According to a new press release, “With millions working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations have uncovered an expected problem: many of their employees don’t have access to critical files stored in on-premises servers and storage applications. The virtual private networks (VPNs) that organizations often rely on to manage access to critical files are […]
Alluxio Joins Linux Foundation’s Presto Foundation to Help Scale Presto Query Engine
A new press release reports, “Alluxio, the developer of open source cloud data orchestration software, today announced it has joined Linux Foundation’s Presto Foundation. Along with members such as Facebook, Uber, Twitter and Alibaba, together we help scale and accelerate the popular distributed SQL query engine Presto… ‘With more companies using Presto Alluxio Stack (PAS) […]
The Benefits of Simplifying Data Access
Click to learn more about author Philip On. Data is one of the most valuable resources a company has, but for many it remains largely untapped. It’s stored in departmental silos, or because of overly complicated access, it remains locked behind the doors of data specialists. Access to data needs to be simplified so that […]
Okera Delivers Unified Fine-Grained Access to Microsoft Azure Data Lakes
A new press release reports, “Okera, the leading active data management solution that enables companies to discover, audit, and protect data at scale, today announced a new release of the Okera Active Data Access Platform (ODAP) at Microsoft Ignite. Okera is the first company to offer unified fine-grained access across all of the leading analytics […]
Cloudian Announces General Availability of HyperStore Xtreme, Powered by Seagate
A new press release reports, “Cloudian® today announced that its HyperStore® Xtreme object storage solution is now generally available in the market. Powered by Seagate, this new platform offers ground-breaking storage density, scalability and economics for private cloud infrastructures with capacity needs of multi-petabytes to an exabyte. HyperStore Xtreme provides over twice the storage density […]
Data Security: How to Secure Sensitive Data
Click to learn more about author Gilad David Maayan. Data, used in significant quantities, is vital to the operation of most any modern business. This reliance, however, creates risk and makes data an appealing target for criminals. Thankfully, it is possible to protect your data, and your business, provided you take the proper precautions. Read […]
What Matters Most with Data Governance and Analytics in the Cloud?
The axiom goes that the difference between high-performing enterprises and lower-performing businesses is that the former maximizes their data and the latter doesn’t. But most businesses probably still live somewhere between those two worlds. That means a lot of companies are still working hard to get to the next level for IT-supported business initiatives including […]
The Next Phase of Data Management
Click to learn more about author William Peterson. Existing generations of Data Management are point products or tools solving a specific issue. Conceptually this is similar to networking devices or compute being treated as a manageable resource. Terms like Data Fabric, while helpful, can be confusing as there are a number of competing definitions and uses […]
Intelligent Data Management Supports Better Data Access
Data access is a right, not a privilege. That philosophy may not be directly stated by companies, but certainly they have moved in that direction. Of course, it’s understood that not everyone is entitled to access all data. Nonetheless, the landscape has changed from the days when IT primarily held the keys and access was […]
Okera Enhances Active Data Access Platform for Greater Visibility Into Data Usage That Scales
According to a recent press release, “Okera today released the latest update to the Okera Active Data Access Platform with version 1.2. Among the significant enhancements, the update includes interactive dashboards for governance and usage insight, comprehensive support for relational databases such as Snowflake and Redshift, and dynamic and scalable access control policies, as well […]