
Couchbase Adds Columnar Database to DBaaS Environment
At AWS re:Invent, Couchbase added a columnar database to its DBaaS portfolio to enable organizations to build real-time analytics apps.

Five Great DevOps Job Opportunities
Looking for a great new DevOps job? Check out these available opportunities at Zoom, Grammarly, McDonald’s and more!

Redgate Automates Pulling of Test Data From Production Databases
Redgate’s Test Data Management (TDM) tool eliminates manual tasks that previously inhibited testing and protects PII.

Grafana Labs Acquires Asserts.ai to Bring AI to Observability
Grafana Labs has acquired Assert.ai to automate configurations and customization of dashboards.

How Open Source Software Powers High-Impact Climate Science
Innovations from the open source community are helping revolutionize climate science, letting researchers quickly derive insights from data.

How to Optimize Data Platforms for Ultimate Efficiency
Data management changes when migrating to the cloud, but there are strategies for technical leaders who want to direct more efficient DataOps.

Measuring the Progress of the OpenTelemetry Project
OpenTelemetry has become a ‘boring’ standard for open source data and application performance measurement and observability.

How to Alleviate Your Observability Challenges
Observability is becoming a keystone of contemporary DevOps practices. Even departments that weren’t traditionally a part of DevOps are seeing the benefits of being brought under the auspices of observability teams. In 2023, however, organizations are finding that the road to adoption is bumpier than expected. Here are seven of the biggest challenges DevOps teams […]

Maximizing Data Insights: How OLAP Empowers Modern Data Stacks
Besides being cost-effective, especially for cloud implementations, OLAP delivers real performance advantages.

Data Reliability Needs to Shift Left
The challenge for every modern data team is to shift left data reliability as early as possible in the data journey to create optimized pipelines.

Multi-Tenant Database Strategies for Mixed Workloads and Real-Time SLAs
With the rise of SaaS in today’s modern private and public cloud environments, multi-tenancy is now a common and critical function.

How to Build a Data Platform for Self-Service, Ad-Hoc Analytics
To truly fulfill the promise of self-service, ad-hoc data analytics across huge datasets, teams need to work in real-time.

Microsoft kills Python 3.7 ¦ … and VBScript ¦ Exascaling ARM on Jupiter
In this week’s #TheLongView: VS Code drops support for Python 3.7, Windows drops VBScript, and Europe plans the fastest ARM supercomputer.

Building Scalable Cloud Applications With MySQL
Relational database systems such as MySQL have long been the go-to choice for handling large and complex data handling tasks. But, with the introduction of new technologies like NoSQL, many developers started to question whether traditional relational databases still have the upper hand. However, when building high-scalability cloud applications, relational databases like MySQL still have […]

Cisco Acquires Splunk to Create Observability Powerhouse
Cisco today revealed it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Splunk for $28 billion in cash.

There’s no One-Size-Fits-All Data Mobility Strategy
As technologies and business priorities change, so should your data mobility strategy, regardless of business size.

Oracle Bill is 5x Client’s Budget ¦ Toyota Out of Space
In this week’s The Long View: Birmingham looks like the Detroit of the UK—is it Oracle’s fault? Plus: Was Toyota’s factory failure caused by running out of disk space?

80% of Bosses ‘Regret’ Stopping WFH ¦ PSA: Disable STS!
In this week’s #TheLongView: Rethinking return-to-office mandates and a ridiculous, ancient Windows bug.

Latest Redis Update Streamlines Management of Platform
Redis made a unified release of its namesake data store available today for consistent deployment across all supported platforms.

Using Observability to Create a Smart Data-Driven Culture
The first words that come to mind when talking about smart technologies are often artificial intelligence, machine learning and automation. While these smart technologies play a crucial role in smart-driven cultures, they are not the sole factor in making workplaces “smart.” Organizations that have a smart-driven culture, or data-driven culture, also promote innovation. An innovative […]

Mezmo Simplifies Management of DevOps Telemetry Data
Mezmo has added additional capabilities to streamline the flow of telemetry data within DevOps workflows.

Datadog Updates Aim to Improve Logging, Testing Efficiency
Datadog’s new Flex Logs and Intelligent Test Runner are aimed at improving logging and testing efficiency for engineering teams.

Data Management: Cloud Technology or Data Centers?
Cloud technology and data center services help business leaders with data management. But which is right for you?
