Data Profiler is an open-source Python library that originated at Capital One to analyze datasets and detect if any of the information contained within is sensitive data, such as bank account numbers, credit card information, or social security numbers. According to the company, when data streams grow large enough, it can be quite difficult to … continue reading
Quest Software, a provider of systems management, data protection, and security software, has announced the general availability of Toad Data Studio. This all-in-one platform is designed to streamline database management across multi-database platform environments. The release comes at a time when the complexity of database infrastructure is increasing and enterprises are struggling with agility and … continue reading
DataStax has announced that it has revamped the developer experience for Astra DB, which is a vector database used for building AI applications. First, it is releasing a new API for building generative AI applications: the Astra DB Data API. This new API helps developers create these apps by providing all of the necessary data … continue reading
Google has announced significant improvements to Google Cast, including the Output Switcher, accessible via the Android System UI. This feature facilitates the transfer and control of media across different devices and technical protocols. With the release of Output Switcher 2.0 on Android U, improvements include enhanced volume control, device categorization, and support for devices with … continue reading
The Data Quality 2023 Study study reveals that a significant 34% of the organizations responding are at the ‘Data Aware’ stage, indicating they are in the initial phases of recognizing the importance of data but have not yet fully integrated it into their decision-making processes. However, the most advanced stage, ‘Data Driven’, where data is … continue reading
The database company MongoDB has announced new capabilities to enable companies to better leverage generative AI. MongoDB Atlas Vector Search is now generally available, which allows customers to build generative AI into their applications based on their own data. This enables the AI to provide accurate, relevant responses for a specific organization or domain. Customers … continue reading
There are many reasons why duplicate entries might end up in a database, and it’s important that companies have a way to deal with those to ensure their customer data is as accurate as possible. In Episode 5 of the SD Times Live! Microwebinar series of data verification, Tim Sidor, data quality analyst at data … continue reading
One of the biggest challenges faced by companies who work with large amounts of data is that their databases may end up with several instances of duplicate records, leading to an inaccurate overall picture of their customers. According to Tim Sidor, data quality analyst at Melissa, there are a number of reasons why duplicate records … continue reading
People buy digital assets in games every day. In fact, 89.5 percent of all commerce associated with gaming in 2022 was digital, per The Digital Entertainment and Retail Association. True ownership of those digital assets, however, remains a huge, intrinsic problem for the gaming industry. In practice, the sales of these assets are more akin … continue reading
The application security company Mend.io has introduced an enterprise version of its dependency management tool Renovate. Mend Renovate Enterprise Edition offers unlimited server scalability, dedicated support, and other premium features.. Renovate helps ensure the security and currency of applications by scanning software to identify external dependencies and automating updates to the latest versions. According to … continue reading
Immuta unveiled a new product called Immuta Discover which automates the tagging and classification of data on cloud platforms, helping data teams maintain accurate metadata. According to Immuta, having accurate metadata is important for data access control, monitoring, and regulatory compliance. Immuta Discover identifies structured data in cloud platforms and can use metadata from popular … continue reading
Companies in certain industries – banking, healthcare, and the like – are subject to many different regulations when it comes to things like how they store user data, required communications with customers, and what data can and can’t be collected. For example, financial companies need to comply with Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing … continue reading
