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Microsoft To Release SQL Server 2016 On June 1
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 will come in three variants: Enterprise, Standard, and Express
EMC World: Everything You Need To Know About EMC LEAP
EMC believes EMC LEAP will revolutionise how you engage with content
IT Life: Big Pictures
Peter Brookes-Smith from big data specialists Objectivity tells us about his IT Life
British Spy Agencies Have Carried Out Bulk Data Collection For Years
British intelligence agencies have been bulk collecting our personal data to a “staggering extent”
A Close Look At Leaders In Rapidly Growing DRaaS Market
DRaaS offers business continuity by enabling data backup, recovery and retrieval. It is the process of replicating virtual servers to protect and back up data
European Parliament Approves GDPR Data Protection Law
GDPR Data protection legislation passed that seeks to give citizens more rights over their personal data in the digital age
IBM Prepares Massive Round Of Job Cuts
P45 time for US staffers at IBM as reports emerge of large scale layoffs with reduced severance packages
EC Clears £44bn Dell EMC Takeover
European Commission follows US Federal Trade Commission in clearing Dell-EMC merger after raising no competition concerns
EU Safe Harbour 2.0 Data Transfer Deal Set For Next Month
EU officials will meet with their US counterparts in February to agree new Safe Harbour data transfer deal
Big Data ‘Fails Businesses’ Due To Access, Skills Shortage
Skill shortage, red tape, and tardy access to information cited for Big Data failings among businesses
EC Tells US To Sort Out Safe Harbour Deal
'Over to you', as European Commission tells the US to sort out the Safe Harbour data sharing agreement
ICO Reassures Firms After Data ‘Safe Harbour’ Ruling
“Don't panic” ICO tells British firms after data sharing deal with US is torpedoed by top Euro court
Oracle Reveals Big Data Cloud Platform
Oracle OpenWorld – Big data platform makes getting insights from your big data easier than ever
Ireland Confirms Facebook Data Sharing Probe
Fallout begins after court ruled data sharing with America is invalid, as Ireland kicks-off investigation
Landmark EU Data Protection Ruling To Impact Tech Giants
European court decision against Slovakian property website could have far reaching consequences
Data Privacy Complaints Soar As Breaches Rise
“Protect our data” demand consumers, as the ICO watchdog receives record number of complaints
EU US Data Sharing Deal Is ‘Invalid’, Says ECJ’s Advocate General
Potential world of hurt for Facebook and others after AG says data sharing deal with US is invalid
Advocate General To Advise On EU, US Data Sharing Agreement
Legal expert to offer his opinion on whether EU Safe Habour data sharing agreement is binding
Oracle Stutters As Licence Sales Fall
Two CEO policy not working? Oracle disappoints again after continued drop in licensed software sales
Microsoft Continues To Resist Drug Email Handover
Redmond's Cloud data sovereignty fight with the US government continues, as the two sides return to court
NHS Reveals Plans To Go ‘Paperless’ By 2020
Plans to stop the NHS being reliant on old technology get dusted off in drive for efficiency and cost savings
Amazon Web Services Launches Aurora Database Engine
Amazon Web Services' Aurora claims to be five times faster than a typical MySQL database, handles 6 million inserts per minute
IBM Buys DBaaS Provider Compose
IBM acquires another database-as-a-service (DBaaS) provider, Compose, in its play to flesh out its cloud services
Consumer Trust Meltdown With Businesses Over Personal Data
Porkie pie time...study finds consumers deliberately provide wrong information when businesses ask for personal details
Google Reveals Cloud Bigtable Database
Google opens up its NoSQL database to large enterprises dealing with massive data workloads
IBM Launches Power Systems For SAP HANA
IBM and SAP teamed up to announce a new set of Power Systems solutions for SAP's HANA big data platform
Apple Snaps Up FoundationDB – Report
Technology giant reportedly purchases high performance databases specialists
6 Ways To Boost Customer Experience With The Personal Touch
Chris Averill, CEO of customer insight specialist We Are Experience, explains how you can embrace the power of positive personalisation
HUGE Parking Ticket Data Breach Highlights Business Security Weaknesses
Data of 10,000 drivers leaked online after PaymyPCN.net database security gaff