Data Management
News, blogs, analysis, tips and discussion about data management.
Cloudforce: News International Trusts Customer Data to the Cloud
Microsoft Beats Data-sorting Record with New Approach
Tue, May 22, 2012 - A new approach, called Flat Datacenter Storage, pushes computational sorting to each data server
Funds Pour into Big-Data Vendors
Mon, May 21, 2012 - Investors jump on the big-data bandwagon. Many see it as a good bet, but others warn about hype.
Yahoo's Genome Highlights Hosted Big Data Analytics Trend
Mon, May 21, 2012 - Yahoo has joined a growing list of companies offering big data analytics as a service with its Genome offering this week.
SAP Puts its HANA In-memory Database in the Spotlight
Wed, May 16, 2012 - The company announced a slew of HANA-related products and initiatives at the Sapphire conference
Equifax Eyes Are Watching You--Big Data Means Big Brother
Tue, May 15, 2012 - Equifax, the giant credit bureau, is using Big Data to create new analytics products from 800 billion business and consumer records worldwide. Its CIO says, 'We know more about you than you would care for us to know.'
Five Things CIO's Should Know About Big Data
Mon, May 14, 2012 - Big data analysis got its start from the large Web service providers such as Google, Yahoo and Twitter, which all needed to make the most of their user generated data. But enterprises will big data analysis to stay competitive, and relevant, as well.
10 Essential Performance Tips for MySQL
Mon, May 14, 2012 - From workload profiling to the three rules of indexing, these expert insights are sure to make your MySQL servers scream
Five Things CIOs Should Know About Big Data
Fri, May 11, 2012 - You may not think you have petabytes of data worth analyzing, but you will, if you don't already. CIO magazine breaks down the 5 things CIOs need to know, now.
Big Data Analytics Gold for the Call Center
Fri, May 11, 2012 - There's valuable data in those contact center logs that have largely been gathering dust, and companies are using new tools to mine them to boost customer satisfaction and revenue and lower costs.
Up Next for the Cloud: Big Data Analytics?
Thu, May 10, 2012 - In an effort to diversify its cloud offerings, NaviSite - a Time Warner Cable cloud computing and managed hosting company - announced plans to offer storage service for customers in what one analyst says could the beginning of service providers looking to offer big data analysis from the cloud.
Defining "Big Data" Depends on Who's Doing the Defining
Thu, May 10, 2012 - Big data is an IT buzzword nowadays, but what does it really mean? When does data become big?
Salesforce.com's Heroku Rolls Out New Cloud Database Options
Wed, May 09, 2012 - Two new tiers give coders lower-cost access to Heroku's Postgres cloud database service
How to Avoid Big Data Spending Pitfalls
Tue, May 08, 2012 - The Big Data hype machine is in full swing. While the promise is great, Big Data projects also can be an expensive trap if you fail to prove the business case or give your vendors leverage over you.
Tibco Adds Hadoop Support to its Spotfire In-memory Analytics
Mon, May 07, 2012 - Other features focus on predictive analytics and Apple iPad support



