For CockroachDB, transactions first, then analytics is a feature — not a bug
An open-source database that is resilient, supports automatic geo-scaling on-premise and in the cloud, and SQL. CockroachDB already is all that. Next in the roadmap: Analytics, with Hybrid Transactional Analytical Processing.
Read More →2019 will be another ‘Year of the Graph’: OpenCorporates is evidence No. 1
Graph databases are crossing the chasm to mainstream use cases, adding features such as machine learning to their arsenal and becoming more cloud and developer friendly. Last year was a breakout year, and graph database growth and evolution is well under way in 2019.
Read More →Confluent shows open source, paradigm shifts, cloud, and commercial success can all co-exist
Confluent just became a unicorn. We discuss why, what happens from now on, and how this is significant for the entire data ecosystem and the world at large with CEO Jay Kreps
Read More →Start the reskilling revolution without me: Future of Work trends and soft data on soft skills
As work is being redefined by automation as well as changing economy and social norms, how can technology help us stay abreast, discover, hone and document our skills, and match labor demand and supply?
Read More →Beyond experts: Jobs, tasks, and skills for a data driven Future of Work
Understanding and keeping track of the relationship between jobs, tasks and skills is essential for the future of work. If current efforts fall short, how can we do this going forward?
Read More →Alibaba Blinks: Building an open source, data-driven cloud empire in real-time
Acquiring data Artisans, the vendor leading development of open source Apache Flink framework for real-time data processing, is the latest move from Alibaba. Where does this fit in Alibaba's strategy to grow its cloud?
Read More →Data, crystal balls, looking glasses, and boiling frogs: Reviewing 2018, predicting 2019
Data gets flexible. Machine learning reigns supreme and transforms everything, including software and hardware. Regulation, governance and licensing interplay with the brave new data world. The years of the graph are only getting started. And frogs are boiling. These are the trends shaping the software, hardware, data, machine learning and AI landscape
Read More →The rise of Kubernetes epitomizes the transition from big data to flexible data
Can a platform conceived to support running ephemeral applications become the operating system of choice for running data workloads in the multi-cloud and hybrid cloud era? Looks like it, but we're not just there yet.
Read More →Want to boost customer engagement? Invest in data integration, metadata, data governance, says Informatica
What does a Data Hub Reference Architecture have to do with Customer Engagement? A lot, according to Informatica, who wants to complement Adobe, Microsoft, and SAP, in their Open Data Initiative. The big question, however, is whether this has legs.
Read More →Real-time data processing just got more options: LinkedIn releases Apache Samza 1.0 streaming framework
Samza is now at near-parity with other Apache open-source streaming frameworks such as Flink and Spark. The key features in Samza 1.0 are SQL and a higher level API, adopting Apache Beam. What does this mean for this space, and how do you choose?
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