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Flip the switch and turn on Oracle Database In-Memory

Oracle Database In-Memory turns Oracle Database 12c into an in-memory database. It promises to accelerate performance for both analytics and queries using its dual format architecture. Find out more from a beta tester. Continue Reading
Quiz: Oracle Multitenant and Database 12c

Test your knowledge of the database virtualization feature Oracle Multitenant and the release of the Oracle 12c database by taking this quiz. Continue Reading
Guide to Oracle 12c database features and upgrades

This guide offers a user analysis of Oracle Database 12c features, including the Multitenant add-on, and articles that evaluate the ROI of upgrading. Continue Reading

Containers key for Hortonworks alliance on big data hybrid

Hortonworks is joining with Red Hat and IBM to work together on a hybrid big data architecture format that will run using ...

Big data tooling rolls with the changing seas of analytics

Hadoop data tooling is expanding. A view holds that Hadoop is moving from alternate data warehousing to a full-fledged big data ...

Graph processing gives credit analysis firms an edge

A graph database startup's parallel loading, processing and querying combine to deliver real-time data for fintech firms that ...

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Self-service analytics tools hand BI power to business users

Self-service BI software opens the door to wider analytics uses in organizations. This handbook compares top self-service tools ...

Tableau vs. Power BI vs. Qlik: How the BI rivals stack up

Tableau, Power BI and Qlik Sense offer similar self-service BI functionality, consultant Rick Sherman says. But he points to some...

Tibco analytics capabilities get upgrade in Spotfire X

New Tibco AI and natural language processing functions in the soon-to-be-released Spotfire X look to create a simpler and faster ...

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What CIOs should know about S/4HANA public cloud vs. private cloud

In addition to on-premises and hybrid models, SAP offers S/4HANA in public and private clouds. Here's a look at the differences ...

Digital transformation goals spark new S/4HANA migration momentum

S/4HANA upgrades form the core of digital transformation for SAP organizations, but many underestimate the challenges, such as ...

Greg Tomb: HANA underpins SuccessFactors, post-2025 SAP HCM

The cloud has loomed large in Greg Tomb's SAP career. Now, he has a year under his belt at SuccessFactors and much to say about ...

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4 strategies to beat the SQL Server 2008 support cutoff

The looming end of SQL Server 2008 extended support should spur database teams into action. Consider these four options to extend...

How Azure SQL DW Gen2 boosts cloud data warehouse's performance

The Gen2 version of Azure SQL Data Warehouse gives Microsoft's cloud data warehouse a shot in the arm on performance, making it ...

SQL Server high availability best practices in the cloud

The cloud isn't immune to system failures. You can increase database uptime and prevent data losses with these high availability ...

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How to become a good software architect in 13 steps

It's not easy to find your role in an IT enterprise setting. But if you can follow these 13 steps on how to become a software ...

When you compare Java build tools, Maven comes out on top

What is the best Java build tool on the market? Is it Gradle? Do people still use Ant? Here, we explore why Maven is still one of...

New CDNs bring edge JavaScript to the app performance world

With content distribution networks loaded with edge JavaScript, Cloudfare promises to improve application performance and ...

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Nvidia partnership bolsters VMware live migration capabilities

As part of vSphere 6.7.1, admins can now live migrate virtualized workloads supported by vGPUs. The Nvidia and VMware partnership...

GPU-buffed servers advance Cisco's AI agenda

Cisco's latest UCS servers with Nvidia's GPUs aim to help larger IT shops more quickly run AI and machine learning workloads -- ...

Discovery functions, FIPS compliance increase DCIM security

Data center infrastructure management is one way to track security patches and unauthorized hardware access. There are a few ...

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New rules for WCM tools enhance the search experience

WCM used to mean platforms for webpages viewed on desktops. Today, it's morphing into digital experiences, and it taps AI as well...

AI-assisted image and video search is next content frontier

You can search text, but it's harder to catalog images and video. New tools are automating those processes at the enterprise ...

Box AI strategy looks to give users AI development tools

Box wants to be the hub of its enterprise users' software and AI content ecosystems with integrations and partnerships ranging ...

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How ADP's AI-based workforce metrics tool might disrupt HR

A new ADP mobile app feature is delivering workforce analytics into the hands of both HR and other business leaders, in turn, ...

At HR Technology Conference, Walmart says virtual reality works

Virtual reality may be on the cusp of mainstream adoption for HR. It provides an engaging learning experience for employees, ...

AI, data analytics, recruiting tech among HR priorities, leaders say

Leaders from Johnson & Johnson, The Walt Disney Co. and other giants weighed in at HR Tech 2018 on top priorities, such as tech ...