Amazon database and analytics strategy

Amazon Web Services provides companies with several database and analytics tools such as Amazon Kinesis, AWS Data Pipeline, Amazon RDS, Amazon DynamoDB and Amazon EMR on Hadoop. Amazon's database tools can help consumers create value through the use of data analytics for applications like log analysis, Web indexing, and data warehousing.

December 13, 2019 13 Dec'19
Amazon Managed Apache Cassandra Service stokes competition

Vendors in the open source Cassandra NoSQL database market voice their concerns about AWS' entry into the field, as the cloud giant looks to expand its database portfolio.
December 04, 2019 04 Dec'19
Amazon cloud database and data analytics expand

AWS expands its Redshift data warehouse capabilities including managed storage and query acceleration at the re:Invent 2019 conference, alongside a new managed Cassandra database service.
December 02, 2019 02 Dec'19
Vendors move away from open source database software licensing

While open source is a key to success for many database vendors, it can also potentially lead to a competitive threat from a cloud scale provider.
October 31, 2019 31 Oct'19
AWS month in review: Amazon rolls out RDS on VMware, loses JEDI deal

This month, AWS expanded its hybrid cloud capabilities with RDS on VMware but lost out on the JEDI cloud contract. It also added new EC2 instances with larger network and memory capacity.

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Big data streaming platforms empower real-time analytics

Data streaming processes are becoming more popular across businesses and industries. Read on to see how streaming platform adoptions are benefiting enterprises. Continue Reading
AWS Glue

AWS Glue is a cloud service that prepares data for analysis through automated extract, transform, load (ETL) processes. Continue Reading
data lake

A data lake is a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its native format until it is needed. Continue Reading

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Event streaming technologies a remedy for big data's onslaught

Event streaming is emerging as a viable method to quickly analyze in real time the torrents of information pouring into collection systems from multiple data sources. Continue Reading
AWS data lake and data warehouse options for the cloud

Get ready for data analytics in the cloud. Learn the best ways to handle your data on AWS. Distinguish between data lakes and data warehouse services on AWS and how they work. Continue Reading
What you need to know about Cloudera vs. AWS for big data

Enterprises in need of a big data platform must run some analytics of their own to choose a vendor. AWS' integration between services can't be beat, but is Cloudera a better choice? Continue Reading

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How to use Athena to troubleshoot AWS operations issues

Amazon Athena runs analysis against data stored in S3, where AWS admins can find a trove of ops data for troubleshooting and optimization. Use it on ELB, VPC and other services. Continue Reading
Use AWS IoT device shadows to improve app-device communication

IoT apps are only as good as the data they collect. Shadows can help improve communications between the app and its related devices, so things don't go awry when network issues arise. Continue Reading
Learn where your environment is at risk with an AWS honeypot

Watch this tutorial on how to deploy a honeypot on AWS to boost your cloud security. Find out what you need to do to set up the system and see how it defends against potential attacks. Continue Reading

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Set your AWS cloud migration strategy before the big move

A move from on premises to the cloud doesn't happen with a click of a button. Set clear goals, and familiarize yourself with AWS' various native tools to make the most of your move. Continue Reading
AWS termination protection acts as resource safety belt

In the push to get applications to production quickly, mistakes can happen. But you can avoid potentially disastrous AWS resource deletion through these features and strategies. Continue Reading
Improve query performance, cut costs with Amazon Athena

Amazon Athena can query more data formats than its competitor Google BigQuery, but developers must choose easy-to-process formats to enjoy Athena's benefits. Continue Reading