Big on data, always and forever
Since I began covering the data and analytics space over a decade ago, it seems like everything has changed. Really, though, it's just a tech cycle repeating itself. Data is, and will be, a part of every such cycle.
Latest from Andrew Brust
Idera acquires Yellowfin BI, adds it to developer tools business
Idera's portfolio of dev tools has removed another independent BI provider from the market.
Firebolt announces $100M Series C funding round, recruits industry veteran CTO
Firebolt, which emerged with its cloud data warehouse platform only 13 months ago, announces a Series C funding round. The company also has a new CTO: Mosha Pasumansky, a veteran of Microsoft, Google and the analytics world at large.
Databricks' TPC-DS benchmarks fuel analytics platform wars
Databricks, the champion of data lakehouse technology and its open storage format underpinnings, announced it set a world record for a data warehouse performance benchmark.
Qlik confidentially registers for IPO
Qlik, one of the original self-service BI players, has submitted a draft registration with the SEC related to a proposed public offering.
Analytics and AI in 2022: Innovation in the era of COVID
This year's predictions focus less on analytics technology per se and more on its application to address pandemic-driven phenomena.
At Ignite, Microsoft enhances its cloud database, warehouse and lake services
Microsoft unveils new capabilities within Azure Synapse Analytics, Cosmos DB, and its stable of open source databases.
Microsoft's cloud-connected on-prem database: SQL Server 2022 rolls out in private preview
The new version of Microsoft's flagship database comes with a slew of cloud-oriented features, including integration with Azure SQL Database, Azure Synapse Analytics, and the Azure Purview data governance platform.
InfluxData makes time series dev-friendly
Notebooks, query/code generation and a Visual Studio Code add-in help turn application developers into time series data developers. It's an additional -- and important -- initiative in the open source data world's developer charm offensive.
Google launches serverless Spark, AI workbench, new data offerings at Cloud Next
Google Cloud BigQuery, Vertex AI, Spanner all see important enhancements. Tableau partnership and Google Earth Engine further enable analytics scenarios on Google Cloud.