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The big promise of big data

For Twitter, making sense of its mountains of user data was big enough of a problem that it purchased another company just to help get the job done.

By Joab Jackson | 14 March, 2012 04:04

Tags: applications, cloudera, data management, data mining, MapR, oracle, software

PostgreSQL devs lift open source database to enterprise heights

The release of the first beta of version 9.1 of the open source PostgreSQL database has opened a new era in enterprise-class reliability and data integrity that can compete with the big names, say its developers.

By Rodney Gedda | 06 May, 2011 15:20

Tags: clustering, databases, enterprisedb, open source, postgresql, reliability

SAP-Sybase: What to expect in the first 90 days

Now that SAP's roughly $US6 billion acquisition of Sybase has gained clearance from European regulators, it may not be long before the deal is finalised. With that in mind, users and partners of the companies have much to consider during the next few months, analysts say.

By Chris Kanaracus | 23 July, 2010 05:51

Tags: application development, applications, business issues, mergers & acquisitions, mobile, sap, software, sybase, Telecommunication

Rimini Street ups third-party maintenance ante

Rimini Street fired the latest salvo in the ongoing war over software maintenance this week, announcing that it has expanded the number of SAP applications it supports.

By Chris Kanaracus | 08 October, 2009 06:28

Tags: enterprise apps, maintenance, sap, third-party maintenance, oracle

A greener environment through better data management

An agricultural research group is encouraging Australian grain farmers to join a National Farming Practices Database, an online central repository which includes detailed growing reports and productivity updates.

By Kathryn Edwards | 30 April, 2009 15:18

Tags: databases, gdrc, visual foxpro, farming, agriculture

eBeef: RFID from birth to plate

Computers determine the quality of meat on your dinner plate, long before it turns up on the doorstep of your butcher, and the increasing uptake of technology in the meat industry means armers across the country are liberating themselves from the global financial crisis, the ravages of drought and other environmental problems.

By Kathryn Edwards | 27 April, 2009 14:50

Tags: agriculture, bluetooth, databases, farming, livestock, meat, mysql, RFID, sap, scanners

Oracle pushes compression as cheaper database scale-up method

Oracle's powerful new HP Oracle Database Machine comes with 168TB of storage, a new method of retrieving data more quickly and intelligently, and -- wait for it -- a US$2.33 million price tag.

By Eric Lai | 30 September, 2008 08:37

Tags: database compression, HP Oracle Database Machine

FAQ: Oracle (and HP's) new database in a box, accelerator

Oracle's annual OpenWorld show is usually a showcase for its enterprise software. This year, however, it was all about hardware, as CEO Larry Ellison introduced a new family of database/storage products last week that it had been working on with partner Hewlett-Packard for three years.

By Eric Lai | 29 September, 2008 08:35

Tags: oracle

OpenWorld nears, some info on Oracle 11g R2 database emerges

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison appears to be taking a lesson out of the playbook of his buddy, Apple CEO Steve Jobs.

By Eric Lai and Chris Kanaracus | 19 September, 2008 09:07

Tags: openworld

15 cool new technologies at DEMOfall 08

On stage at DEMO: A computer algorithm that uncovers media bias, and new ways to watch television, create music, manage money, and spy on IT workers.

How to mashup without a screwup

Given the short history of mashups in the enterprise, IT departments likely don't entirely understand the technology's role in the business. Organizations can fall victim to mashup mistakes given the markedly different approach necessary to deploy and maintain them across the organization.

Beeps, blips and IT: Making sense of sensor data

It's no exaggeration to say the '00s have been the decade when the electronic sensor left the factory floor and went, well, everywhere.