Microsoft introduces SQL Server 2022
Microsoft SQL Server 2022 is now generally available. The update includes new Azure-based cloud functionality and various integrations with existing solutions.
SQL Server 2022 runs in both on-premises and cloud environments. The cloud variant (Azure SQL Managed Instance) is managed by Microsoft ... Read more
Qlik launches Cloud Data Integration, shifts to Integration as a Service
Qlik has recently launched Cloud Data Integration, an Integration as a Service platform for real-time access to data.
Cloud Data Integration helps users get real-time access to data from various systems, including relational databases, SAP software, mainframes and SaaS apps with data repositorie... Read more
Neo4j updates graph database with speed and scalability improvements
Neo4j launched a new version of its graph database. The release brings considerable speed and scalability improvements.
Graph database developer Neo4j announced the general availability of the 5th version of its core engine, which boasts significant performance and scalability.
The capacity t... Read more
‘Databases are the largest driver of enterprise hardware spending’
Analyst firm IDC reveals an increase in worldwide spending on on-premises storage hardware. Investments in cloud computing storage grew even faster. The trend is driven by a demand for databases.
One of the biggest concerns of tech companies is effectively managing and securing their data. In i... Read more
Life, the universe & data… Y42 reimagines DataOps
Technology nomenclature evolves. Perhaps nowhere more prevalently than in cloud computing and data science.
Where we once thought of operations as nothing more than the Ops element of sysadmin and DBA database administration that eventually morphed into DevOps, we now have new notions of opera... Read more
Meta’s AI-powered audio codec makes files ten times smaller than MP3
Meta announced EnCodec, an AI-powered audio compression method that has the ability to make audio up to ten times smaller than MP3 without compromising on quality.
Meta said its technology enhances the sound quality of speech on low-bandwidth connections, such as cellphone calls in suboptimal ne... Read more
Couchbase Capella gets new user interface and storage features
Couchbase is coming out with an update for Capella. The database solution gets a new user interface and storage features. The update should make it easier for developers to build new applications.
Couchbase signals that developers today have the resources for application development. However, th... Read more
The real-time dream, Hazelcast aims to end ‘wait-&-see’ nightmares
Real-time, if you will excuse the obvious expression, is real.
The ubiquity of mobile connectivity, the breadth and depth of cloud, the always-on nature of new intelligent machines, the presence of autonomous automation advantage(s) and the birth of RPA bots (plus a litany of other major paradig... Read more
Pure Storage simplifies Kubernetes with managed version of Portworx
Pure Storage launched a managed version of Portworx Enterprise, a storage solution for Kubernetes. The service makes Kubernetes accessible to organizations without expertise in container storage. In addition, Portworx Enterprise 3.0 will be available shortly.
Although Kubernetes is an excellent... Read more
DataCore unveils OpenEBS Mayastor 2.0
DataCore shed light on OpenEBS Mayastor 2.0, the upcoming release of its container attached storage solution for Kubernetes.
OpenEBS Mayastor was acquired by DataCore in November 2021. Organizations use the container attached storage (CAS) solution to provision storage for Kubernetes. OpenEBS M... Read more