by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “Couchbase, Inc. today unveiled the industry’s first Engagement Database, a new category of database that enables enterprises to continually create and reinvent the customer experience. Unlike traditional databases, the Engagement Database taps into dynamic data, at any scale and across any channel or device, to liberate data’s […]
Identity: Working with Surrogate Keys
Click to learn more about author Michael Blaha. Identity is the means for denoting individual entities, so that they can be found. Identity is a prominent concern for databases because developers must have some way for referring to things. There are two aspects of identity – how to connect records together (internal identity) and how […]
Hackolade Introduces First Data Modeling Software Tool For Couchbase NoSQL Databases
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Hackolade, the pioneer for data modeling for NoSQL and multi-model databases, today announced the introduction of the first data modeling software tool for the Couchbase NoSQL database community. This software is compatible with Couchbase versions 4.0 through the latest 4.6 release. Standard features of Hackolade, already […]
Dimensional Insight Announces Launch of Spectre Columnar Database for Robust BI
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “Dimensional Insight, a developer of business intelligence (BI) solutions for complex and highly regulated industries, today announced the launch of Spectre as part of Version 7.0 of its award-winning BI platform, Diver Platform™. The powerful data engine is built on the latest columnar database technology, which […]
How Adopting DevOps for the Database Enhances IT Security
Click to learn more about author Yaniv Yehuda. A common fear that I hear from organizations in the process of adopting DevOps is that they are putting their IT security at risk. Many fear that continuous processes, automated testing, and rapid releases compromise code security. DevOps and security personnel have seemingly opposite objectives, DevOps wants to […]
Softcoded Data
Click to learn more about author Michael Blaha. Database applications typically have a direct representation. Application concepts are represented as tables with their attributes stored as table columns. This direct approach works well for applications with fixed structure. However, it fails for applications with structure that is not fully known as the application is being built. […]
The Power of Data Intermediaries
Click to learn more about author Ravi Shankar. Food for Thought At the grocery store the other day, I marveled at the staggering number of brands that were assembled under a single roof, and I thought about the incredible journey that brought each of them together, from diverse factories and farms. This ample selection could […]
Data Analytics Tool Connects to 75+ Data & Cloud Services
by Angela Guess A new press release states, “Data analytics tool Slemma, is proud to announce that it now connects to over 75 databases, data warehouses and cloud service solutions. Users of popular third-party software can now connect their marketing, IT and business metrics directly into Slemma, allowing them to create simple, easy-to-use dynamic reports […]
Infographic: Digital Transformation Efforts Hinge on the Database Finds NuoDB Survey
by Angela Guess A new press release reports, “75% of business product owners consider business agility to be the number one driver for strategic technology initiatives and 92% believe the database has a pivotal role to play in supporting such modernization efforts according to a new survey from NuoDB, the elastic SQL database for cloud […]
Aerospike Unveils New Release to Power Next Generation Digital Business Apps
by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “Aerospike, the leader in enterprise-class NoSQL solutions, today announced it has released a new version of its Aerospike platform to serve the world’s largest customer engagement applications in industries such as AdTech, Financial Services and Telecommunications. New Aerospike features are transforming how organizations store, access and analyze […]