Oracle updates DMR for MySQL 5.7.

Kicking-off its second MySQL Connect conference at Oracle OpenWorld 2013, Oracle has announced the availability of the second Development Milestone Release (DMR) for MySQL 5.7, continuing to drive MySQL technology innovation. Available for download in the MySQL...

Leveraging knowledge for a competitive edge

Lacklustre retail statistics are coming under further pressure from ever-rising petrol prices, job cuts and diminishing consumer confidence. Smart retailers are looking for ways to get more out of each hard won customer. Ian Steyn, products and services executive at...

Bad data causes businesses to fail

Gartner says that poor data quality is a primary reason for 40% of business initiatives failing to achieve their targeted benefits. Data quality also affects the overall labour productivity by as much as 20%. Information management and data integration are expected to...

Oracle accelerates database performance

Oracle has announced the Oracle Database In-Memory option to help customers accelerate database performance for analytics, data warehousing, reporting and online transaction processing (OLTP). Oracle’s unique in-memory optimisations enable real-time ad-hoc analytics...

Beer, diapers and the big data bug

Individuals who have studied marketing will know about the connection between beer and diapers. It’s all about pattern recognition: how raw information can become useful when it’s interpreted and applied in the right way. According to Dimension Data, that’s where big...