Consolidating graphs and other matters
The graph database market is starting to consolidate. There are also interesting graph and associative database developments
Whither PIM?
It looks like product information management, at least some of it, is moving beyond the confines of MDM
EXASOL expands
EXASOL, in addition to introducing version 5.0 of EXASolution, has been expanding overseas.
SAP ASE 16
SAP has just released version 16 of what used to be Sybase ASE. This release is very much focused on big data for OLTP.
Calpont InfiniDB version 4.0
Calpont has released version 4.0 of its warehouse. Major features include extended cloud support and open source licensing plus the ability to run on HDFS.
What is Actian actually doing? - Why does Actian need so many databases?
Having not even digested Pervasive Software yet, Actian has now acquired ParAccel. Why?
Is data warehousing holding back the advance of analytics?
I take a look at Pervasive's DataRush, potentially the most disruptive idea in analytics since Bill Inmon told us to build data warehouses.
DB2: a relational epithet is no longer enough
DB2 now has so many storage engines that it's no longer accurate to simply call it "relational"
The Full Spectrum of MDM Offerings
The MDM market may have been consolidating recently (with Informatica's purchase of Heiler) but there is now a new entrant. Pitney Bowes...