A recent press release reports, “Imanis Data, the leader in enterprise data management powered by machine learning, today announced a major upgrade to the Imanis Data Management Platform, continuing the company’s momentum since raising $13.5 million Series B funding earlier this year. The new Version 4.0 includes multiple industry firsts including autonomous backup, any-point-in-time recovery […]
Datasparc Inc. Announces New Feature for DBHawk
by Angela Guess A recent press release reports, “Datasparc is committed to providing one platform to manage heterogeneous databases. It lets enterprises receive and provide quick and secure access to their ad-hoc data needs, regardless if it’s stored on premises, in the cloud, in NoSQL or in a relational database. Datasparc’s steady progress can be […]
ScyllaDB Introduces Scylla Manager for Greater Centralized Control of Scylla Database Clusters
by Angela Guess According to a recent press release, “ScyllaDB, the next generation of NoSQL, today announced Scylla Manager, a new addition to Scylla Enterprise that improves the manageability and reduces the administration of Scylla deployments. Scylla Manager centralizes cluster administration and automates recurrent tasks, such as periodic repair to Scylla Enterprise clusters, bringing greater […]
Is NoSQL (or No+SQL) the Future of Databases?
There are strong opinions among IT leaders about where the real future of database technology lies. At the DATAVERSITY® Enterprise Data World 2016 Conference, for example, one could hear Mike Bowers, Enterprise Data Architect at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), tout the virtues of NoSQL. He urged every organization to have […]
In-Memory Computing Platforms Respond to Evolving Enterprise Data Use Needs
In its just-released report, Cool Vendors in In-Memory Computing Technology 2016, Gartner highlighted a handful of interesting and innovative solutions within the In-Memory Computing (IMC) space for enabling a range of real-time analytics scenarios. It gave a first-time look at IMC-enabled analytics products from Bottlenose, Striim, and Zoomdata that target use cases including event stream […]
MarkLogic’s New Enterprise NoSQL Solution Drives Next-Gen Apps and Processes
It’s time for the enterprise to seize the opportunity to build new applications and processes based on a synthesis of meaningful data brought together from diverse systems. Doing so requires some key things, though, starting with a database platform that supports seamlessly integrating the data and ensuring that it is understandable at the conceptual level. […]
The Rise of the Digital Economy and, Necessarily, NoSQL
by Angela Guess Luke Whitehead recently wrote in ITProPortal, “Today’s web, mobile, and IoT applications share one or more (if not all) of the following characteristics. They need to: (1) Support large numbers of concurrent users (tens of thousands, perhaps millions); (2) Deliver highly responsive experiences to a globally distributed base of users, (3) Be […]
Oracle Launching Version 4.0 of Its NoSQL Database
by Angela Guess Joyce Wells reports in Database Trends and Applications, “Oracle is introducing a major new release of its NoSQL database – version of 4.0. First unveiled in 2011, the Oracle NoSQL Database is a key-value database that evolved from the company’s acquisition of BerkeleyDB Java Edition, a mature, high-performance embeddable database. While Oracle […]
Basho Open Sources Riak TS; Empowers Internet of Things Initiatives
by Angela Guess According to a recent article out of the company, “Basho Technologies, the creator and developer of Riak® KV and Riak® TS, the world’s most resilient NoSQL databases, today announced the latest release of Basho Riak TS, version 1.3. Riak TS is the only enterprise-grade NoSQL database optimized for Internet of Things (IoT). […]
3 Key Advantages of NoSQL Databases
by Angela Guess Christopher Tozzi recently wrote in The VAR Guy, “[R]elational databases are great if you know ahead of time what structure your data will take, and have a sense of how much data you need to store. But what if your storage needs are less predictable? What if they need to be highly […]