private organizations address growing global data sovereignty requirements. Available now, the existing and new features deliver several key capabilities, including support for sovereign cloud, storing keys in sovereign boundaries, anonymization of private data, centralized control to manage access and enforce consistent policies across hybrid and multi-cloud environments, and more, all delivered via an intuitive user experience, according to the company.
Posted October 11, 2023
iboss, a leader in Zero Trust Security, is debuting a new feature, the Splunk Enterprise Security capability, redefining the paradigms of data log collection, visibility, and processing. By adeptly decrypting and inspecting HTTPS data and all traffic from all users, devices, and resources, the Splunk Enterprise Security feature assures a thorough and consistent data log collection of traffic, local or global.
Posted October 10, 2023
Solace, a provider of event-driven architecture for real-time enterprises, is releasing a new version of its Solace Event Portal solution, giving organizations with Apache Kafka deployments better visibility into, and control over, their Kafka event streams, brokers, and associated assets.
Posted October 10, 2023
Market research, strategic planning, research and development (R&D), and proactively researching and strategizing for the future are commonplace components of business operations. The exception is the case of governance teams who are far too often recipients of, rather than participants in, strategic planning. As a result, existing policies and practices quickly stagnate or deviate from current usage.
Posted October 10, 2023
The "big data" world is pervasive—to the point in which every organization is now a big data organization. As AI, machine learning, and other high-end analytics become mainstream parts of business operations, new ways of handling data assets are coming to the fore. Industry leaders and experts recently shared their views with Big Data Quarterly on the latest technology developments shaping today's big data world.
Posted October 10, 2023
New AI toolkits, machine learning (ML) frameworks, and AI-based private cloud tools are coming to IBM Z-series mainframe users, as the company looks to preserve its share of the fast-growing AI marketplace. The company announced that its newest offerings, meant to help organizations get to work on the latest and greatest in AI frameworks, will be available for IBM Z, LinuxOne, z/OS, and Cloud Pak architectures.
Posted October 09, 2023
Vantage Data Centers has raised $1.35 billion in securitized notes, enabling the company to refinance the existing loans in place for three of Vantage's data centers in Northern Virginia and five data centers in Quebec, Canada. The remaining funds will be used for "general corporate needs."
Posted October 09, 2023
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), the Center for Digital Government (CDG), and IBM released a report entitled, "Preparing for Future Shocks in State Government," aiming to help frame what future disruptions may look like for state chief information officers (CIOs) and how they can effectively tackle them.
Posted October 09, 2023
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 October 09, 2023
Data models allow for the expression of a great deal of clarity and precision—when the data modeler chooses to allow for it. Many designers seem to work in "sloppy" or "imprecise" mode. Entities are defined containing many nulls allowed attributes. Certainly, if in the existing situation the source data is so dirty that every defined attribute "should" apply, but randomly things are not passed on, then yes, the data model is accurate. However, if the condition is such that the object has many very similar sub-objects, and various combinations of attributes must be populated based on which sub-type is being instantiated, then the data model is not expressing those rules very well.
Posted October 09, 2023
Docker is partnering with Neo4j, LangChain, and Ollama to create a new GenAI Stack designed to help developers get a running start with generative AI applications. Eliminating the need to search for and cobble together and configure technologies from different sources, the GenAI Stack is pre-configured, ready-to-code, and secure with large language models (LLMs) from Ollama, vector and graph databases from Neo4j, and the LangChain framework. Docker also announced its first AI-powered product, Docker AI.
Posted October 06, 2023
Azion, a leader in edge computing, is introducing new Real-Time Metrics features through its Observe product suite, providing seamless insights with powerful real-time visualization into application performance, availability, and security for better observability within organizations.
Posted October 05, 2023
Cockroach Labs, the company behind the cloud-native distributed SQL database CockroachDB, announced CockroachDB dedicated is now generally available on-demand across all three major cloud providers Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud Platform.
Posted October 05, 2023
Akeneo, the Product Experience (PX) Company and provider of product information management (PIM) solutions, is acquiring Unifai, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform for data collection, cleansing, categorization, and enrichment pioneered by leading experts in AI and machine learning (ML).
Posted October 04, 2023
SnapLogic, a leader in generative integration, announced it is collaborating Amazon Web Services (AWS) to expand the capabilities of SnapGPT, SnapLogic's generative integration interface. As part of this collaboration, SnapLogic will make Anthropic's cutting-edge Large Language Model (LLM), Claude 2, offered by Amazon Bedrock, available within the SnapGPT platform that was made generally available earlier this year. Amazon Bedrock is a fully managed service that provides access to industry-leading foundation models via an API to build and scale generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications.
Posted October 04, 2023
Oracle is introducing the Fusion Data Intelligence Platform, a next-generation data, analytics, and AI platform that will help Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications customers achieve better business outcomes by combining data-driven insights with intelligent decisions and actions. This new platform, an evolution of the Oracle Fusion Analytics Warehouse product, will deliver business data-as-a-service with automated data pipelines, 360-degree data models for key business entities, rich interactive analytics, AI/ML models, and intelligent applications, according to the company.
Posted October 04, 2023
Red Hat, Inc., a provider of open source solutions, and Oracle are expanding their collaboration to offer customers more choice in deploying applications on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). As part of the expanded collaboration, Red Hat OpenShift, the industry's leading hybrid cloud application platform powered by Kubernetes for architecting, building, and deploying cloud-native applications, will be supported and certified to run on OCI.
Posted October 04, 2023
Oracle is expanding its distributed cloud offerings to meet organizations' diverse needs and the growing worldwide demand for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services. The latest additions to OCI's distributed cloud include Oracle Database@Azure and MySQL HeatWave Lakehouse on AWS. As a result, organizations gain even more flexibility to deploy cloud services anywhere while addressing a variety of data privacy, data sovereignty, and low latency requirements, as well as access to more than 100 services designed to run any workload, according to the company.
Posted October 04, 2023
Baffle, Inc. is offering a solution for securing private data for use in generative AI (GenAI) projects that integrates seamlessly with existing data pipelines. With Baffle Data Protection for AI, companies can accelerate GenAI projects knowing their regulated data is cryptographically secure and remain compliant, while minimizing risk and gaining the benefits of a breakthrough technology, according to the company.
Posted October 03, 2023
Dataiku, the platform for Everyday AI, is unveiling the LLM Mesh, addressing the need for an effective, scalable, and secure platform for integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) in the enterprise. In addition, Dataiku is partnering with Snowflake, Pinecone, and AI21 Labs on LLM Mesh and its features represent several of the key components of the LLM Mesh: containerized data and compute capabilities, vector databases, and LLM builders.
Posted October 03, 2023
Sisense, an analytics platform provider that empowers companies to build and embed analytics into data products, is unveiling the public preview of Compose SDK for Fusion, a flexible development toolkit that gives developers and product leaders tools to embed context-aware analytics in a code-first, scalable, and modular way.
Posted October 03, 2023
Nextdata, the provider of a data-mesh-native platform to build and share data products at scale, announced it has secured a total of $12 million in seed investment, enabling the company to advance the development of its proprietary data mesh technology and expand the hiring of critical talent across product, engineering, and go-to-market teams.
Posted October 02, 2023
Panzura, a market leader in hybrid multi-cloud file management, is now offering Panzura Edge gateway, a scalable, enterprise-class file-sharing solution that allows organizations to create private workspaces and securely share and update files stored within Panzura's Cloud File System (CloudFS).
Posted September 29, 2023
TrustCloud, the Trust Assurance platform that uses AI to upgrade GRC into a profit center, is introducing TrustCloud Business Intelligence, a suite of dashboards and reports that equip GRC and security leaders to track and share the business, risk, and financial impact of their trust programs.
Posted September 28, 2023
Elastic, the company behind Elasticsearch, is launching Elastic AI Assistant for Observability and the general availability of Universal Profiling, providing site reliability engineers (SREs), at all levels of expertise, with context-aware, relevant, and actionable operational insights that are specific to their IT environment. While Artificial Intelligence for IT Operations (AIOps) has helped to translate, streamline, and automate problem resolution, Elastic AI Assistant for Observability, powered by the advances of generative AI, makes it faster and easier, according to the company.
Posted September 28, 2023
Starburst, the data lake analytics platform, is adding enhancements to both Starburst Galaxy and Starburst Enterprise, supporting customers at every stage of their cloud journeys. According to the company, as the data lake analytics platform built for optionality, Starburst is committed to meeting customers where they are and supporting those journeys regardless of the stage.
Posted September 28, 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
SAP and Google Cloud announced an expanded partnership to help enterprises harness the power of data and generative AI. The companies will combine their integrated open data cloud using the SAP Datasphere solution with Vertex AI to launch new generative AI-powered industry solutions starting with automotive and introduce new capabilities to help customers improve sustainability performance.
Posted September 27, 2023
SAP and LeanIX GmbH anndounced that SAP has entered into an agreement to acquire LeanIX, a leader in enterprise architecture management (EAM) software, helping SAP expand its business transformation portfolio and giving customers access to the full suite of tools required for continuous business transformation and facilitating AI-enabled process optimization.
Posted September 27, 2023
SecurityBridge, a provider of cybersecurity solutions for SAP customers, is acquiring Dutch SAP security specialist Protect4S, enabling the company to offer customers an even more comprehensive one-stop-shop software platform that will improve every SAP customer's security position across all technology stacks. SecurityBridge and Protect4S combine their long-standing expertise and deep understanding of customers' requirements to deliver best-in-class cybersecurity software solutions and to further expand their global activities, according to the companies.
Posted September 27, 2023
Rocket Software released the latest versions of UniVerse and the MultiValue Performance Experience (MVX: Performance) platforms. UniVerse 11.4.1 is focused on High Availability/Disaster Recovery (HA/DR) with enhancements and improvements to Replication. UniVerse Replication ensures business continuity to minimize the risk of downtime and data loss.
Posted September 27, 2023
Zumasys is examining ways to integrate AI into its Rover product suite, according to the latest blog post by Mike Wright, director of technology at Zumasys. AI will be making its mark in Rover ERP through the Rover Web Suite of Products and the Rover Business Suite. The heart of this integration is "Rover AI," a chatbot assistant. Once it's part of the system, users who have the required access can avail of this assistant directly within the Rover interface.
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
Privacera, the AI and data security governance company founded by the creators of Apache Ranger, announced an integration with Collibra, the Data Intelligence company, to enable end-to-end data security and data governance. From data cataloging and data classification to enforcement of data access policies, the integration automates data governance and streamlines compliance and auditing, according to the companies.
Posted September 26, 2023
Venafi, the inventor of machine identity management, is introducing Venafi Athena, the new underpinning AI technology for the Venafi Control Plane—made possible only by Venafi's modern software-as-a-service architecture built on decades of in-depth expertise and innovation. Venafi Athena combines the powers of machine learning, large language models, and Venafi's industry-leading data capabilities to make machine identity management easier and faster for security and platform teams, according to the company.
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
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
Cisco announced it's acquiring Splunk, the cybersecurity and observability leader, building on Splunk's heritage of helping organizations enhance their digital resilience and will accelerate Cisco's strategy to securely connect everything to make anything possible.
Posted September 22, 2023
TruEra is releasing TruEra AI Observability, a full-lifecycle AI observability solution providing monitoring, debugging, and testing for ML models in a single SaaS offering along with covering both generative and traditional (discriminative) ML models. According to the company, the solution is aimed to meet customer needs for observability across their full portfolio of AI applications, as interest in developing and monitoring LLM-based apps accelerates.
Posted September 21, 2023
iboss, a leading name in Zero Trust, is releasing its latest groundbreaking capability, the Azure Cloud Security Gateways, providing security directly within Azure to transform how businesses manage and safeguard their digital ecosystems. According to the company, the Azure Cloud Security Gateways by iboss provide instant security within Azure and its private Virtual Networks.
Posted September 21, 2023
Reltio, the modern data management company, is debuting several new AI-powered enhancements to its Master Data Management (MDM) solution, centered around making more informed and timely intelligence for its customers.
Posted September 20, 2023