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Rimini Street supports BreastScreen Victoria with IT solutions
Migration

Rimini Street supports BreastScreen Victoria with IT solutions

One of Australia's largest breast cancer screening organisations, BreastScreen Victoria, has switched to Rimini Street Support for its Oracle Database software.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Tue, 22nd Mar 2022

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Database (DB) stories

SAP SE and Google Cloud announce 'extensive expansion' of partnership
Public Cloud

SAP SE and Google Cloud announce 'extensive expansion' of partnership

SAP and Google Cloud have expanded their partnership to offer a comprehensive open data offering, simplifying data landscapes for businesses.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 12th May 2023
Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Materialize
Data Analytics

Video: 10 Minute IT Jams - An update from Materialize

Arjun Narayan, CEO of Materialize, joins us today to explain how a streaming database works and what Materialize offers to its customers.

By Zach Thompson • 6 min read • Fri, 10th Feb 2023
Tencent Cloud Database recognised for cloud database management systems
Cloud Services

Tencent Cloud Database recognised for cloud database management systems

Tencent Cloud has announced that it has been cited as a Niche Player in the 2022 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Cloud Database Management Systems.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 21st Dec 2022
Oracle announces MySQL HeatWave for Amazon Web Services
Artificial Intelligence

Oracle announces MySQL HeatWave for Amazon Web Services

MySQL HeatWave is a service that combines OLTP, analytics, machine learning, and machine learning-based automation.

By Nadine Rogers • 3 min read • Wed, 14th Sep 2022
UTS switches to Rimini Street for database security and management
Data Analytics

UTS switches to Rimini Street for database security and management

University of Technology Sydney switches maintenance and support of its Oracle database to Rimini Street to streamline operations and improve service quality.

By Mitchell Hageman • 3 min read • Tue, 30th Aug 2022
Arcion extends data replication platform with new capabilities
Microsoft

Arcion extends data replication platform with new capabilities

Arcion announces major new product release, extending data replication platform's capabilities and offering faster log extraction for Oracle users.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 18th Aug 2022
Microsoft and Oracle extend partnership with OCI functionality
DataCentre infrastructure

Microsoft and Oracle extend partnership with OCI functionality

With this new offering, Microsoft Azure customers can provision, access and monitor enterprise-grade Oracle Database services in OCI.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 25th Jul 2022
Oracle and Microsoft extend partnership with latest announcement
Public Cloud

Oracle and Microsoft extend partnership with latest announcement

With this new offering, Microsoft Azure customers can provision, access and monitor enterprise-grade Oracle Database services in OCI.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 22nd Jul 2022
How using federated databases can enhance collaboration
Unified Communications

How using federated databases can enhance collaboration

The word 'federation' may bring to mind a governmental body, which is a fitting metaphor for understanding the concept of data federation.

By Brad Rosairo • 3 min read • Wed, 13th Jul 2022
What we can learn from the leaked Conti ransomware group chats
Malware

What we can learn from the leaked Conti ransomware group chats

In February, Russia-based ransomware group Conti declared it would fully support the Russian Government during its invasion of Ukraine.

By Scott Leach • 5 min read • Tue, 7th Jun 2022
Secureworks researches new threat to Elasticsearch databases
Cybersecurity

Secureworks researches new threat to Elasticsearch databases

Researchers from Secureworks' Counter Threat Unit have identified indexes of multiple internet-facing Elasticsearch databases replaced with a ransom note.

By Jessie Chiang • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
Cloudflare launches instant serverless database for dev teams
Software-as-a-Service

Cloudflare launches instant serverless database for dev teams

Cloudflare has launched Cloudflare D1, an instant serverless database, allowing developers to build database-backed apps with ease.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 17th May 2022
What is a DApp and why are they useful?
DataCentre infrastructure

What is a DApp and why are they useful?

DApps are an innovative way to make use of a blockchain's capabilities. But it can be tough to find a plain English definition of exactly what they are.

By Nicole Upchurch • 5 min read • Wed, 4th May 2022
Oracle MySQL HeatWave now supports machine learning
Data Analytics

Oracle MySQL HeatWave now supports machine learning

Oracle announces that Oracle MySQL HeatWave now supports in-database machine learning, in addition to transaction processing and analytics.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Thu, 31st Mar 2022
Oracle announces Multiple-VM Autonomous Database availability on Exadata Cloud@Customer
Cloud Services

Oracle announces Multiple-VM Autonomous Database availability on Exadata Cloud@Customer

Oracle has recently announced the availability of its Multiple-VM Autonomous Database on Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Mon, 21st Mar 2022

Stories from Other Regions

Database (DB) stories

Neo4j appoints Reza Pahlevi as Country Managing Director
Cloud Services

Neo4j appoints Reza Pahlevi as Country Managing Director

Neo4j appoints Reza Pahlevi as the new Country Managing Director for Indonesia, in hopes to drive the company's momentum and cater to its customers.

By Zach Thompson • 1 min read • Fri, 1st Apr 2022