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 | 1
Databases
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 |
SAP customers warned on hidden risks in the unofficial route to the cloud
But RISE with SAP can also be too rigid for some customers, Gartner says
Databases25 Jun 2024 | 1
Law firms seek investors' support in Teradata class action
Claim analytics and data platform biz misled investors about size of public cloud forecast
Databases17 Jun 2024 | 1
Asda IT staff shuffled off to TCS amid messy tech divorce from Walmart
Exclusive Infrastructure teams have 'eye on door' as SAP migration enters critical phase
Databases17 Jun 2024 | 89
Nearly 20% of running Microsoft SQL Servers have passed end of support
Exclusive That beige box running a server is easily forgotten ... until it goes wrong
Databases17 Jun 2024 | 68
How Apache Spark lit up the tech world and outshone its big data brethren
Interview El Reg queries author Matei Zaharia on a decade of the project
Databases14 Jun 2024 |
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 | 47
The Microsoft GA that wasn't: Analyst rips into availability of Copilot in Fabric
Torn between keynote and blog: Not all AI coding assistant's features appear available
Databases10 Jun 2024 | 4
More than a Joule required to power up enthusiasm for SAP's AI strategy
Customers remain cautious about adoption, while analysts warn of unforeseen costs
Databases07 Jun 2024 | 3
DuckDB promises greater stability with 1.0 release
In-process OLAP database flies the nest
Databases05 Jun 2024 |
Databricks' $1B Tabular buy raises questions around table format wars
Keeping things neutral will be harder, say critics, as tiny startup acquired
Databases05 Jun 2024 | 5
MongoDB loses nearly a quarter of its value after adjusting revenue forecasts
Document database company asking sales peeps to target workloads with 'higher growth potential'
Databases31 May 2024 | 8
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
Matching the cloud database to real workload needs
How to lower costs on your self-managed database with Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP
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Teradata takes plunge into lakehouse waters, but not everyone is convinced
We have not changed our minds, the industry has evolved, data warehouse stalwart claims
Databases23 May 2024 |
Brit council fumbles Oracle Fusion launch, leaving SAP to die another day
More than four years after procurement began, authority has no go-live date
Databases23 May 2024 | 46
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
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If you're using Polyfill.io code on your site – like 100,000+ are – remove it immediately
Scripts turn malicious, infects webpages after mysterious CDN swallows domain
Microsoft blamed for million-plus patient record theft at US hospital giant
Updated Probe: Worker at speech-recog outfit Nuance wasn't locked out after firing
British Airways blames T5 luggage chaos on fault 'outside of our control'
Exclusive It was Vodafone, basically
Julian Assange pleads guilty, leaves courtroom a free man
Now, about that bill for the private jet that's taking him home to Australia …
Microsoft makes it harder to avoid OneDrive during new Windows 11 installs
Hey, OneDrive! Leave my files alone
Organized crime and domestic violence perps are big buyers of tracking devices
Australian study finds GPS trackers – and sometimes AirTags – are in demand for the wrong reasons
Resource burden of electric vehicles set to triple by 2050
Experts say 'circular economy strategies' could keep demand at 2015 levels
Microsoft founder Paul Allen's tech museum closes, sells off collection
Letter from Einstein, vintage space suit, and ancient computers all up for sale
Apple tells emulator developers it's OK with retro games – not entire OSes
Updated We sure hope this won't upset European regulators given how great their relationship is with Apple right now
OpenAI to pull plug on 'unsupported' nations – cough, China – from July 9
It’s not entirely clear what actions the ChatGPT maker plans to take, if any
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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
Oracle CEO says more tech can help offset tech's worst effects
Catz talks up company's feel-good efforts... Just don’t mention the margins
Databases13 May 2024 | 20
UK public voice fear over security in NHS data systems
NHS England's own survey also reveals suspicions that it would sell data to third parties
Databases13 May 2024 | 23
Father of SQL says yes to NoSQL
Interview Sometimes your own invention just isn't enough anymore
Databases10 May 2024 | 52
Uni staff fall back on Excel to work around mis-coded transactions in Oracle system
Updated Two years after going live, the project that left employees unpaid still needs work
Databases08 May 2024 | 57
Valve vexation: Boeing's Starliner grounded again
Problems with Centaur rocket keeps first crewed flight on terra firma
Databases07 May 2024 | 39
Palantir's CEO calls 'woke' a 'central risk to Palantir, America and the world'
Oh, and Alex Karp's forecasts disappoint the market after strong revenue growth
Databases07 May 2024 | 147
Oracle's database family gets trendy AI makeover
Say goodbye to 23c and hello to 23ai
Databases04 May 2024 | 11
Qantas app glitch sees boarding passes fly to other accounts
Issue now resolved and isn't thought to be the work of criminals
CSO01 May 2024 | 8
Lakehouse dam breaks after departure of long-time Teradata CTO
Updated Data warehousing giant abandons stance against hybrid analytics
Databases01 May 2024 |
Oracle Fusion rollout costs 15 times council's estimates in SAP rip-'n-replace
Updated No it's not Birmingham this time. West Sussex County Council ERP replacement price to hit £40M
Databases30 Apr 2024 | 85
Boosting throughput for cloud databases
Aiven's bold move to scale up services for Redis users
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City council audit trail is an audit fail after disastrous Oracle ERP rollout
Europe's largest local authority had no way of knowing if fraud took place
Public Sector25 Apr 2024 | 92
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
GM shared our driving data with insurers without consent, lawsuit claims
Motorists file class action alleging breach of contract and more after their premiums went up
Databases23 Apr 2024 | 19
SAP cloud swells its topline, but profits slide
Cloud migration good for margins, CEO says
Databases23 Apr 2024 |
Valkey publishes release candidate and attracts new backer
Open source Redis alternative gathers momentum
Databases18 Apr 2024 | 5
Mega city council's Oracle ERP system still not legally safe, compliant... 2 years after rollout
Fusion software misses another deadline, one external auditors for Birmingham City Council described as 'absolutely crucial'
Databases17 Apr 2024 | 47
KPMG bags £8.5M NHS gig as cheerleader for Federated Data Platform rollout
Consultancy tasked with helping local services get on board
Public Sector16 Apr 2024 | 7
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
Developers are calling the shots on AI planning, judging by your experience
Reader Poll Results And American CIOs keep a closer eye on the purse strings than European equivalents
AI + ML08 Apr 2024 |
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
University of Washington's Workday woes leave research grants in limbo
$340M finance upgrade still working out the kinks
Databases28 Mar 2024 | 21
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
UK health department republishes £330M Palantir contract with fewer ██████
As Good Law Project considers response, ICO slams failure to comply with FoI request
Databases25 Mar 2024 | 43
DBA made ten years of data disappear with one misplaced parameter
Who, Me? Greybeards thought it was clever, making this an educational experience in more ways than one
Databases25 Mar 2024 | 41
Uncle Sam wants to know how big airlines use passenger data
'Problematic' carriers can look forward to scrutiny, fines, and new rules
Databases22 Mar 2024 | 11
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
Licensing labyrinth for Power Apps and Dynamics 365 must be clarified, warns expert
Rules still unclear for Microsoft users making potentially costly decisions on enterprise applications
Databases21 Mar 2024 | 4
SAP users aren't keen on upping spending right now
Cloud and upgrade conversions remain steady if sluggish, according to ERP spending bellwether DSAG
Databases21 Mar 2024 | 5
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
RISE with SAP plan fails to hit go-live date in West of England council
Updated Delays spark fears of £500K legacy support bill, plans for new financial year
Databases15 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
How to Netflix Oracle’s blockbuster audit model
Opinion Terms and conditions apply. Lawyers need not
Databases11 Mar 2024 | 32
'We had to educate Oracle about our contract,' CIO says after Big Red audit
Estimates put audits at $3B revenue for Ellison's company, so go at your own pace, experts recommend
Databases06 Mar 2024 | 58
Class action claims Snowflake is an overhyped sales blizzard
Investors unhappy after 2022 revenue guidance cut
Databases05 Mar 2024 | 2
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
Ellison-backed med tech startup Project Ronin closes doors
Built on OCI, the cancer-focused analytics company struggled to find sufficient paying customers, one report claimed
Databases04 Mar 2024 | 8
Snowflake share price falls after revenue forecasts dip below expectations
CEO Frank Slootman announces retirement as former data cloud rising star sees value sink
Databases29 Feb 2024 | 8
Oracle Cerner system implementation risks future patient deaths, coroner warns
Doctors voiced concern over lack of Red-Amber-Green rating system, says report
Databases29 Feb 2024 | 12
Lender threatens to sweep MariaDB accounts over private equity bid
Publicity around offer breaches loan agreement, or so SEC filing alleges
Databases23 Feb 2024 | 12
Web archive user's $14k BigQuery bill shock after running queries on 'free' dataset
Researcher makes case for default limits after arriving via Python library
Databases22 Feb 2024 | 38
City council megaproject mulls ditching Oracle after budget balloons to £131M
As bankrupt local authority slashes services and hikes taxes, consultants enjoy £1k-a-day while system still can't offer auditable accounts
Databases22 Feb 2024 | 125
Oracle faces continued legal battle over alleged NetSuite software misrepresentations
Judge allows fraud case to continue after customer resubmits complaint
Databases21 Feb 2024 | 8
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
Legal campaigners challenge UK.gov decision to redact NHS-Palantir contract
Federated Data Platform agreement merits pre-action letter from Good Law Project
Databases20 Feb 2024 | 22
City of London ditches Oracle for SAP in search of ERP enlightenment
Updated Four years after first approaching market for new system, public body hopes to start working with SI
Databases19 Feb 2024 | 43
Unit4 software's budget bungle leaves schools counting the cost
MP calls on council to ensure education teams can plan their financial futures
Databases13 Feb 2024 | 21
SAP makes last-minute change to replacement of 80-year-old co-founder
After lining up someone to fill Hasso Plattner's seat, German ERP giant finds candidate has 'difference in perspective'
Databases12 Feb 2024 | 5
Billions lost to fraud and error during UK's pandemic spending spree
Watchdog orders a rethink in time for the next emergency
Public Sector09 Feb 2024 | 152
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
Whether to move off Oracle is the $100M+ question for Europe's largest public body
After car-crash implementation, Birmingham City Council must weigh up options after current problems are fixed
Databases05 Feb 2024 | 68
SAP dangles juicy carrot to pull users on board with cloud-first vision
Limited-time offer may reduce cost of migration by up to 50%
Databases30 Jan 2024 | 2
CockroachDB tempts legacy databases to crawl into the cloud age
Distributed system makes a grab for Oracle, Db2 features
Databases29 Jan 2024 | 5
ServiceNow banks double digit sales gains amid push into enterprise workflow
Beats analyst estimates, talks up genAI and yet share price wobbles briefly
Databases25 Jan 2024 |
€2B SAP restructure program will affect 8,000 roles
Plans announced as profits fall and revenues rise
Databases24 Jan 2024 | 1
Oracle continues GenAI push into enterprise data
Don't leave us for LLM systems in other clouds, says Big Red
Databases23 Jan 2024 |
Asda's delayed SAP migration forces extension to Walmart's backend support contract
Three years after leveraged buyout, $240M ERP plan yet to bear fruit
Databases23 Jan 2024 | 19
SAP reshuffles leadership as cloud crusade continues
New moves follow year where customers complained it broke their trust
Databases10 Jan 2024 | 3
Expert sounds alarm bells over upcoming NHS data platform
Research warns not to make the same mistakes as other electronic patient record systems
Databases05 Jan 2024 | 18
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 |
NHS England published heavily redacted Palantir contract as festivities began
Health org that previously promised it learned its lesson on transparency will ███, ███, and ███
Databases02 Jan 2024 | 95
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
HMRC launches £500M procurement for new ERP, though project's already a 'red' risk
Rivals will need to dislodge incumbent SAP in competition for 5-year deal across three departments
Databases19 Dec 2023 | 16
Oracle share price slides as it misses revenue expectations
Still, Ellison talks up cloud margins, says 100 datacenters don't cost more 'to run' than 10
Databases12 Dec 2023 | 14
Health crusaders prep legal challenge over NHS mega contract with Palantir
Updated Groups claim Federated Data Platform requires new legislation to go ahead
Databases01 Dec 2023 | 10
The AI everything show continues at AWS: Generate SQL from text, vector search, and more
re:Invent Invisible watermarks on AI-generated images? Sure. But major tools in the stack matter most
Databases30 Nov 2023 | 6
SAP faces more accusations of breaching on-prem customers' trust
Cloud-only innovation strategy slammed as users opt for on-prem and hosted support for S/4HANA
Databases30 Nov 2023 | 11
IBM's vintage Db2 database jumps on AWS's cloud bandwagon
Updated Users on the mainframe will have to wait for their system to become available in the cloud service, though
Databases29 Nov 2023 | 7
Couchbase takes fight to MongoDB with columnar side store upgrade
DBaaS update aimed at customers looking for live analytics on apps
Databases28 Nov 2023 |
Microsoft, Databricks double act tries to sew up the data platform market
Analysis But the one-stop shop vision fails to take it far beyond the competition
Databases27 Nov 2023 | 2
Palantir bags £330M NHS data bonanza despite privacy fears
Award follows £1 deal during pandemic and £60 million in non-competitive contracts
Databases22 Nov 2023 | 35
Microsoft touts mirroring over moving in data warehouse gambit
Ignite Fabric update cuts against the grain, and may have more to do with Databricks partnerships
Databases15 Nov 2023 |
Oracle off the hook for fraud but judge allows breach of contract claim to continue
Building material supplier left without functional ERP can amend claim
Databases08 Nov 2023 | 13
Pharma boffins sharpen hunt for target molecules using graph DB
French pharma firm Servier gets Neo4j to help find relationships in 'messy' data
Databases08 Nov 2023 | 1
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