BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, BIG DATA MANAGEMENT, DATA ARCHITECTURE
Couchbase | January 19, 2023
On January 18, 2023, Couchbase, Inc., a cloud database platform company, announced the availability of Couchbase Capella™ Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) on Azure. As a result, customers of Couchbase will be able to take the benefits of the trusted Azure cloud platform with smooth deployment and management.
Capella on Azure enables clients to enhance application alignment and support hybrid and multi-cloud strategies on a single platform. In addition, it delivers the best price-to-performance ratio among DBaaS providers.
General Manager of Microsoft Azure at Microsoft Corp, Jake Zborowski, said, "With Capella on Microsoft Azure, customers around the world can easily deploy premium-experience modern applications to run on the trusted Azure platform." He also stated, "We're happy to welcome Couchbase Capella to the growing Azure ecosystem."
(Source – Cision PR Newswire)
Capella is an entirely managed DBaaS that offloads database operations. As a result, it drastically reduces the total cost of ownership, provides developers with database flexibility, and allows performance at scale for creating modern applications. In addition, the familiarity with SQL++ as the query language and the new user interface of Capella, which was influenced by popular developer-centric tools such as GitHub, reduces the learning curve for developers and other users across companies, resulting in better agility and productivity.
Couchbase Capella’s client advantages include:
Development flexibility
Mobile and IoT app synchronization
Multi-cloud
High availability and automated scaling
Cost efficiency at scale
Senior VP of Product Management and Business Operations at Couchbase, Scott Anderson, said, "We are investing heavily in making Capella more accessible than ever before to give developers and organizations a cloud database platform to power their most mission-critical applications." He added, "Providing flexibility to go across cloud service providers is a huge advantage in today's multi- and hybrid-cloud world. By extending Capella to Azure, we can better support our customers as they deploy innovative applications on the cloud of their choice."
(Source – Cision PR Newswire)
About Couchbase
Couchbase, Inc. is an American public software firm that develops and offers commercial packages and support for Couchbase Server and Couchbase Lite, which are both open-source, NoSQL, multi-model, document-oriented database software packages that store JSON documents or a key-value database. The company's objective is to make it easier for developers and architects to create, deploy, and use modern apps in any location. It has redesigned the database with its fast, flexible, and cost-effective cloud database platform, Capella, enabling enterprises to develop apps that offer superior customer experiences rapidly. Over 30 percent of Fortune 100 rely on Couchbase to power their modern apps.
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BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, BIG DATA MANAGEMENT, DATA SCIENCE
Alation | January 31, 2023
On January 30, 2023, Alation Inc., a leading enterprise data intelligence solutions provider, announced the participation of three more universities in its philanthropic initiative, The Data Intelligence Project. The University of Cincinnati in Ohio, The University of Arkansas in Little Rock, Arkansas, and The University of Stirling in Scotland are among the new joining universities. So far, more than 420 students have employed Alation in their courses, with this year's worldwide cohort using Alation to provide real-world exposure to hundreds of new students.
Launched in 2021, the Data Intelligence Project creates a more data-literate, inquisitive, and rational society by fostering the next generation of data professionals. Alation, as part of The Data Intelligence Project, introduces its data intelligence platform into academic institutions for free and offers undergraduate and graduate students a hands-on learning experience utilizing a collaborative data catalog.
Through this program students and professors get access to Alation guest speakers with subject matter knowledge and presentation topics covering analytics, data science, data intelligence, IT, engineering, and more. In addition, Alation University provides students with access to high-quality training materials to assist them in mastering technical skills and utilizing the data catalog.
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, one of the program's early participants, is now in its third year of the program, and it is continuing to experience success in educating the next generation of data professionals. It is used by the institution to encourage students' interest in data intelligence and to provide emerging leaders with the tools they need to succeed in their careers.
In addition to enhancing existing engineering courses, the program increases students' marketability to the more than 450 firms that use Alation to seek job opportunities. Cisco, AbbVie, General Mills, Munich Re, Hertz, NASDAQ, Pfizer, Riot Games, Raiffeisen Bank, Salesforce, The Very Group, The University of Virginia, Vattenfall, Virgin Australia, and others are among Alation's customers.
This year, the program welcomed the first foreign university, The University of Stirling in Scotland, and will continue expanding globally. Alation will choose up to four additional academic institutions to join in The Data Intelligence Project in 2023.
About Alation
Founded in 2012, Alation is an industry leader in enterprise data intelligence solutions such as data search and discovery, data stewardship, data governance, analytics, and digital transformation. It integrates machine learning with human insights to solve even the most challenging data and metadata management issues, with its robust Behavioral Analysis Engine, inbuilt collaborative features, and open interfaces. Alation is employed by nearly 450 businesses, including American Family Insurance, AbbVie, Autozone, Draft Kings, Cisco, Exelon, Finnair, Fifth Third Bank, General Mills, Munich Re, NASDAQ, Pfizer, Parexel, Salesforce, Virgin Australia, and Vistaprint, to drive data culture, enhance decision-making, and achieve business outcomes.
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BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE, BIG DATA MANAGEMENT, BUSINESS STRATEGY
PossibleNOW | December 29, 2022
PossibleNOWTM, the industry's preeminent provider of enterprise consent and preference management solutions, recently announced the unveiling of MyPreferences 3.0, an enhanced zero-party data platform, to provide businesses with a rethought customer experience (CX) engine.
"According to the Salesforce 2022 State of Marketing Report, 51% of marketers are still searching for new customer data platforms to improve customer data profiles without using third-party cookies."
MyPreferences 3.0 enables businesses to build trust and long-term connections with their customers. It also contains a full customer service portal, which provides call-center personnel and service representatives with a full-featured agent interface built from the ground up for handling zero-party data on behalf of consumers.
The most recent update offers complete control with comprehensive configuration management across profiles, consents, customer preferences, and feedback. Included among the new features are the following:
RESTful API library for driving consent management, customer experiences, profile enrichment, and seamless connections
Global consent repository for storing and managing consents across any data category, with comprehensive historical access
Enhanced, re-usable data segments to enable real-time targeting and a unified portrayal of the zero-party data of customers across all touchpoints
Furthermore, a built-in no-code workflow designer tool helps in the creation of bespoke first-party and zero-party data collection experiences without the assistance of IT. A completely revamped data segmentation engine will also enable marketers to automate integrations and simplify access to zero-party data throughout their technology ecosystem.
About PossibleNOW
PossibleNOW is a Georgia, U.S.-based provider of enterprise preference & consent management solutions that aid marketers in personalizing multi-channel communications with consumers. The company assists businesses gain customer insights through its Voice-of-Customer research to understand the emotions and expectations influencing customer behavior.
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