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Many organisations are failing to take advantage of technology such as cloud-based backup and disaster recovery solutions because they have concerns about the bandwidth required for this.

This is according to Tech Target, which observed this is an issue that is of particular concern to large enterprises, many of which still prefer to use on-premises options for database disaster recovery.

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Businesses that are considering implementation NoSQL solutions to meet their growing database solution needs may be able to learn more about the key factors they should be looking at as part of a webinar organised by GigaOM Research.

Set to take place on June 4th at 10:00 Pacific Time, a panel including founder of The Cloud of Data Paul Miller, vice-president of corporate strategy at 10Gen Matt...

The importance of being able to have a full overview of your database activities has been highlighted recently by a large-scale hacking attack on banks.

It was noted by Dark Reading that this illustrates how database management tools such as monitoring are not just valuable solutions for identifying potential performance problems, but if SQL databases hold important financial information, they ...

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced changes to its DynamoDB cloud database solution that should improve its performance, while it has also lowered the cost of using the service.

The company has introduced Parallel Scan functionality to its NoSQL offering, which it is stated will give users faster access to their tables.

By adding this functionality, DynamoDB will now allow tables to be logi...

Database administrators looking for a non-relational database on which to run key applications have a new option available to them from web giant Google.

GigaOM reports that the now NoSQL service, known as Google Cloud Datastore appears to be targeted as a direct rival to solutions offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS).

The publication observed that Google Cloud Datastore sounds "eerily similar"...

New technology solutions such as cloud database applications, virtualisation tools and more complex data centres mean many businesses will have to rethink their disaster recovery (DR) procedures.

This is according to Ralph Wynn, technical director of product marketing for FalconStor Software, who said in a piece for Continuity Central that traditional techniques and tools are no longer adequate...

One of the key trends that has emerged with the migration on many business' critical systems to cloud databases is an even greater interest in open source solutions than in the past.

This was noted by Marten Mickos, chief executive of Eucalyptus Systems, who stated in a piece for Information Management that it is no coincidence that so many websites now rely on tools such as Cassandra and Mongo...

The 2013 annual Percona Live MySQL Conference and Expo that took place last month has been hailed as a great success, with speakers asserting that the database technology has a bright future ahead of it, despite challenges from new developments.

This was one of the key takeaways from the event, which ran between April 22nd and 25th in Santa Clara.

Key trends emphasised by speakers at the confer...

Being prepared for whatever problems the market or technological issues may throw up is essential for any firm, as without a clear plan, any serious issues could significantly damage a business.

However, it may become obvious after an incident that previous solutions for backing up and recovering assets such as databases are not up to scratch. If this is the case, it will be important to revamp...