Database software

With the volumes of digital data used by businesses growing at exponential rates, having the right information management and database software becomes key to corporate decision-making. While established products such as Oracle, DB2 and Informix remain widely used, open source alternatives such as MySQL and Ingres offer potential alternatives for IT managers. We examine the issues around choosing the right products and strategies for your organisation.

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IT Priority Topics 2021 Infographic

This year, a survey was conducted quizzing nearly 500 European IT sector professionals to gather what topics they identified as being imperative for 2021. In this infographic see whether remote working is here to stay, if there will be shifts in information management trends and what infrastructure tools will be deployed by most in 2021. Download this PDF infographic to find out what the results showed.

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News : Database software

May 27, 2021 27 May'21
BCS demands reform to rules on computer evidence following Post Office Horizon scandal revelations

Professional IT body wants changes to how computer evidence is used in court in the wake of the Post Office case
April 27, 2021 27 Apr'21
Papa John’s embarks on ‘multi-phase’ move to Google Cloud

Papa John’s International has set out plans to shutter its datacentres and revamp its customer experience to include a move towards real-time tracking data for its deliveries
April 21, 2021 21 Apr'21
Anti-food-waste app Karma taps up Google Cloud to power global expansion plans

Swedish startup Karma is on a mission to help consumers and businesses across the globe fight food waste, and it has enlisted the Google Cloud Platform to help it achieve its goal
April 16, 2021 16 Apr'21
SAP users identify data skills shortage as importance of analytics spikes

Research from the SAP UK & Ireland User Group has demonstrated a data skills dearth among users and a delay in using the SAP Hana in-memory database until full S/4 Hana ERP implementations

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In Depth : Database software

Computational storage: What is it? Why now, what for, who from?

Computational storage is an emerging architecture category, in which compute is put near storage to address I/O bottlenecks resulting from large volumes of data Continue Reading
How the Covid-19 Genomics UK Consortium sequenced Sars-Cov-2

Consortium of universities and other institutions has harnessed datasets, analytics and cloud computing to sequence Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, in a blisteringly short time Continue Reading
Data warehouse storage: Has cloud made on-premise obsolete?

There once was no alternative to building a data warehouse on-premise, but with cloud providers targeting analytics, building data warehouses on-site is looking obsolete Continue Reading

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Blog Posts : Database software

Et nubes ad astra: DataStax Astra Streaming

Clouds talk, it’s a fact. More specifically, individual application components, services and data commodities need to exchange information with each other in order to form the DNA of live ... Continue Reading
Nutanix adds HPE sauce to hybrid multi-cloud combos

As we know, Hewlett Packard became HP… and then, once the earth cooled, HP became HP Inc and Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). While HP Inc continued to sell ink (pun intended) inside its printer ... Continue Reading
Computational Storage - VAST Data: Practical truths for pragmatic file systems

In a number of follow-up pieces to the Computer Weekly Developer Network (CWDN) series focusing on Computational Storage, CWDN continues the thread with some extended analysis in this space. The ... Continue Reading

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Opinion : Database software

Why the London Data Charter could be a foundation stone in the city’s recovery

London First’s director of connectivity and competitiveness, David Lutton, explains why data is at the core of the capital’s recovery plan Continue Reading
Why Brexit will make software licence transfers and database copyright harder for UK firms

Brexit will make it more difficult for UK companies to sell unused software licences and to enforce their database rights in Europe. Firms will face a legislative disadvantage over AI-generated databases Continue Reading
Excel is the hammer for too many businesses’ nails

Excel is a fine piece of software, but as Public Health England found out, its ubiquity and ease of use does not make it the ideal tool for every job that involves data Continue Reading

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