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April 18, 2022 18 Apr'22
GoodData to launch fully managed analytics platform on AWS

The vendor unveiled its overhauled suite in June 2021, and in July 2022 expects to make GoodData Cloud generally available to users who prefer not to manage their own deployments.
February 07, 2022 07 Feb'22
Analytics database vendor Exasol launches DBaaS on AWS

The OLAP database vendor now has a new cloud service model that provides users with a managed instance for data analysis, business intelligence and machine learning.
January 10, 2022 10 Jan'22
IBM ports weather data to AWS Data Exchange feed

Marketers can now tap IBM's Weather Company data feed at the AWS Data Exchange. The question is, will they know how to use it proactively to execute timely campaigns?
December 03, 2021 03 Dec'21
AWS cloud database users detail applications

AWS has more than one database to choose from, as the cloud provider aims to provide users like eHealth and HBO Max with technologies to meet different use cases.

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Data Definition Language (DDL)

Data Definition Language (DDL) is used to create and modify the structure of objects in a database using predefined commands and a specific syntax. Continue Reading
AWS Glue

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

Amazon Athena is a service that enables a data analyst to perform interactive queries in the web-based cloud storage service, Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3). Continue Reading

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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
DocumentDB vs. DynamoDB: Compare AWS NoSQL databases

Infrastructure and cost management will be key factors if you have to decide between DocumentDB and DynamoDB. Learn how the two AWS document database services differ. Continue Reading

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Weigh your AWS database options before a migration

A database migration can be quite messy. Determine your requirements and whether native Amazon services can meet them before you do a complete on-prem database teardown. Continue Reading
DynamoDB pricing option makes it a go-to for serverless apps

DynamoDB had its drawbacks, but the addition of on-demand billing and ACID transactions makes it a solid database option for serverless applications. Continue Reading
Perform an Amazon RDS failover with minimal downtime

Walk through this example of an RDS failover process using the Amazon Aurora engine to minimize production downtime and maintain performance in your cloud environment. Continue Reading

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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
DynamoDB Streams keep database tables in sync

Developers who want to deploy localized apps in different regions should know about database synchronization challenges. DynamoDB Streams and Lambda can ensure tables are updated. Continue Reading
Setting up a CloudFront distribution on AWS S3

AWS CloudFront works with a range of other services, including EC2 and S3. Follow these steps to set up a CloudFront distribution from an S3 bucket. Continue Reading