MemSQL 6.5: NewSQL with autonomous workload optimization, improved data ingestion and query execution speed

MemSQL wants to be the world's best database. Leading that race is a tall order, but the new version seems to improve on an already strong offering.
Read More →Data-driven software development in the cloud: Trends, opportunities, and threats

Software development has been fundamentally changing. It's following the data and going to the cloud. What should organizations be aware of to make the most of it?
Read More →Moving fast without breaking data: Governance for managing risk in machine learning and beyond

How do you resolve the tension between the need to build and deploy accurate machine learning models fast, and the need to understand how those models work, what data they touch upon, and what are the implications? Immuta says data governance is the answer.
Read More →GraphQL for databases: A layer for universal database access?

GraphQL is a query language mostly used to streamline access to REST APIs. Now, a new breed of GraphQL implementations wants to build an abstraction layer for any database on top of GraphQL, and it seems to be catching up.
Read More →Business analytics: The essentials of data-driven decision-making

Data shows that data-driven organizations perform better. But what does it take to get there?
Read More →NBA analytics and RDF graphs: Game, data, and metadata evolution, and Occam’s razor

Three-point shooting, Steph Curry, and coming up with stories. If you feel like doing your own analysis to investigate hypotheses or discover insights at any level, RDF graph's got your back. Case in point: The NBA.
Read More →GDPR in real life: Transparency, innovation, and adoption across borders and organizations

Part two: Auditing data on premise and in the cloud, spurring innovation in machine learning and interpretable AI, and influencing organizations, consumers, and legislation all over the world, GDPR is here to stay.
Read More →GDPR in real life: Fear, uncertainty, and doubt

Part one: Why are most organizations still not ready for GDPR? And what are the implications and mechanisms of applying GDPR provisions for companies, individuals, and regulators?
Read More →DataStax Enterprise Graph 6.0: what’s new, and what’s coming?

DataStax Enterprise just released version 6.0, a major upgrade. We take an insider tour with Jonathan Lacefield, Senior Director of Product Management with DataStax, focusing on DSE Graph. Even though news on the new DSE release have been out for a while, one of the principles to go by in the tech world is “never […]
Read More →Controversy, thy name is Europe: Open credit scores, data-driven counter-forensics, and the regulation debate

Europe's biggest digital culture festival raises questions beyond the use of data.
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