DataStax this week at the GitHub Universe 2024 conference revealed it has extended its support for the GitHub Copilot generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool to now include the ability to write data to its Astra databases-as-service (DBaaS) platform based on the open-source Cassandra database.
Couchbase Adds Columnar Database to DBaaS Environment
At AWS re:Invent, Couchbase added a columnar database to its DBaaS portfolio to enable organizations to build real-time analytics apps.
Couchbase Revamps DBaaS Based on Document Database
Couchbase Inc. has unfurled a revamped database-as-a-service (DBaaS) platform dubbed Couchbase Capella hosted on the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud. Scott Anderson, senior vice president for product management for Couchbase, said that as application development continues to evolve, it’s becoming apparent more organizations prefer to have providers of databases manage those platforms on their behalf. […]
MongoDB’s Atlas Turns Five
In June 2021, Andrew Davidson, VP of cloud products at MongoDB, talked with Alan Shimel about MongoDB and the fifth anniversary of launching Atlas, the company’s database-as-a-service offering. The video is below, followed by a transcript of the conversation. Announcer: This is Digital Anarchist. Alan Shimel: Hi, everyone. Welcome to another segment here on TechStrong […]
The SolarWinds Query Report 2021: Database Priorities and Pitfalls
The rise of hybrid IT and the accelerated adoption of cloud-native apps have evolved traditional database design, management and monitoring. Workloads are rapidly shifting to the cloud and application performance is heavily dependent on the performance of the underlying database. Meanwhile, the global COVID-19 pandemic has forced companies to make significant changes in the last […]
Should Your Company Use DBaaS?
From SaaS to IaaS, companies are rapidly moving to the cloud to gain huge agility and cost benefits. So, is it time for your company to take advantage of database as a service (DBaaS)? Here’s a high-level discussion to help you along your decision path. First, it’s important to distinguish DBaaS from simply running a […]
7 Best Practices New MongoDB Users Should Know
Being a developer in today’s technology landscape is tricky. While the proliferation of different cloud services makes it faster and simpler than ever to turn ideas into reality, this rapid development comes at a price. Developer responsibilities have grown to include not only product/feature development, but also other application-critical tasks such as configuring and managing […]
IBM to Acquire Cloudant: Open, Cloud Database Service Helps Organizations Simplify Mobile, Web App and Big Data Development
ARMONK, N.Y. – 24 Feb 2014: IBM (NYSE:IBM) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire Boston, MA-based Cloudant, Inc., a privately held database-as-a-service (DBaaS) provider that enables developers to easily and quickly create next generation mobile and web apps. Cloudant will extend IBM’s Big Data and Analytics, Cloud Computing and Mobile offerings by further helping clients take advantage of these key growth […]