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.
Infographic: S/4HANA viewed positively by SAP Users
SAP has recognised that customers will face challenges and costs when they upgrade to S/4 Hana. It has set out a roadmap to simplify integration, in a bid to lower the transition cost of moving from ECC to the S/4 platform. This infographic shows why most SAP users have positive impressions of SAP S/4Hana.
News : Database software
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January 13, 2021
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Jan'21
South Central Ambulance Service drives out of Covid data fog with Qlik
Ambulance service’s business intelligence has come into its own during the coronavirus crisis, helping the managers behind the paramedics to deliver the service with fast data flows and joined-up datasets
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January 07, 2021
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Jan'21
Robust member administration system indispensable for Dutch Coeliac Society
Organisation had to find a dedicated member administration system to support existing members, new members and countless volunteers
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December 11, 2020
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Dec'20
Disputed PostgreSQL bug exploited in cryptomining botnet
PGMiner cryptomining botnet remained unnoticed by exploiting a disputed CVE in PostgreSQL
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November 26, 2020
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Nov'20
Robots taking jobs, but creating careers
Robotic process automation developers tell Computer Weekly about the job they never expected to be doing
In Depth : Database software
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Intel Optane Persistent Memory aims to fill the gap DRAM can’t
We look at Optane and its PMem product that Intel believes will fill a big gap between memory and storage that DRAM technology just cannot deal with Continue Reading
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Mainframe storage: Three players in a market that’s here to stay
Far from disappearing, the mainframe market and the storage it needs is here to stay for some time. The three key array makers compete with high-end flash-equipped products Continue Reading
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Storage 101: Crash-consistent vs application-consistent snapshots
We look at crash-consistent and application-consistent snapshots and backup, how they are defined, the pros and cons of each and the benefits and limits of Windows VSS Continue Reading
Blog Posts : Database software
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Programming in the pandemic - Percona: Clouds gather around the DevOps fallout factor
The Computer Weekly Developer Network examines the impact of Covid-19 on the software application development community. With only a proportion of developers classified as key workers (where their ... Continue Reading
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Data masking from 3T has MongoDB security automation covered
If you want Post-It Notes, go to 3M. If you want independent MongoDB software tools with incremental security and management layers, go to 3T. That’s the message from the Berlin-based softwarehaus, ... Continue Reading
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Diving into Open Data Lakes Analytics
Let’s take a quick dip into Open Data Lakes Analytics. But before we do, we need to cross off some names and definitions. This story starts with Ahana, a self-styled ‘self-service’ analytics ... Continue Reading
Opinion : Database software
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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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Facebook’s high-stakes privacy gamble goes to Dublin court
A high-wire gamble with billions in compensation at stake for European internet users – part of a complex case between Facebook and the Irish information commissioner – hides challenge to the unlawfulness of US state internet surveillance Continue Reading
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The high price of not understanding how automation works with existing software licences
Businesses must check their software licences before they introduce robotic process automation or they risk breaking the rules Continue Reading
Videos : Database software
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Big data impact on storage infrastructure
Ovum senior analyst Tim Stammers discusses how storage systems cope with large data sets and real time data access
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Video interview: Gartner chief of research, Chris Howard
In this video, Chris Howard, chief of research at Gartner, discusses why CIOs should look at cloud, mobile, big data and social computing
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Video interview: Environmental Investigation Agency using i2
In this video, Charlotte Davies from the Environmental Investigation Agency discusses how i2 is helping tackle Big Cat poaching