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MySQL limitations

Prepare yourself to overcome or avoid this list of MySQL shortcomings from the book "The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5". Continue Reading
What are the top MySQL features?

Find the most important MySQL properties listed in this book excerpt from "The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5". Continue Reading
MySQL alternatives

IBM DB2, Informix, Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle are some of the expensive alternatives to MySQL, described in this excerpt from "The Definitive Guide to MySQL 5". Continue Reading
Five components of a data protection strategy

When developing a data protection strategy, you have five storage practices and techniques to consider. Continue Reading

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Datto CEO repeats need for MSPs to bolster security
MSP player Date recently made a security acquisition, and its boss outlines the rationale for the move and restates the need for ...
Computacenter updates investors on strong finish to 2021
Channel player reveals revenue growth that exceeded expectations as it shares some pre-close details ahead of full-year numbers ...
ThoughtSpot looks for channel growth
Self-service data analytics player believes the market is there and that the channel growth opportunities are attractive

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Monero and the complicated world of privacy coins
Monero is known for being one of the most common cryptocurrencies seen in illicit transactions, but its development community ...
Enterprises reluctant to report cyber attacks to authorities
Despite some successful law enforcement operations, including the seizure of a ransom payment, infosec experts say many ...
Top 10 ransomware targets in 2022 and beyond
One in three organizations suffered ransomware attacks in a single year, according to research. And while some industries are ...

SearchStorage

Top 10 technology IPOs of 2007
The market for tech IPOs heated up in 2007, and while EMC spinoff VMware attracted investors beyond anyone's expectations, other ...
Weigh these 6 enterprise benefits of storage as a service
Storage as a service offers cloud procurement and remote management of on-premises storage. Benefits include scalability, ...
Dell Apex introduces new multi-cloud management tools
Dell is adding more capabilities to its Dell Apex cloud as-as-service portfolio, which are billed as tools to simplify and manage...

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Cisco launches industrial Catalyst switch
The IE9300 uses Cisco's Cyber Vision to improve visibility and security. The latest hardware bolsters Cisco's portfolio of ...
Juniper adds SSR management features to Mist cloud
Network managers can configure, deploy and manage Juniper's Session Smart Routers through the Mist cloud, which monitors the ...
Will 5G replace Wi-Fi? No, but maybe in some use cases
Geographically remote locations, large public venues and manufacturing sites are a few of the key areas in which business 5G ...

PaaS and containers: Key differences, similarities and uses
There are pros and cons to both PaaS and containers. Which to use for application deployment depends on an organization's ...
How to choose a PaaS or IaaS that aligns with DevOps
There are benefits and drawbacks to using PaaS or IaaS as part of your DevOps strategy; the key is to pick a model that will be ...
Weigh the benefits and drawbacks of a hybrid data warehouse
Among other benefits, a hybrid cloud data warehouse can offer enhanced flexibility and scalability, as well as on-demand access ...

Apache Hop data orchestration hits open source milestone
The open source technology moves beyond its roots to enable a full data platform as data moves from one source to another for ...
MongoDB 5.2 database improves time series capabilities
The vendor is improving on capabilities introduced in MongoDB 5.0, with an update that continues the company's push to support ...
Hudi powering data lake efforts at Walmart and Disney+ Hotstar
An open source cloud data lake platform is finding adoption at large organizations including Uber, Walmart and Disney+ Hotstar as...

Top data preparation challenges and how to overcome them
Data preparation is a crucial part of analytics applications, but it's complicated. Here are seven common challenges that can ...
IBM offloads Watson Health business data, analytics
IBM Watson Health assets acquired by Francisco Partners include extensive data sets and software, marking an end to IBM's efforts...
Qlik IPO filing culminates a 5-year transformation
When the vendor was taken private in 2016, its plan was to add the capabilities needed to build a cloud-first platform that ...