Exasol: Taking a bet on the affordability of in-memory analytics Interview German startup reconned on hardware economics favouring a specialist database Spotlight on Databases29 Mar 2023 | 4
AWS security exec: You don't want to win this database popularity contest Interview Data guarding requires better 'education, better technology, and better automation' Spotlight on Databases28 Mar 2023 | 7
When it comes to database security it's down to people, not tech fixes, to save the day Interview Get your staff and processes lined up and ready to go Spotlight on Databases27 Mar 2023 | 5
Watch for schema design in graph database rollout, business user warns Hardware configuration also important to get query times down, says global research publisher Spotlight on Databases27 Mar 2023 | 3
Oracle reportedly making job cuts at health IT arm Cerner OCI is much more efficient than the acquired Cerner DCs, Ellison told investors Spotlight on Databases24 Mar 2023 | 6
SAP user group: We want the same features on-prem that you put in the cloud Concerns over multi-million investments customers already made in their on-prem ERP systems Spotlight on Databases23 Mar 2023 | 7
Aerospike targets Java Spring devs with support for the popular framework Database shortcuts built in popular environment in hopes of scoring devs who want an easy life Spotlight on Databases22 Mar 2023 |
Ex-BigQuery exec and Motherduck CEO: For some users, the answer is to think small Interview Former Google veteran talks to El Reg about trends in big data of the past decade Spotlight on Databases21 Mar 2023 |
Edinburgh Uni finds extra £8M for vendors after troubled ERP go-live Staff and suppliers paid late last year, new requirements lead to contract price hike Spotlight on Databases21 Mar 2023 | 6
NHS threatened with legal action over £480m patient data platform Updated Campaigners ask if Palantir's 'must-win' contract could see tech giants build products on NHS data Spotlight on Databases17 Mar 2023 | 17
Ellison's healthcare obsession carries risks for Oracle Analysis But if he swings it, the company can secure long term growth Spotlight on Databases17 Mar 2023 | 21
Pair accused of breaking into US law enforcement database, posing as cops Teen arrested yesterday while another man suspected of being a ViLE crime group member still 'at large' Spotlight on Databases15 Mar 2023 | 4
SAP's in-and-out burger Qualtrics sold to Silver Lake and Canadian pension funds Someone's still got some cash jangling about after the Silicon Valley Bank mess Spotlight on Databases14 Mar 2023 | 4
The nodes have it in the Great DB debate: Reg readers pick graph Register Debate Industry upstart preferred... for now Spotlight on Databases10 Mar 2023 | 28
WANdisco suspends shares pending fraud investigation Revenue guidance cut from $24m to $9m after discovery of 'potentially fraudulent irregularities' Spotlight on Databases09 Mar 2023 | 14
The Great DB debate: SQL extensions won't solve the graph problem Register Debate Even ISO committee that delivered SQL thinks graphs are different enough to warrant a full query language Spotlight on Databases09 Mar 2023 | 13
Leave your data where it is, we'll look at it there, says SAP German software giant opens analytics up to external sources Spotlight on Databases08 Mar 2023 |
Tabular launches with the promise of a 'headless' data warehouse Developers of Apache Iceberg announce sign-up for their first product Spotlight on Databases08 Mar 2023 |
Great Graph Database Debate: Abandoning the relational model is 'reinventing the wheel' Register Debate Let's talk about what well-architected looks like Spotlight on Databases08 Mar 2023 | 47
The Great Graph Database Debate: Relational can't do everything Register Debate DBs aren't just about theory – they are complex systems designed to perform demanding tasks Spotlight on Databases07 Mar 2023 | 32
Apple sued for allegedly firing, threatening union organizers iGiant urged to think different about workers' rights
Oh, Snap. openSUSE downloads increasing, and Leap 15.5 is coming soon Could have something to do with Ubuntu kicking Flatpak. Meanwhile, SUSE may be pulling up closer to rival Red Hat
Google again accused of willfully destroying evidence in Android antitrust battle Updated Starting to see a pattern here? Judge seems to think so
Microsoft Defender shoots down legit URLs as malicious Updated Those hoping to use nefarious websites like, er, Zoom are overrun by alerts. Redmond 'investigating'
Amazon opens its ad-hoc Wi-Fi-sipping Sidewalk mesh to all manner of gadgets A reminder you can still opt-out
China urges Apple to improve security and privacy It's a juicy market that welcomes foreign investment, National development boss reminds Tim Cook
Apple patches all the iThings, including iOS 15 hole under attack right now Issue identified in February but owners of older kit weren't warned
Rackspace racks up job cuts amid market downturn and talk of offshoring Exclusive Everything from inflation, to war in Ukraine and high interest rates 'point to recession', says CEO in memo to staff
Boffins claim discovery of the first piezoelectric liquid Move over, magic crystals – electric syrup is here
US cyber spymaster calls TikTok China's 'Trojan horse' It's not a smoking gun, it's 'a loaded gun' suggests NSA's Rob Joyce
Now Microsoft injects Copilot AI into Dynamics 365 Bringing Embrace, Extend, Extinguish to a business workforce near you Spotlight on Databases07 Mar 2023 | 6
The Great Graph Debate: Revolutionary concept in databases or niche curiosity? Register Debate Two experts go head-to-head – then you decide Spotlight on Databases06 Mar 2023 | 37
Teradata chases hyperscaler, SI partnerships in cloud push CEO Interview We're not just your grandmother's data warehouse, CEO tells El Reg Spotlight on Databases01 Mar 2023 | 2
ChatGPT, write a report about database glitches that crashed you today While we're here, what do you think of Zuck announcing a vague catchup plan to build 'AI personas'? Spotlight on Databases28 Feb 2023 | 19
IBM cheapens Oracle by delivering promised power-up for some POWER servers Plus – calm down now – all the fun of OS subscriptions! Spotlight on Databases15 Feb 2023 | 3
AWS dragged over lengthy downtime to migrate PostgreSQL DBaaS Aurora needs a break to get users off 11.x, says cloud giant Spotlight on Databases14 Feb 2023 |