AWS announced the general availability of a new version of its Aurora database this week called Amazon Aurora I/O-Optimized. The big news from this version is that it gets rid […]
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Back to news homeBlack Founders Matter presses VCs to pledge commitment to diversity
As a child, Marceau Michel always asked for a quarter. He knew if he kept asking for a quarter, he’d have a dollar one day. Then he’d be well on […]
This is the beginning of the unbundled database era
Ethan Batraski Contributor Ethan Batraski is a partner at Venrock and focuses on data infrastructure, open source and developer tools. More posts by this contributor Eight trends accelerating the age […]
AWS introduces DMS Fleet Advisor to simplify data migration to Amazon cloud
Two years ago at AWS re:Invent, then AWS CEO Andy Jassy made it clear that he was tired of the slow pace of change and he wanted to find ways […]
Google says geofence warrants make up one-quarter of all US demands
For the first time, Google has published the number of geofence warrants it’s historically received from U.S. authorities, providing a rare glimpse into how frequently these controversial warrants are issued. […]
The CockroachDB EC-1
Every application is a palimpsest of technologies, each layer forming a base that enables the next layer to function. Web front ends rely on JavaScript and browser DOM, which rely […]
Big data VC OpenOcean hits $111.5M for third fund, appoints Ekaterina Almasque to GP
OpenOcean, a European VC which has tended to specialise in big data-oriented startups and deep tech, has reach the €92 million ($111.5 million) mark for its third main venture fund, […]
AWS goes after Microsoft’s SQL Server with Babelfish for Aurora PostgreSQL
AWS today announced a new database product that is clearly meant to go after Microsoft’s SQL Server and make it easier — and cheaper — for SQL Server users to […]