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Community Technology Preview (CTP)

The Community Technology Preview (CTP) is an early version of a Microsoft product that is released to testers during the software development process. Microsoft releases several CTPs for each product, adding new features, updating pre-existing ones and fixing bugs with each release.

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Microsoft SQL Server

Microsoft SQL Server is a relational database management system, or RDBMS, that supports a wide variety of transaction processing, business intelligence and analytics applications in corporate IT environments

SQL Azure

SQL Azure is Microsoft’s cloud database service.

SQL Server 2014

SQL Server 2014 is relational database management system (RDBMS) designed for the enterprise environment.

Tableau 2020.3 highlighted by new data prep capabilities

A new data preparation tool and enhanced predictive modeling capabilities highlight analytics software vendor Tableau's ...

Importance of analytics heightened by COVID-19 pandemic

Business intelligence is needed when times are bad, and it's the organizations who have created a data-driven culture that are ...

Using data for public good in fight for racial equity

While some data-driven methods recently have been publicly scrutinized for biases in practice, there are plenty of ways data can ...

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IBM Z mainframes revived by Red Hat, AI and security

It's not quite the glory days of the 1960s, but IBM mainframes are getting by with a little help from open source friends. IBM ...

The case against data center consolidation

Having one centralized data center can bring IT benefits. Use cases such as IoT, edge computing and cloud don't necessarily work ...

Big Blue ties its IBM Z Series tighter to hybrid clouds

In its ongoing mission to keep mainframes relevant, IBM rolled out a raft of hardware and software offerings that move it closer ...

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Oracle Autonomous JSON Database takes on MongoDB, Couchbase

The new Autonomous JSON Database is an attempt by Oracle to specifically support customers who only want document database ...

K2View takes aim at DataOps with new funding

K2View CEO and co-founder talks about how his company's micro-database fabric approach to user data aims to improve data ...

How Riot Games upped its enterprise data governance game

Data governance product manager at Riot Games details how the game vendor dealt with data ownership challenges by embracing new ...

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How Amazon launched the warehouse robotics industry

In 2012, the warehouse robotics industry consisted of Kiva Systems, the sole supplier to serve all e-commerce companies. When ...

Learn the scope of Amazon subscription services

Prime is just one of Amazon's many membership offerings. Learn the features and fees of Amazon subscriptions to understand this ...

Amazon healthcare initiatives wake up an industry slow to change

Amazon's entrance into healthcare pushes established healthcare businesses to address and improve longstanding logistical and ...

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Oracle Autonomous Database shifts IT focus to strategic planning

This handbook looks at what Oracle Autonomous Database offers to Oracle users and issues that organizations should consider ...

Oracle Autonomous Database features free DBAs from routine tasks

Oracle Autonomous Database can automate routine administrative and operational tasks for DBAs and improve productivity, but ...

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd dead at 62, succession plan looms

Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd's abrupt death at 62 has put the software giant in the position of naming his replacement, and the ...

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Media workflow management takes a page from DevOps, Agile

Taking lessons from software development methods, agile content collaboration and management tools promote speed, flexibility and...

Content collaboration tools streamline digital media workflows

Content collaboration reaches beyond the simple storage and sharing of files to promote better teamwork, easier content searches ...

5 digital asset management platforms to consider

DAM systems are essential for marketing teams and businesses that use many photos and videos in customer-facing applications, ...

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Microsoft plugs 2 zero-days on August Patch Tuesday

In addition to the actively exploited flaws, IT workers must contend with a domain controller exploit that could give an attacker...

Implement simple server monitoring with PowerShell

Administrators who build a server monitoring framework with PowerShell can develop their own customized checks for deeper ...

Techniques to troubleshoot Active Directory issues

Active Directory runs several key operational duties, such as validating access to resources. Keep the system from breaking down ...