Database Management Articles
The lines between entities within an Entity-Relationship Diagram [ERD] represent an interdependency between the involved entities. In a normalized designed, this interdependency is both semantic and functional, as in, "a HOUSE has one-or-more DOORs," "an ORDER has one-or-more ORDER LINEs," or "a STUDENT enrolls in zero-to-many CLASSes." These object pairings would have a line drawn between them in an ERD representation. There also would be markings from whatever notation one is employing, designating the "one" side of the relationship and the "many" side of the relationship.
Posted September 25, 2024
Last month, Revelation put out the call for participants to take part in OpenInsight 10.2.2 Evaluation. Unless any major issues are found, this is planned to become the official 10.2.2 release, according to the company. OpenInsight 10.2.2 is designed primarily as a maintenance update, and as such contains mostly stability and performance enhancements.
Posted September 25, 2024
Rocket Software is introducing an innovative tool for its UniVerse and UniData systems: the Rocket U2 Auto License Python Script. In today's fast-paced tech environment, manual processes are often seen as a bottleneck. This is especially true when it comes to software installations and upgrades. This is where the new U2 Auto License Python Script comes in, according to the company. With this tool, Rocket Software is making it easier than ever to manage and automate licensing for UniVerse and UniData systems.
Posted September 25, 2024
Entrinsik is releasing Informer 5.10, boosting Informer AI Assistants, improving data accessibility and security, along with data analytics, visualization, and reporting. Informer 5.10 enhances data accessibility and security by introducing Integrations, a new way for users to connect from Informer to outside APIs through OAuth.
Posted September 25, 2024
Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., is releasing the new generation of the Hitachi EverFlex infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) portfolio, reinforcing its commitment to enhancing IT operations.
Posted September 24, 2024
Pure Storage, the IT pioneer that delivers the world's most advanced data storage technologies and services, is launching a series of new features for the Pure Storage platform that empower enterprises to keep up with the pace of innovation—particularly in the realm of architecture, as dictated by the advancements in AI. These new innovations—which include Real-time Enterprise File, a virtual machine (VM) assessment, and more—continue Pure Storage's momentum in empowering enterprises to adapt to the constantly evolving demands for data architectures.
Posted September 24, 2024
Gresham Technologies, a global leader in innovative financial technology solutions, which recently completed its merger with Alveo, is rebranding to "Gresham." According to the company, this change marks a significant milestone in the organization's evolution and highlights Gresham's commitment to a future of innovation and customer success as it embarks on this new chapter.
Posted September 24, 2024
DataOps.live, The Data Products Company, is offering a new range of AIOps capabilities that provides end-to-end lifecycle management of AI workloads from development to production. Centered around Snowflake Cortex and AWS Bedrock, these latest AIOps capabilities enable data engineers, data product owners, and data scientists to easily and quickly build and operationalize AI-driven data products with unparalleled consistency, scalability, and governance, the company said.
Posted September 23, 2024
IBM is introducing IBM Rhapsody Systems Engineering (Rhapsody SE), a web-based solution for systems engineering teams that empowers them to deliver smarter, more complex, and more competitive solutions to their end users. IBM Rhapsody Systems Engineering is based on several key technologies that allow customers to use the benefits of complexity while mitigating its associated risks.
Posted September 23, 2024
IBM is acquiring Kubecost, a leading Kubernetes cost monitoring and optimization software company, to show its commitment to growing in the FinOps space. The addition of Kubecost to IBM's FinOps solutions deepens IBM's support for FinOps teams, DevOps teams, and the open-source community, according to the company.
Posted September 23, 2024
IBM is introducing the next generation of IBM Storage DS8000, generally available on October 25, 2024, that is designed to harness the full power of IBM Z. IBM Storage DS8000 plays a critical role as an integrated storage solution for IBM Z, offering comprehensive data protection, security, and business continuity capabilities.
Posted September 23, 2024
SingleStore, the real-time data platform that allows users to transact, analyze, and contextualize data, is announcing that it has developed a bi-driecitonal Iceberg integration that shares data with Snowflake, enabling SingleStore to be available as a Snowflake Native App on Snowflake Marketplace. Now, Snowflake users can safely deploy a SingleStore cluster within their Snowflake accounts without having to migrate or copy data outside the Snowflake governance boundary, as well as being able to use Snowflake credits to pay for the compute to run their SingleStore workloads.
Posted September 20, 2024
Syncari, a leader in data unification and automation, announced that Syncari Autonomous Data Management (ADM) is now available on Google Cloud Marketplace, enabling Google Cloud customers to utilize Syncari ADM to start modernizing their data management practices to achieve key business goals.
Posted September 20, 2024
Percona, a global leader in enterprise-grade open source database software and services, is launching its new database platform, Percona Everest, now generally available to the public. Percona Everest is an open source, cloud-native database platform designed to deliver similar core capabilities and conveniences provided by database-as-a-service (DBaaS) offerings but without the burden of vendor lock-in and associated challenges, according to the company.
Posted September 20, 2024
Teradata is introducing new features and productivity enhancements to ClearScape Analytics, that are designed to enable innovative organizations to maximize the ROI of their AI/ML investments and boost data science productivity.
Posted September 19, 2024
Yugabyte, the company behind YugabyteDB, the open-source, high-performance, distributed SQL database for building global, cloud-native applications, is announcing new features that empower developers to run cloud-native PostgreSQL applications on YugabyteDB without altering any code. These new enhancements—dubbed enhanced Postgres compatibility—serve to maintain the power and familiarity of PostgreSQL while transforming it as an enterprise-grade distributed database that meets the needs of modern, cloud-native applications.
Posted September 19, 2024
SurrealDB, the ultimate multi-model database, is debuting the next iteration of its database solution, centered on further simplifying the lives of developers. SurrealDB 2.0 adds a series of new functionalities, incorporating both user requests and advancements in stability, performance, security, and data management capabilities.
Posted September 19, 2024
Firebolt is offering a next-generation Cloud Data Warehouse (CDW) that delivers low latency analytics with drastic efficiency gains, reflecting continuous feedback from users and real-world use cases. According to the company, data engineers can now deliver customer-facing analytics and data-intensive applications (data apps) more cost-effectively and with greater simplicity.
Posted September 18, 2024
Gearset, a leader in Salesforce DevOps solutions, is acquiring Clayton, a cutting-edge code analysis platform designed specifically for Salesforce. The strategic acquisition is Gearset's first, following years of rapid growth fueled by a $55 million growth investment from Silversmith Capital Partners.
Posted September 18, 2024
Informatica, a leader in enterprise AI-powered cloud data management, announced it has created a new blueprint for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) generative AI (GenAI) to support the deployment and scaling of enterprise-grade GenAI applications.
Posted September 18, 2024
Oracle is introducing the first zettascale cloud computing clusters accelerated by the NVIDIA Blackwell platform. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is now taking orders for the largest AI supercomputer in the cloud—available with up to 131,072 NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs. According to Oracle, the maximum scale of OCI Supercluster offers more than three times as many GPUs as the Frontier supercomputer and more than six times that of other hyperscalers.
Posted September 18, 2024
Oracle is offering new AI capabilities within the Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite that will help customers successfully execute complex tasks, automate workflows, and drive efficiency. Extending the comprehensive generative AI capabilities already embedded across the suite, the latest AI innovations include more than 50 new AI agents and a range of AI capabilities that assist with authoring, advice, and recommended actions.
Posted September 18, 2024
Salesforce is introducing Tableau Einstein, a reimagined, AI-powered, visual analytics platform that includes Agentforce, opening up the power of business intelligence (BI) and analytics to everyone that wants to make data-driven work scalable, efficient, and more valuable.
Posted September 17, 2024
CIQ is releasing an all-in-one solution for proactive infrastructure oversight called Ledger Pro—built to help organizations track critical changes, ensure compliance, and save time and money on system management.
Posted September 17, 2024
SmartBear, a leading provider of software quality and visibility solutions, is updating its BugSnag error and real user monitoring solution to include OpenTelemetry-native performance insights and distributed tracing. According to the company, this new functionality empowers developers to proactively identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and systemic issues with a truly comprehensive view of application performance, increasing responsiveness and enhancing overall customer experience.
Posted September 16, 2024
The concept of risk is more complex than it is typically perceived. When Mark Zuckerberg said that "the biggest risk is not taking any risk," he was referring to the age-old risk versus innovation dynamic. Innovation certainly requires some level of risk, but is it possible that minimizing risk can actually lead to more risk?
Posted September 16, 2024
Crunchy Data, a provider of trusted open source Postgres technology and products, is debuting Crunchy Bridge for Analytics to provide enhanced spatial data analytics capabilities, making it one of the easiest-to-use and most powerful platforms for working with geospatial data.
Posted September 13, 2024
Operant AI, provider of the Runtime AI Application Protection Platform, announced it has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round, enabling the company to accelerate team and product expansion bringing unprecedented transparency and active cloud-native protection to all APIs, AI, and cloud applications with a particular focus on securing the entire data-in-use lifecycle as it flows through every layer of modern application environments.
Posted September 13, 2024
With more and more use cases for AI and all its branches taking shape, big data is surging in relevance as the backbone of these projects—prompting DBAs, IT, data scientists, and more to take a closer look at the information being fed into their forecasts and models. To support organizations in navigating through new challenges and a rapidly evolving big data ecosystem, Big Data Quarterly presents 2024'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 12, 2024
Zoho Corporation, a leading global technology company, is releasing a new version of Zoho Analytics—Zoho's self-service BI and analytics platform introducing new AI and ML capabilities. Among more than 100 other enhancements, Zoho Analytics now enables diagnostic insights, predictive analysis, and automated report and dashboard generation.
Posted September 12, 2024
Vantiq, a leader in real-time intelligent platforms for smart applications, and Blaize, Inc., a provider of purpose-built, artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled edge computing solutions, are collaborating to create an AI-enabled chip loaded with intelligent software and unmatched computing power, all at an accessible price point.
Posted September 12, 2024
In today's world where data reigns supreme, the role of DBAs extends far beyond just maintaining databases. DBAs play a crucial role in overseeing the entire lifecycle of data within organizations, from its inception to disposal. Nevertheless, a frequent criticism of many DBAs is that they can be difficult to interact with. The truth of the matter is that DBAs can be curmudgeons possessing technical knowledge but limited people skills.
Posted September 12, 2024
In DBTA's webinar, Modern Data Architecture for AI, John O'Brien, principal advisor and industry analyst at Radiant Advisors, led experts through a thorough discussion of how to cultivate the right data infrastructure to support AI initiatives, from leading best practices to key technologies.
Posted September 12, 2024
Rocket Software released Rocket UniVerse 14.1.1, featuring enhanced performance, security, and modernization. Emma Breslin from the Rocket Software MultiValue (MV) team offered an inside look at what makes this version a must-have upgrade for current users.
Posted September 12, 2024
RDM Infinity is now an official U.S. reseller partner of Prosol Group, a nearly 40-year veteran in the MultiValue software industry—marking a major milestone for both companies, as it brings Prosol's innovative MultiValue platform, MVsharp, to businesses across the United States. MVsharp is designed to modernize legacy MultiValue systems, offering a straightforward path to upgrade without requiring a complete system overhaul.
Posted September 12, 2024
TP-Link Systems Inc., a leader in networking and smart home solutions, is releasing Omada Cloud Essentials, a simplified, free cloud management option designed for surveillance networks, small businesses, hostels, and large homes. Omada offers a flexible cloud management architecture, including on-premises Hardware Controller, on-premises Software Controller, and Cloud-Based Controller (also known as Omada Cloud).
Posted September 11, 2024
Vultr, one of the world's largest privately held cloud computing platforms, is partnering with GPU-accelerated analytics platform provider HEAVY.AI to integrate Vultr's global NVIDIA GPU cloud infrastructure into its operations—enabling HEAVY.AI to interactively query and visualize massive datasets.
Posted September 11, 2024
Auvik, an award-winning IT solutions provider, is making enhancements to its Auvik Network Management (ANM) solution, enabling a more customized user experience with greater flexibility. Auvik is offering three new capabilities: Northstar, a troubleshooting tool based on network path visualization; a new monitoring collection agent that runs natively on ARM64-based hardware; and an updated alerting engine, which allows for additional customized settings for alerts and notifications.
Posted September 09, 2024
vFunction, the pioneer of AI-driven architectural observability (AO), is debuting new functionalities that deliver software architecture governance amid bloated microservices sprawl. Engineered to help enterprise teams monitor their distributed architectures, vFunction's solution aims to accelerate application innovation while simultaneously maintaining resiliency and reducing technical debt.
Posted September 09, 2024
Experts joined DBTA's webinar, Data Security and Governance for the AI Era, to showcase top solutions and best practices for navigating the space of data security and governance, especially as it faces increasing investment in cloud and AI technologies.
Posted September 09, 2024
Scala Data Centers, the leading Latin American platform of sustainable data centers in the Hyperscale market, and Serena, a global leader in clean energy investments, are announcing one of the largest renewable energy supply agreements in Latin America.
Posted September 09, 2024
Blue Owl Capital Inc. (Blue Owl), Chirisa Technology Parks (CTP), and PowerHouse Data Centers (PowerHouse) are announcing the first phase of a $5 billion joint venture (JV) development partnership focused on the development of large-scale AI/HPC data centers for CoreWeave, Inc. (CoreWeave).
Posted September 09, 2024
IBM is adding a new feature update to watsonx.ai that delivers an open framework, giving users access to a catalogue of built-in models and patterns that can be seamlessly extended through a "build your own model" capability. Users can now do even more with IBM's enterprise AI studio; they can upload and deploy their own custom foundation models across software and SaaS environments.
Posted September 09, 2024
Tessell, the next-generation database-as-a-service (DBaaS) that enables enterprises and cloud-borne companies to accelerate data and application modernization journeys at scale, is unveiling Tessell for Oracle Exadata Database Service on Dedicated Infrastructure (ExaDB-D) on OCI. In addition to delivering increased flexibility and control to OCI environments, Tessell has officially become an Oracle partner and sponsor of this year's Oracle CloudWorld—where it will demo its latest DBaaS OCI offering.
Posted September 06, 2024
CloudCasa by Catalogic, a leader in multi-cloud application resilience and mobility for Kubernetes, is introducing significant enhancements to its CloudCasa platform, focusing on advanced backup capabilities, extended Azure support, and comprehensive Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) features. According to Catalogic, these capabilities address the complex needs of diverse Kubernetes environments.
Posted September 06, 2024