Talking Data

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• Open source support was central to 2018 data deals

  Mergers and acquisitions unsettled the big data status quo in 2018. Open source support made these couplings a bit different than those of the past, Talking Data podcasters said.  Continue Reading

• Microsoft Azure SQL Database and Oracle 19c start to rev

  A new Microsoft Azure SQL Database Managed Instance service seeks to span the gap between cloud and on-premises systems. Meanwhile, Oracle also has cloud plans of the data kind.  Continue Reading

• Oracle Cloud IaaS security gets superhero status from Ellison

  TechTarget editors discuss security updates to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and company leader Larry Ellison's vivid depiction of cloud-borne cyberthreats and bots to counter them.  Continue Reading

• Talking Data: AI advances and the MIT Startup Exchange

  The Talking Data podcast team discusses some of the MIT startups that are making advances in AI and natural language processing.  Continue Reading

• Computer vision technology helps Trulia link buyers to homes

  In this podcast, Trulia's vice president of engineering discusses the importance of computer vision applications to the website's overall goal of helping buyers find homes.  Continue Reading

• Starburst finds new worlds to conquer with SQL query engine

  Relational databases may have hit a wall of late, but the SQL query engine seems poised for wider growth. Starburst, a retro startup of sorts, is among those looking to take it wider still.  Continue Reading

• Kubernetes container orchestration gets big data star turn

  The new thing in big data is Kubernetes container orchestration. While it's still early, there are signs of activity, which are cited in this edition of the Talking Data podcast.  Continue Reading

• IT, others focus efforts as GDPR implementation date looms

  The EU's General Data Protection Regulation is meant to bring better data privacy to bear in the age of big data. How GDPR implementation will proceed remains to be seen.  Continue Reading

• Newest AI technology set to disrupt tech sector, job markets

  Emerging AI technology will lead to the creation of influential new software companies and disrupt job markets, says a Goldman Sachs researcher -- predictions that are discussed here.  Continue Reading

• Google TPUs open up on cloud; LinkedIn intros Hadoop Dynamometer

  In big data news, we find Google TPUs, or Tensor Processing Units, offered as a cloud service, while LinkedIn is open sourcing a Hadoop test simulator called Dynamometer.  Continue Reading

• Talking Data: Is there a difference between AI and analytics?

  Any AI definition should include things like predictive analytics, according to some users, even though those practices are straightforward and have been around for decades.  Continue Reading