Database Management Articles
IBM announced second-quarter 2019 results. "In the second quarter, we continued to grow in the high-value areas of the business, led by a strong performance across our Cloud and Cognitive Software segment," said Ginni Rometty, IBM chairman, president, and CEO. "With the completion of our acquisition of Red Hat, we will provide the only true open hybrid multi-cloud platform in the industry, strengthening our leadership position and uniquely helping clients succeed in chapter 2 of their digital reinventions."
Posted July 22, 2019
The latest release of Db2, version 11.5, unleashed on the world in June 2019, is being marketed by IBM as "The AI Database." AI promises to be one of the biggest technological game-changers of this century as it enables computing devices and systems to take on more activities that heretofore had to rely on a human. But, what does IBM mean by an AI database?
Posted July 22, 2019
While change has always been a part of the database credo, the growing emphasis on data-driven decision making in today's economy has resulted in a dizzying plethora of technologies and methodologies entering the market. The number and scope of game-changing technologies are too numerous to mention, and one thing is certain: Database management will never be the same. We have identified some of the most promising technology initiatives, based on discussions with and input from data experts from across the industry spectrum, gathering their views on the key technologies—well-known or under the radar—that are worth watching.
Posted July 22, 2019
MongoDB gained popularity with developers very early on, but serious database engineers were often skeptical about MongoDB architecture and implementation. One area that came under some criticism was cluster consistency.
Posted July 18, 2019
Data virtualization enables the ability to have one or more data stores that break the bank processing-wise, because they can physically exist once but logically exist in multiple transformed structures. Occasionally, IT managers get the idea that data virtualization is a more generic answer, presuming that if it works for the big data, it can work for all data.
Posted July 18, 2019
Pivotal Software, a cloud-native platform provider, is introducing the alpha version of PAS on Kubernetes, as well as launching new products based on PAS features that improve the developer and operator experience when using Kubernetes. Kubernetes is becoming an increasingly ubiquitous part of the cloud infrastructure. But many organizations are struggling to bring it into production because it's so complex.
Posted July 17, 2019
Talend, a provider of cloud data integration and data integrity, is releasing its Summer '19 version of Talend Data Fabric, accelerating the development of all types of integration environments from simple ingestion tasks to the most comprehensive integration scenarios.
Posted July 17, 2019
PremiumSoft has announced the release of Navicat Monitor version 2.0. Navicat Monitor provides database server monitoring that covers system resources for MySQL, MariaDB, and SQL Server. The company says the multi-platform application runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and enables agentless installation for physical, virtual, and cloud servers without endpoint deployment complexity.
Posted July 17, 2019
Snow Software, a provider of technology intelligence solutions, is releasing a new suite of offerings to better enable customers to address their growing IT operations, cloud shift, and digital transformation challenges. Included in the offering is the Adoption Tracker product, which enables discovery, inventory, and normalization of all digital technology assets, with a hybrid approach that covers everything from freemium SaaS applications to enterprise systems such as Oracle.
Posted July 17, 2019
IGEL, a provider of the next-gen edge OS for cloud workspaces, and CloudJumper are forming a partnership to simplify the deployment and management of cloud workspaces, including WVD workspaces delivered on Microsoft Azure.
Posted July 16, 2019
Quest Software, a global systems management, data protection, and security software provider, has announced the general availability of Quest QoreStor 6.0 to enable software defined hybrid cloud secondary storage for businesses.
Posted July 16, 2019
Exadel, a provider of digital software engineering solutions, is launching a Kubernetes deployment solution, CrossKube. The packaged solution gives organizations the ability to deploy everything that is needed for a highly scalable, cloud-based application, including application best-practice templates for Kubernetes, microservices, containerization, application discovery, database connectivity, front-end application structure, and automated testing.
Posted July 16, 2019
YugaByte, a provider of open source distributed SQL databases, announced that YugaByte DB is now 100% open source under the Apache 2.0 license, bringing previously commercial features into the open source core. The transition breaks the boundaries between YugaByte's Community and Enterprise editions by bringing previously commercial-only, closed-source features such as Distributed Backups, Data Encryption, and Read Replicas into the open source core project distributed under the permissive Apache 2.0 license.
Posted July 16, 2019
Redgate is releasing another update for its Data Masker for SQL Server tool, making it much easier for users to identify the best data masking rules to fit their needs. Alongside the 15 updates that were released in 2018, it's part of the development team's goal to ensure the tool ties in as closely as possible with customer requirements and workflows.
Posted July 12, 2019
IDERA, a provider of database productivity tools, has announced the latest release of its flagship SQL Compliance Manager product. Version 5.6 features new reports and log files that increase compliance visibility and awareness with a focus on GDPR, as well as improved usability and functionality of configuration settings. Separately, the company also announced the latest release of SQL Secure. Version 3.3 extends support for Microsoft SQL Server databases to include those deployed in Amazon RDS and EC2 cloud environments, as well as managed instances of Azure SQL Database.
Posted July 12, 2019
Iron Mountain Incorporated, a provider of storage and information management services, is expanding its Data Restoration and Migration Services (DRMS), offering customers seeking to migrate tape-based data into Amazon Web Services (AWS). With the expanded offering, companies will have the ability to modernize their data management strategy while maintaining high levels of security, access, and governance.
Posted July 11, 2019
SIOS Technology Corp., a provider of IT resilience through intelligent application availability, has achieved Amazon Web Services (AWS) Microsoft Workloads Competency status within the AWS Partner Network (APN). This designation recognizes that SIOS provides proven technology and deep expertise in helping customers in the migration, deployment, and management of Microsoft-based applications on AWS, specifically with workloads based on Microsoft SQL Server.
Posted July 11, 2019
Opsview, the company that unifies cloud and infrastructure monitoring, will be offering a bi-directional native ServiceNow integration for Opsview Monitor. The new integration with ServiceNow provides a configuration which allows notifications from Opsview Monitor to be opened automatically as ServiceNow incidents.
Posted July 10, 2019
Collibra, the data intelligence company, is acquiring SQLdep, a leading SaaS provider of automated data lineage, empowering data citizens to uncover faster and deeper insights from data. SQLdep automates the discovery and visualization of technical data lineage and enables organizations to better capture context around data, understand data quality, support compliance initiatives, and increase trust.
Posted July 10, 2019
Google has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Elastifile, a provider of scalable, enterprise file storage for the cloud. The acquisition of Elastifile is expected to be completed later this year and is subject to customary closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals. Upon the close of the acquisition, Elastifile will join Google Cloud.
Posted July 09, 2019
With today marking the end of extended support for Microsoft's SQL Server 2008, John 'JG' Chirapurath, Microsoft Azure's GM of data, blockchain & AI, posted a blog entry yesterday urging customers to consider the company's Azure cloud service. In addition, Microsoft announced two data platform advancements.
Posted July 09, 2019
SolarWinds, a provider of IT management software, is integrating AppOptics, the company's SaaS-based application performance monitoring solution, with its Loggly and Papertrail cloud-hosted log monitoring and log analytics solutions. AppOptics together with Loggly and Papertrail now combine application performance management (APM), distributed tracing, and log management to help technology professionals identify performance and availability issues before they affect users, pinpoint the root cause, and reduce mean time to repair (MTTR).
Posted July 08, 2019
IBM has launched a data prep solution designed to help clients improve their DataOps processes so they can have data ready for AI more quickly and efficiently. Jointly developed with data prep software provider Trifacta, the new InfoSphere solution is engineered to work in conjunction with clients' existing data environments, including data lakes.
Posted July 08, 2019
MarkLogic Corporation, a data platform provider for simplifying data integration, announced that MarkLogic Data Hub Service has completed the Service Organization Controls 2 (SOC 2) Type II audit as certified by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). MarkLogic is already a secure modern database and the only one to carry a Common Criteria security certification.
Posted July 08, 2019
Oracle has introduced the new Autonomous Database Dedicated service to provide customers with more control for their most mission-critical workloads. "Our Autonomous Database Dedicated service eliminates the concerns enterprise customers previously had about security, isolation, and operational policies when moving to cloud," said Juan Loaiza, executive vice president, Mission-Critical Database Technologies, Oracle.
Posted July 03, 2019
Quest Oracle Community and the Independent Oracle Users Group have signed a definitive agreement finalizing the IOUG's integration into the Quest community. There is also new branding for the IOUG which is now the "IOUG Database & Technology Community."
Posted July 03, 2019
Oracle recently announced fiscal 2019 Q4 results and fiscal 2019 full year results. "In Q4, our non-GAAP operating income grew 7% in constant currency—which drove EPS well above the high end of my guidance," said Oracle CEO Safra Catz. "Our high-margin Fusion and NetSuite cloud applications businesses are growing rapidly, while we downsize our low-margin legacy hardware business. The net result of this shift away from commodity hardware to cloud applications was a Q4 non-GAAP operating margin of 47%, the highest we've seen in 5 years."
Posted July 03, 2019
source{d}, a data platform for the software development life cycle (SDLC), is releasing a new Enterprise Edition with built-in visualization, management capabilities, and advanced analytic functions. source{d} enables enterprises to aggregate all SDLC data sources into one data lake where they can easily extract, load and transform source code, version control data, project tracking data, build systems data, configuration files and more.
Posted July 02, 2019
RavenDB, a provider of database infrastructure solutions, is releasing its new RavenDB Cloud managed database service. RavenDB Cloud performs all daily tasks such as maintaining hardware servers, installation, configuration, monitoring internals, and security for its users worldwide.
Posted July 02, 2019
MicroStrategy, a worldwide provider of enterprise analytics and mobility software, is releasing MicroStrategy 2019 Update 2, adding powerful new capabilities and products for MicroStrategy 2019 that boosts critical business data. The latest update expands the platform's suite of HyperIntelligence products to supercharge web browsing, accelerate access to intuitive intelligence on iOS and Android devices, and add windows of contextual insights to email on Outlook.
Posted July 01, 2019
ProcessUnity, a provider of cloud-based applications for risk and compliance management, is releasing the latest version of its Risk and Compliance platform, extending the platform's configurability and flexibility while adding intelligent capabilities.
Posted June 28, 2019
MongoDB, a provider of a general purpose data platform, is releasing an enhanced version of its core database MongoDB 4.2. Key features include distributed transactions, field level encryption, and an updated Kubernetes Operator.
Posted June 28, 2019
GigaSpaces, provider of InsightEdge, is partnering with Tableau to help enterprises accelerate customized BI visualizations on their operational data. GigaSpaces InsightEdge big data analytics processing platform runs real-time analytics and machine learning on streaming, hot and historical data, in production at scale.
Posted June 27, 2019
Talend, a provider of cloud data integration and data integrity, is introducing a new technology partner program, extending and accelerating the development of partner-built solutions for Talend Data Fabric. The new Technology Alliance Program is available worldwide and provides partners with access integration tool kits, product licenses for testing and demonstration, marketing assistance, and technical resources, including development support to speed the building of value-added data integrations and connectors for customers.
Posted June 27, 2019
Timescale, the company behind the open-source time-series SQL database TimescaleDB, is releasing Timescale Cloud , an on-demand and managed cloud service that makes it easy to work with time-series and IoT data. Timescale Cloud is a multi-cloud time-series database service that runs on Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.
Posted June 27, 2019
Salesforce has unveiled its Customer Data Platform (CDP) with the next generation of Customer 360. New platform services will enable companies to unify disparate customer data throughout their entire organization and then personalize every engagement based on a single view of the customer. Customer 360 will go beyond traditional CDP capabilities and extend the power of CRM with consumer-scale data management and activation.
Posted June 27, 2019
Unravel Data, a data operations platform providing full-stack visibility and AI-powered recommendations, is introducing the Unravel Partner Program, bringing together world-leading technology innovators to simplify the way businesses optimize the performance of their modern data applications and the complex pipelines that power those applications.
Posted June 26, 2019
TrustArc, a privacy compliance management company, is releasing Privacy Profile, a solution that will automate identifying the privacy and security regulations applicable to any business. Privacy Profile, part of the Intelligence Engine within the TrustArc Platform, simplifies privacy management through an intelligent, easy-to-use interface by providing actionable compliance guidance based on an automated review of key company information, including the location of customers and employees along with other relevant business details.
Posted June 24, 2019
Platform9, a provider of SaaS-managed hybrid cloud, is introducing Kubernetes Managed Apps, allowing the Platform9 fully-managed Kubernetes service and SLA guarantee to also cover a set of critical Kubernetes services and tools. Kubernetes Managed Apps enables self-service consumption, white-glove experience and Day-2 operations for these applications - at scale - all backed by Platform9's industry-leading 99.9% SLA.
Posted June 24, 2019
Syncfusion has released Bold BI, a cloud-based business intelligence solution that allows business analysts and other users to create cutting-edge dashboards. Syncfusion's Bold BI platform offers integration with more than 80 of the most common data sources, including Azure SQL Data Warehouse, Microsoft SQL Server, and Oracle, as well as generic access to any data source through support for REST.
Posted June 20, 2019
Cloudian is extending its native S3-compatible object storage solution for VMware Cloud Providers, managed directly from VMware vCloud Director. The Cloudian solution gives VMware Cloud Providers a limitlessly scalable, cost-effective, and feature-rich storage foundation for delivering new and enhanced value-add services to their customers.
Posted June 19, 2019