FTC scolds two data brokers for allegedly selling your location to the meter
'Where we go is who we are' totally isn't a creepy ad slogan at all
Personal Tech04 Dec 2024 | 22
Database
India spending $170M to take its tax system paperless by rebuilding three legacy systems
Let's see how this goes
Software28 Nov 2024 | 10
Database warhorse SQL Server 2025 goes all-in on AI
Ignite Better locking, improved query optimization, and... Copilot
Databases19 Nov 2024 | 5
On-prem SaaS? ServiceNow will do it if you ask nicely, and really need it
Turns out its application can work with databases other than its own
SaaS24 Oct 2024 | 6
OpenAI's rapid growth loaded with 'corner case' challenges, says Fivetran CEO
Interview GenAI poster child is a 100-story-tall baby with simple infrastructure but extreme demands
Databases23 Oct 2024 |
Clock's ticking on PostgreSQL 12, but not everyone is ready to say goodbye
11% of databases still on aging version with a month of support left
Databases22 Oct 2024 | 10
Tencent builds one NoSQL database to rule all data models
Exclusive Tamed DB sprawl and saved cloudy resources with 'X-Stor'
Databases11 Oct 2024 | 8
National Public Data files for bankruptcy, admits 'hundreds of millions' potentially affected
One-man-band faces a mountain of lawsuits but has few assets
Cyber-crime09 Oct 2024 | 65
The force is strong in Iceberg: Are the table format wars entering the final chapter?
Interview Former Apple engineer and Apache PMC member Russell Spitzer describes efforts to unite around a single format
Databases03 Oct 2024 | 26
MongoDB rebuts claims it's not ready for business critical workloads
Shifting battle-hardened systems to document model – are your skills and tools ready?
Databases03 Oct 2024 | 24
Cockroach Labs CEO: Diverse database models are essential as app demands surge
Interview Licensing mixes also needed lest vendors give too much away
Databases27 Sep 2024 |
Majority of Redis users considering alternatives after less permissive licensing move
Valkey leads interest in FOSS alternatives after database slinger tightens terms
Databases20 Sep 2024 | 19
Snowflake's Unistore still on ice years after announcement
Cloud unicorn struggles to make database that can do everything 'margin positive'
Databases16 Sep 2024 | 3
ServiceNow moves its backend off MariaDB to homebrew Postgres
Xanadu release also adds a Pro tier, along with lots more AI
Applications10 Sep 2024 | 4
Cassandra redesigns indexing, storage management for 5.0 release
Users warned to get off 3.x releases as support ends
Databases10 Sep 2024 |
MongoDB takes a swing at PostgreSQL after claiming wins against rival
Open source competitor is still the most popular database among devs, though
Databases30 Aug 2024 | 21
Snowflake claims Iceberg wins table format wars, and Databricks has just proved it
The data analytics vendor's CEO says rival's over $1 billion Tabular acquisition is the 'vindication'
Databases22 Aug 2024 | 2
PostgreSQL in line for DuckDB-shaped boost in analytics arena
Microsoft-backed extension aims to address open source database's perceived weaknesses
Databases20 Aug 2024 |
CockroachDB scuttles away from open source Core offering
Distributed database biz doesn't like bigger customers using the free version of its software
Databases19 Aug 2024 | 14
Third time was the charm for SingleStore in the cloud, CEO says
Apache Iceberg support makes it a good option for a transactional layer over data lakes, he tells The Register
Databases08 Jul 2024 | 2
Db2 is a story worth telling, even if IBM won't
Opinion Promise of AI features, but Big Blue won't reveal much more about next steps of its highly regarded relational database
Databases04 Jul 2024 | 58
AI query optimization in IBM's Db2 shows you can teach a tech dinosaur new tricks
The database Big Blue doesn't like to talk about gets makeover in November
Databases27 Jun 2024 | 41
OneHouse takes $35M to fight for Hudi in table format wars
After Databricks snaffled Iceberg-linked Tabular, CEO insists there are more than two horses in this race
Databases26 Jun 2024 |
Valkey gains momentum with broadening band of backers
AlmaLinux and Broadcom added to list of partners for open source Redis fork
OSes19 Jun 2024 |
Let's take a look at Oracle's love and hate relationship with open source software
Opinion All businesses use FOSS now, but Big Red never been entirely comfortable with it
Software14 Jun 2024 | 11
Early MySQL engineer questions whether Oracle is unintentionally killing off the open source database
Preference for proprietary features restricting open source MySQL adoption, says Peter Zaitsev
Databases11 Jun 2024 | 48
Codd almighty! Has it been half a century of SQL already?
Feature The Reg talks to Donald Chamberlin, Michael Stonebraker and more about the legendary language
Databases31 May 2024 | 70
Bad vibrations left techie shaken up during overnight database rebuild
On Call Slow and steady wins the race, but sometimes flooring it saves the day
On-Prem24 May 2024 | 97
Private equity offer for MariaDB gets thumbsup from shareholders
From SPAC and back as 68% say yes
Databases21 May 2024 | 6
Microsoft Power BI users warned over pace of Fabric migration
Build Users given less than three months to move to the new platform for some services, analyst points out
Databases21 May 2024 | 7
Graph database shows Biden outspends Trump in social media ad war
But incumbent is mentioned a lot more in attack material
Databases17 May 2024 | 31
Lords of May-hem: Seven signs it is Oracle's year end
Feature How to handle sales pressure and licensing 'negotiations' to make sure it plays to your advantage
Databases17 May 2024 | 35
Father of SQL says yes to NoSQL
Interview Sometimes your own invention just isn't enough anymore
Databases10 May 2024 | 52
Brit security guard biz exposes 1.2M files via unprotected database
Exclusive Thousands of ID cards plus CCTV snaps of suspects found online
Research07 May 2024 | 25
Council claims database pain forced it to drop apostrophes from street names
What next, trouble at tmill?
Software07 May 2024 | 273
Oracle's database family gets trendy AI makeover
Say goodbye to 23c and hello to 23ai
Databases04 May 2024 | 11
Alibaba Yitian 710 rated fastest Arm server CPU in the cloud (for now)
Researcher finds it beats Intel's Xeons for speed on one database-related tests, joins AWS Gravitons in cost-efficiency win
Off-Prem29 Apr 2024 | 6
Graph databases speaking the same language after ISO gives GQL the nod
Standards body adoption could help ease portability between vendors
Databases24 Apr 2024 | 5
Cybercriminals threaten to leak all 5 million records from stolen database of high-risk individuals
It’s the second time the World-Check list has fallen into the wrong hands
Cyber-crime19 Apr 2024 | 22
Valkey publishes release candidate and attracts new backer
Open source Redis alternative gathers momentum
Databases18 Apr 2024 | 5
North American S/4HANA migrations ramping among SAP users
Skills access still an issue for organizations hoping to beat the 2027 ECC support deadline
Databases15 Apr 2024 | 1
Linux Foundation marshals support for open source alternative to Redis
Follows the vendor's decision to overhaul licensing of the popular cache database
Databases03 Apr 2024 | 7
Progress outbids private equity in offer for MariaDB plc
MySQL sibling saga continues as 40-year-old infrastructure software firm enters the fray
Databases28 Mar 2024 | 3
PostgreSQL pioneer's latest brainchild promises time travel to dodge ransomware
Michael Stonbraker on the neat side effects of putting an operating system on top of a database
Databases28 Mar 2024 | 23
Beijing issues list of approved CPUs – with no Intel or AMD
2024 may be the year of Linux On The Arm-or-RISC-desktop as China moves away from Western tech
Public Sector25 Mar 2024 | 36
Whistleblower raises alarm over UK Nursing and Midwifery Council's DB
Updated Exclusive Regulatory body insists it's on 'a journey of improvement'
Databases22 Mar 2024 | 87
Nutanix catapults IP theft sueball at DBaaS startup Tessell
Claims former staff ripped off IP and even did demos for their new company on Nutanix computers
Databases21 Mar 2024 | 1
Voltron Data revs up hyper-speed analytics, leaves Snowflake in the dust
GPU-based system offers high performance off Parquet files
Databases19 Mar 2024 | 7
Don't be like these 900+ websites and expose millions of passwords via Firebase
Warning: Poorly configured Google Cloud databases spill billing info, plaintext credentials
CSO18 Mar 2024 | 11
Oracle investors hear the magic word 'Nvidia' and boom! Buy, buy, buy
Forget the piffle about real world results, let's look at the potential of wundertech
Databases12 Mar 2024 |
Home Office’s shiny immigration system glitches causing delays
Amid reports emerge of technical issues, immigration teams keep 24-year-old legacy system up and running
Public Sector12 Mar 2024 | 25
PlanetScale ends free tier bid, sheds staff in profitability bid
CEO defends decision in difficult tech market
Databases11 Mar 2024 | 1
Google advances with vector search in MySQL, leapfrogging Oracle in LLM support
Meanwhile, only 22% of orgs are looking at GenAI strategy for databases
Databases04 Mar 2024 | 2
MariaDB receives offer to go private more than year after disastrous IPO
$37.3M bid significantly down from SPAC flotation valued at $672M
Databases20 Feb 2024 | 7
Vietnam to collect biometrics - even DNA - for new ID cards
Iris scan, voice samples and blood type to be included in database
Public Sector20 Feb 2024 | 23
Oracle database deal in Azure comes with a health warning from licensing experts
Updated Five months after cloud love-in, critics worry about costs of deploying Oracle hardware and DBs in Microsoft’s cloud
Databases05 Feb 2024 | 9
CockroachDB tempts legacy databases to crawl into the cloud age
Distributed system makes a grab for Oracle, Db2 features
Databases29 Jan 2024 | 5
Oracle continues GenAI push into enterprise data
Don't leave us for LLM systems in other clouds, says Big Red
Databases23 Jan 2024 |
What's worse than paying an extortion bot that auto-pwned your database?
Paying one that lied to you and only saved the first 20 rows of each table
Research17 Jan 2024 | 17
Open source PostgreSQL named DBMS of the year by DB-Engines
Already more than 37 years old, the relational system continues to gain popularity
Databases03 Jan 2024 | 16
Google flaunts concurrency, optimization as cloud rivals overhaul platforms
Feature Details sub-CPU allotments, performant Iceberg tables after Microsoft, Databricks bring market noise
Databases03 Jan 2024 |
Postgres pioneer Michael Stonebraker promises to upend the database once more
Interview Turing Award winner whose research and startups broke ground for five decades, tells The Reg he has more up his sleeve
Databases26 Dec 2023 | 73
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