DB / Database stories

A New Kind of DBaaS – Fully Managed Multi-Database Engine
4 days ago
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This DBaaS product promises a uniform and seamless experience for "any database on any cloud". Here are my thoughts about it.

Keeper Security launches password rotation to enhance PAM
Last week
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passwords
"We are excited to help minimise this risk with an affordable, modern and elegant solution that protects every user and every device in an organisation."

SAP SE and Google Cloud announce 'extensive expansion' of partnership
Last month
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"Bringing together SAP systems and data with Google's data cloud introduces entirely new opportunities for enterprises to derive more value from their full data footprints."

DBaaS offers a chance to delight business app owners and developers alike
Fri, 24th Feb 2023
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cloud services
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Database proliferation has led to organisations dedicating lots of expensive DBA time to managing and securing them.

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Materialize
Fri, 10th Feb 2023
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data
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db
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sql server
Arjun Narayan, CEO of Materialize, joins us today to explain how a streaming database works and what Materialize offers to its customers.

Tencent Cloud Database recognised for cloud database management systems
Wed, 21st Dec 2022
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gartner
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analyst report
Tencent Cloud has announced that it has been cited as a Niche Player in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems.

Optus notifies customers of cyberattack and potential data compromise
Fri, 23rd Sep 2022
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cybersecurity
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breach prevention
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data breach
The company says that it immediately shut down the attack and is working with the Australian Cyber Security Centre to mitigate any further risks to customers.

Oracle announces MySQL HeatWave for Amazon Web Services
Wed, 14th Sep 2022
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MySQL HeatWave is a service that combines OLTP, analytics, machine learning, and machine learning-based automation.

UTS switches to Rimini Street for database security and management
Tue, 30th Aug 2022
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cloud services
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big data
The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has announced that it has switched maintenance, support and security management of its Oracle database and technology platforms from Oracle to Rimini Street.

Arcion extends data replication platform with new capabilities
Thu, 18th Aug 2022
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oracle
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innovation
"Arcion is committed to investing in continuous innovation. Our goal is to be the first choice in whole-product solutions for large-scale data replication."

Microsoft and Oracle extend partnership with OCI functionality
Mon, 25th Jul 2022
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cloud services
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microsoft
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public cloud
With this new offering, Microsoft Azure customers can provision, access and monitor enterprise-grade Oracle Database services in OCI.

Oracle and Microsoft extend partnership with latest announcement
Fri, 22nd Jul 2022
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cloud services
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microsoft
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public cloud
With this new offering, Microsoft Azure customers can provision, access and monitor enterprise-grade Oracle Database services in OCI.

How using federated databases can enhance collaboration
Wed, 13th Jul 2022
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big data
The word 'federation' may bring to mind a governmental body, which is a fitting metaphor for understanding the concept of data federation.

What we can learn from the leaked Conti ransomware group chats
Tue, 7th Jun 2022
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malware
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phishing
In February, Russia-based ransomware group Conti declared it would fully support the Russian Government during its invasion of Ukraine.

Secureworks researches new threat to Elasticsearch databases
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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cybersecurity
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secureworks
Researchers from Secureworks' Counter Threat Unit have identified indexes of multiple internet-facing Elasticsearch databases replaced with a ransom note.

Cloudflare launches instant serverless database for dev teams
Tue, 17th May 2022
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sql server
"Today we’re announcing our first serverless database which we expect will quickly become one of the largest databases in the world."

What is a DApp and why are they useful?
Wed, 4th May 2022
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big data
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data analytics
DApps are an innovative way to make use of a blockchain's capabilities. But it can be tough to find a plain English definition of exactly what they are.

Oracle MySQL HeatWave now supports machine learning
Thu, 31st Mar 2022
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big data
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cloud services
Oracle announces that Oracle MySQL HeatWave now supports in-database machine learning, in addition to transaction processing and analytics.

Rimini Street supports BreastScreen Victoria with IT solutions
Tue, 22nd Mar 2022
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migration
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software
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oracle
One of Australia's largest breast cancer screening organisations, BreastScreen Victoria, has switched to Rimini Street Support for its Oracle Database software.

Oracle announces Multiple-VM Autonomous Database availability on Exadata Cloud@Customer
Mon, 21st Mar 2022
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cloud services
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db
Oracle has recently announced the availability of its Multiple-VM Autonomous Database on Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer.

GitHub Advisory Database opens to community contributions
Thu, 24th Feb 2022
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cybersecurity
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app development
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web development
The move allows anyone to contribute security information to advisories to better secure software supply chains.

Alibaba Cloud reports 50% revenue year-over-year growth and named a Leader in CDM by Gartner
Wed, 19th Jan 2022
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cloud services
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Alibaba Cloud has been named a Leader in the 2021 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems, after seeing its revenue for database products rise due to the pandemic.

Interview: SolarWinds explores databases & DataOps in the cloud-first era
Fri, 5th Nov 2021
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dbaas
Thomas LaRock talks us through DBA, DataOps, and how SolarWinds is helping organisations navigate challenges and opportunities in their journeys.

Fivetran acquires Teleport Data, solves database replication issues
Tue, 29th Jun 2021
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innovation
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db
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mergers and acquisitions
“We are prioritising the development and acquisition of new replication technologies so that Fivetran is the most robust and easy-to-use data pipeline solution in the market"