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News about databases
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SAP puts its HANA in-memory database in the spotlight
Due to incorrect information provided by the vendor, the story "SAP puts its HANA in-memory database in the spotlight," posted to the wire on May 16, contained an improper characterization of the hardware used in a database cluster set up by SAP.
By Chris Kanaracus | 22 May, 2012 14:54
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Funds Pour Into Big-Data Vendors
Investors have taken note of the surging enterprise demand for tools that can manipulate and analyze massive volumes of structured and unstructured data.
By Jaikumar Vijayan | 21 May, 2012 20:11
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Yahoo's Genome highlights hosted big data analytics trend
Yahoo has joined a growing list of companies offering big data analytics as a service with its Genome offering this week.
By Jaikumar Vijayan | 21 May, 2012 20:11
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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.
By Chris Kanaracus | 17 May, 2012 00:23
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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.
By Chris Kanaracus | 10 May, 2012 06:36
Features about databases
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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
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Open source helps Facebook achieve massive app scalability
People all over the world spend a total of eight billion minutes a day on Facebook. Some 3.5 billion pieces of content are shared every week, 400 billion Web pages are viewed every month and the site logs a staggering 25TB of data every day. David Recordon, senior open programs manager at Facebook, talks about how the social networking giant uses open source tools to achieve its massive app scalablilty.
By Rodney Gedda | 24 February, 2010 09:40
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No to SQL? Anti-database movement gains steam
The meet-up in San Francisco last month had a whiff of revolution about it, like a latter-day techie version of the American Patriots planning the Boston Tea Party.
By Eric Lai | 02 July, 2009 12:07
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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
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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
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