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RethinkDB releases first production version of its real-time database
The competition in the data management world is moving up yet another notch with the release of what is touted as the first production-ready release of RethinkDB, the open-source document store from the startup of the same name. The launch brings the enterprise a major step closer to the era of real-time applications. Although companies ...
Stack Overflow’s record-shattering developer survey sheds new light on the state of coding
Professional programmers are mostly self-educated, love their work and make comfortable salaries, particularly if they work with hot languages like Objective-C, Node.js and C#. They are overwhelmingly male, although there is some evidence that is changing, and they make an average of nearly $90,000 in the U.S., although Ukrainian coders have the highest standard of ...
Teradata’s new Hadoop-based engine finds patterns in data deluge
There is a dizzying array of free and commercial business intelligence components available for Hadoop, but Teradata Corp. thinks that the industry could do with another one. The data warehousing stalwart’s new entry into the space promises to make short work of the multi-structured transmissions coming off the connected universe. The aptly-named Dashboard Engine for ...
Amazon’s new machine learning service turns ordinary developers into data scientists
Following in the footsteps of its rivals, Amazon Inc. is launching a new cloud-based machine learning service meant to help automate the process of parsing the vast amounts of data produced on the Web. The target audience are the developers building the applications that make use of that information. That’s best reflected in the inclusion ...
What you missed in Big Data: New beginnings
Last week saw the competitive lines of the analytics ecosystem redrawn once again after Informatica Corp. agreed to leave the stock exchange in a $5.3 million buyout representing the biggest transaction of its kind this year. The landmark deal marks a new leg in the data integration stalwart’s two-decade journey. With its revenues stalling amid ...
What you missed in Cloud: Evolutionary change
The competitive focus in the public cloud switched gears from revolutionary to evolutionary advances last week as the big players brought their capabilities up to par with the latest trends. Microsoft Corp. set the wheels in motion after launching a data-driven security function for its popular email service. The optional extension adds a filtering layer ...
How containers complete Microsoft’s grand cloud strategy
Six months after revealing plans to bring containers to Windows, Microsoft Corp. is making good on the promise with a homegrown implementation of the lightweight virtualization format that offers a convenient new deployment option for enterprise applications. But the impact of the technology extends far beyond simplifying operations to its entire cloud strategy. Under the ...
Tintri augments its storage stack for better DevOps
Tintri Inc. is rolling out a major update to the software powering its hybrid storage arrays that introduces new capabilities for fine-tuning operations in large virtual environments. One of the most notable additions is an optional extension that takes advantage of the latest development in the world of hypervisors. That is of course containers, or ...
New Oracle cloud services seek retailers’ hearts and minds
Oracle Corp. is rolling out six new services to its burgeoning cloud arsenal that are meant to help large retailers address their evolving operational requirements more effectively. The additions continue the trend of providers increasingly turning to industry-specific functionality for differentiation. That shift is most pronounced in the competition between the database giant and its traditional ...
Salesforce.com targets B2B lead nurturing with new services
Salesforce.com Inc. is expanding its cloud-based marketing platform with two new services that draw on real-time data about prospects to increase the success of deal-making. The launch promises to help extend the scope of targeting efforts beyond the initial engagement to every step of the way toward a purchase. The additions implement the business-to-business sales ...