Five Minute Briefing - Information Management
November 4, 2014
Five Minute Briefing - Information Management: November 4, 2014. A concise weekly report with key product news, market research and insight for data management professionals and IT executives.
News Flashes
CA Technologies today announced an expanded alliance with Microsoft that will help broaden enterprise cloud utility across a multi-platform IT environment. The first solution which provides dynamic storage for mainframe data on Microsoft Azure is being previewed at CA World '14
Experian Data Quality is offering a new free-trial feature that enables users to test Experian Data Quality contact data validation software within their own website environment.
Getting to Hadoop Success Faster by Way of Cloud
NuoDB has introduced Swifts Release 2.1 which includes the first phase of its HTAP (Hybrid Transaction/Analytical Processing) capabilities. "HTAP" aims to provide real-time operational intelligence with the goal of allowing businesses to acquire immediate insights that they can then use to optimize their business processes
Think About It
At the most fundamental level, consider that at the end of the day NoSQL and SQL are essentially performing the same core task — storing data to a storage medium and providing a safe and efficient way to later retrieve said data. Sounds pretty simple — right? Well, it really is with a little planning and research. Here's a simple checklist of 5 steps to consider as you embark into the world of NoSQL databases.