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Yahoo's Genome highlights hosted big data analytics trend

Yahoo joined a growing list of companies offering big data analytics as a service with its Genome offering this week.

Funds Pour Into Big-Data Vendors

Investors have taken note of the surge in enterprise demand for tools that can manipulate and analyze massive volumes of structured and unstructured data.

Enterprise BI models undergo radical transformation

There's a dramatic transformation going on in business intelligence practices at many companies, prompted by growing interest in analyzing large, diverse data sets and better tools for completing such tasks.

SAP puts its HANA in-memory database in the spotlight

SAP seems to be betting its future on its HANA in-memory database, spotlighting the technology once again at the Sapphire conference in Orlando Wednesday, announcing a slew of new applications, partnerships and functional enhancements for the system.

Defining 'big data' depends on who's doing the defining

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

Salesforce.com's Heroku division this week rolled out two entry-level tiers for its Postgres-based cloud database service, hoping to cater to applications with lower data-volume requirements as well as helping startup developers make an easier jump into production.

Whiptail whips up modularly scalable all-flash storage array

Solid-state storage array maker Whiptail announced its first modular, scalable all-flash array with up to 72TB of capacity.

Investors are pouring funds into big data

Surging enterprise demand for big data tools that can manipulate and analyze massive volumes of structured and unstructured data has caught investor attention in a big way.

SAP's Sikka fires back against Oracle's 'falsehoods' about HANA

SAP's technology chief has given a strong rebuttal to a recent presentation by an Oracle executive that was critical of SAP's HANA in-memory database, saying it is full of "falsehoods."

Researcher misinterprets Oracle advisory, discloses unpatched database vulnerability

Instructions on how to exploit an unpatched Oracle Database Server vulnerability in order to intercept the information exchanged between clients and databases were published by a security researcher who erroneously thought that the company had patched the flaw.

How to Build Your First Database With Microsoft Access

If you own a version of Microsoft Office that includes Access (Office Professional 2010 is the most current version), but you've never used it, you're overlooking a powerful tool for organizing and analyzing business data. I'll show you how to make the most of this relational database program.

Oracle previews MySQL 5.6

Offering a glimpse of the new features some database administrators will be working with before too long, Oracle has posted a preview version of the next MySQL relational database management system.

How to Choose a Cloud Hosting Service

Not sure what cloud computing is, or how it can benefit your business? In this article, I'll introduce you to the cloud, help you interpret the buzzwords, and explain how your business might save time and money using a cloud hosting service such as Windows Azure, Amazon EC2, or Rackspace.

SAP lays out plans to become big player in databases, mobile

SAP made a series of announcements on Tuesday as part of its bid to become a high-profile player in the database market alongside the likes of Oracle and IBM.

NEC launches software to quickly find video clips in large archives

NEC has begun sales of new software to quickly find video clips in large archives, which is well-suited for finding illegal content on video sharing websites, it said Tuesday.

Twitter releases its MySQL scalability tweaks

Twitter has released some of the tweaks it has made to MySQL, potentially bringing greater scalability to the open-source relational database management system.

Four Reasons to Consider FileMaker 12

Data is the fuel that drives business, and the database is the engine that runs it all. But, just as most people would rather drive a hot new Ferrari than a rusty, dented 1972 Ford Pinto, users are more likely to put the database to use if it looks good.

MySQL now has two user conferences

At one point last year, it looked as if the popular open-source MySQL database was in danger of having no user conference. Now it has two.

Ellison: Hardware-software integration key, Apple is best example

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said his company will continue to bet on selling high-end custom hardware for its software products, even amidst a growing trend toward roomfuls of cheap, generic servers.

Open-source data mapping tool CartoDB provides customizable views

Vizzuality launched an open-source data-mapping tool CartoDB this week, promising an easy and customizable way for users to display their geospatial data.