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  • Amazon gives DynamoDB a performance boost

    Amazon Web Services is improving the performance of its DynamoDB database service with Parallel Scan, which gives users faster access to their tables.

    Written by Mikael Ricknäs16 May 13 10:28
  • SAP says HANA will power all Cloud applications

    SAP's HANA Cloud Platform, consisting of the core in-memory database plus application development tools, analytics and integration services, will eventually underpin all of its cloud-based applications, the company said at its Sapphire conference.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus14 May 13 14:19
  • More data isn't always better, says Nate Silver

    Big data may seem to promise big insights to users, but more isn't always better, cautions statistician Nate Silver, who became one of America's most well-known faces of data analysis after his FiveThirtyEight blog accurately predicted 2012 presidential election results in all 50 states.

    Written by Sharon Machlis08 May 13 19:57
  • SAP unveils HANA Enterprise Cloud service

    SAP is set to offer customers the option of running their applications on top of a cloud-based version of its HANA in-memory database technology.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus07 May 13 16:38
  • 10gen expands MongoDB with storage service

    Open source database provider 10gen is expanding into storage services, offering a hosted backup service for its flagship MongoDB data store.

    Written by Joab Jackson30 April 13 20:51
  • SkySQL, MariaDB to merge

    Two companies offering third-party support for Oracle's open-source MySQL database, as well as the MySQL offshoot MariaDB, have announced plans to merge.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus23 April 13 13:56
  • Red Hat JBoss Data Grid now spans data centers

    Red Hat has revised its JBoss Data Grid software package, which now offers the ability to replicate copies of data across different data centers, and also comes with a number of other new features that can limit downtime.

    Written by Joab Jackson09 April 13 19:45
  • SAP's effort to get startups on HANA bandwagon chugging along

    SAP has spent the past year wooing entrepreneurs around the world in hopes they'll be entranced enough by its much-hyped HANA in-memory database to build products and even entire companies around the technology. On Friday, SAP brought the road show to Cambridge, Massachusetts, home of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a vibrant community of tech entrepreneurs.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus05 April 13 20:44
  • PostgreSQL releases updates to address high-risk vulnerability, other issues

    The PostgreSQL developers released updates for all major branches of the popular open-source database system on Thursday in order to address several vulnerabilities, including a high-risk one that could allow attackers to crash the server, modify configuration variables as superuser or execute arbitrary code if certain conditions are met.

    Written by Lucian Constantin05 April 13 11:12
  • MongoDB refines load balancing

    Following the tradition set by recent versions, the new release of the MongoDB NoSQL data store comes with a batch of new features designed to appeal to the enterprise market, including a new built-in search engine, more support for geospatial data and the ability to balance workloads across multiple servers more effectively.

    Written by Joab Jackson19 March 13 14:09
  • IDC: Big Data hype still here, but maturity beckons

    Few tech industry buzzwords have gotten as vigorous a workout as "Big Data," but while the hype remains plentiful, it is starting to give way to real-life successes as well as formal ways companies can develop big data strategies, according to a number of IDC analysts.

    Written by Chris Kanaracus13 March 13 20:51
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