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Nothin' but a number: two views of life on the gridOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 2 days ago (http://arstechnica.com)
Category: internet | Tags nate anderson, bill tancer, click, porn users, hitwise, databases, browsing habits, internet searches,
Nate Anderson on Bill Tancer's new book Click, stating "Bill Tancer knows porn users. As the research director at HitWise, Tancer has access to massive databases of information on browsing habits a read more »
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Cybercriminals raise the heat on databasesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 104 days ago (http://www.infoworld.com)
Category: security | Tags cybercriminals, databases, security, idc, , , , ,
"Databases are fast becoming the next target for cybercriminals, says analyst firm IDC. According to IDC research director Charles Kolodgy, databases are becoming the next major target for cybercrim read more »
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Databases leverage MapReduce technology to radically juice data scale, performance, analyticsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 132 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: software | Tags databases, mapreduce, technology, data scale, performance, analytics, mpp, engines, aster data systems, greenplum, dana gardner,
Dana Gardner writes, "In what could best be termed a photo finish, Greenplum and Aster Data Systems have both announced that they have integrated MapReduce into their massively parallel processing (MPP) database engines." read more »
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Patents: GraphOn Sues Google for Connecting Databases to the InternetOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 141 days ago (http://www.readwriteweb.com)
Category: internet | Tags patents, graphon, sues, google, connecting, databases, internet, , , , ,
Frederic Lardinois writes, "GraphOn, which considers itself a "leading worldwide developer of server-based application publishing and Web-enabling software solutions," today announced that it is suing Google for infringing on four of GraphOn's patents. According to the complaint (embedded below), Google Base, AdWords, Blogger, Sites, and YouTube allegedly infringe on GraphOn's patent for a "unique method of maintaining an automated and network-accessible database" - a patent that is so broad, it basically covers the complete Internet as we know it today." read more »
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Using SSIS to monitor SQL Server DatabasesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 216 days ago (http://www.simple-talk.com)
Category: development | Tags using, ssis, monitor, sql, server, databases, , , , , ,
"Rodney Landrum is a DBA who manages over eighty SQL Servers. It is a job that requires a great deal of ingenuity. He needed a way of knowing if there were signs of trouble anywhere in his servers. He..." read more »
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Reinvent The Data Warehouse With Column-Store Databases And AppliancesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 226 days ago (http://www.informationweek.com)
Category: development | Tags reinvent, data, warehouse, columnstore, databases, appliances, , , , , ,
Doug Henschen writes a fascinating article on new database alternatives - including column-store and appliances - which offer superior insight and performance over traditional databases. read more »
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Backlash starts against 'sexy' databasesOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 256 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: software | Tags backlash, starts, sexy, databases, , , , , , , ,
The relational database - a mainstay of enterprise computing for 25 years - has been under siege. New approaches to data storage are threatening the RDBMS and precipitat read more »
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Reviewcast: Salesforce.com's Visual Force similar to Visual FoxPro (but better).Open in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 448 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: development | Tags salesforce, visual, force, foxpro, databases, , , , , , ,
Salesforce has released a new service called Visual Force which they are casting as a platform as a service (PaaS) rather than SaaS. David Berlind offers a "reviewcast" (video) of the product as we read more »
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