EnterpriseDB bids to get Oracle users off the RAC
How about an open source alternative to upgrading Oracle Applications, especially when that upgrade path means moving to RAC? EnterpriseDB reckons it can oblige.
Open source
Should SAP open source HANA?
On and off back channel discussions about open sourcing SAP HANA come back into view as IBM gets with the open source theme.
The NoSQL and Hadoop disruptive open source dividend
Open source technology has arguably become mainstream, especially in modern databases like NoSQL and Hadoop based systems. They are unlocking huge value.
Certification takes Databricks one step closer to the big money
Databricks announces certification as the next evolutionary step in its growth. And yes - it matters.
SAP HANA gets some Spark from Databricks
Databricks certifying SAP to run Spark? Wow - that's one for the books which opens up interesting questions around SAP HANA, where it goes, how it fits and the future of development in a mixed open source, closed source world.
Alteryx and Databricks team up to simplify and accelerate Hadoop analytics
Alteryx and Databricks plan to democratize the building of Hadoop analytics using SparkR. This is a good move at a time when even the smallest businesses are generating or consuming vast amounts of data.
Dutch greetings card firm goes open source to cut database licensing costs
When the board of directors at the Dutch online greetings card company balked at investing in yet another Oracle database license, development manager Jan van der Veen went in search of an entirely fresh approach.
