The state of open source databases in 2019: Multiple Databases, Clouds, and Licenses
An extensive survey shows the attitude of the market towards open source databases, drivers and inhibitors to adoption
Read More →Zira launches industrial IoT platform with data integration, marketplace, and AI-driven process automation
Could this hitherto unknown become the de-facto platform and marketplace for industrial IoT data and applications? With over 150 clients including some of the world's leaders in manufacturing, it may be less crazy than it sounds.
Read More →Apple, Alibaba, Amazon, and the gang promote state of the art in AI and Knowledge Discovery with Graphs
In one of the biggest AI events in the world, over 3,000 experts from research and industry showcased and discussed their latest work. Advances in machine learning are happening across the board, and integrating knowledge-based systems with graph-based deep learning promises breakthroughs.
Read More →Nvidia Rapids cuGraph: Making graph analysis ubiquitous
A new open-source library by Nvidia could be the secret ingredient to advancing analytics and making graph databases faster. The key: parallel processing on Nvidia GPUs.
Read More →Graph database reinvented: Dgraph secures $11.5M to pursue its unique and opinionated path
Imagine a graph database that's not aimed at the growing graph database market, selling to Fortune 500 without sales, and claiming to be the fastest without benchmarks. Dgraph is unique in some interesting ways.
Read More →Forget silicon – SQL on DNA is the next frontier for databases
A couple of years back, even researchers would wave off using DNA to store data as something too futuristic to have any practical value. Today, you can extend PostgreSQL with the right software and bio-chemical modules, and run SQL on DNA.
Read More →Hazelcast open source in-memory data grid secures $21.5 million funding, expands platform to real-time streaming data
The streaming data pie is growing, and Hazelcast wants a piece of it. It's got some way to go, funding helps, but is it enough?
Read More →The Graph: An open-source query protocol for blockchains, using GraphQL
Querying blockchains is hard, but it does not have to be. This is the vision driving The Graph.
Read More →Chainlink launches Mainnet to get data in and out of Ethereum smart contracts
Smart contracts promise to take execution of processes and agreements to the Ethereum global computer. There's just one problem: Smart contracts can't talk to the rest of the world. Chainlink wants to solve this, starting today.
Read More →Breaking up Facebook? Try data literacy, social engineering, personal knowledge graphs, and developer advocacy
Yes, Facebook is a data-driven monopoly. But the only real way to break it up is by getting hold of its data and functionality, one piece at a time. It will take a combination of tech, data, and social engineering to get there. And graphs — personal knowledge graphs.
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