Tag: CEO

Feed: Neo4j Graph Database Platform. Author: Jocelyn Hoppa. By Axel Morgner, Co-Founder and CEO, Structr | December 14, 2018Reading time: 5 minutes The field of graph technology has developed rapidly in recent years. From the beginnings of the Neo4j graph database – released almost nine years ago in version 1.0 – up to current the latest version (and also the developments of other manufacturers, though Neo4j has not lost its leading position in the market since then), the area of graph databases and graph-based systems has established itself as an independent technology sector that’s growing at an above-average rate.Evidence for ... Read More

Feed: MemSQL Blog. Author: Floyd Smith. MemSQL CEO Nikita Shamgunov was featured recently on the Data Engineering Podcast with host Tobias Macey. Tobias drew out Nikita on MemSQL’s origins, our exciting present, and where we’re going in the future. We share a few highlights here, but we also urge you to listen to the full episode. The podcast covered a wide variety of topics. In this blog post, we’ll highlight Nikita’s comments on MemSQL’s origins; setting up and running the MemSQL database; typical use cases; and the future of MemSQL. How MemSQL Started Nikita grew up and was educated in ... Read More

Feed: Planet big data. Author: Nigel Fenwick. With GE establishing a new stand-alone software business, we examine what it means for existing and potential customers of GE Digital and for GE. What we know: December 13th 2018 – GE announces the formation of a new industrial IoT software business with $1.2bn in revenue (based on GE Digital sales). The new IIoT company (unofficially referred to here as GE Digital 2.0 or GED2) will be given a new brand. GED2 will be a separate legal entity with GE the only shareholder at this time A new Board will be put in ... Read More

Feed: Planet big data. Author: Jinan Budge. Last week, I had the immense pleasure of travelling to India for the first time.  It quickly became one of my favourite trips of 2019.  This is in spite of a punishing schedule where I toured Bangalore, Pune, Delhi and Mumbai and met with /presented to a couple of hundreds of our clients, vendors and extended ecosystem.  The smells, colours, people, energy and activity were very uniquely India and I will always treasure them. I will also treasure my learnings of the business and security landscape in the region.  We’ve all heard the ... Read More

Feed: Neo4j Graph Database Platform. Author: Bryce Merkl Sasaki. By Emil Eifrem, CEO & Co-Founder, Neo4j, Inc. | December 13, 2018Reading time: 8 minutes Just yesterday, I got to announce the addition of Denise Persson – CMO at Snowflake – to the Neo4j Board of Directors.Today, I get to announce another incredibly important executive appointment: Mike Asher has joined Neo4j as our inaugural chief financial officer (CFO).Since Mike works from our global headquarters in San Mateo, California, he and I recently got to sit down for an interview. Here’s how it went.For readers who don’t know you, could you tell ... Read More

Feed: AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog. Author: publicsector. A guest post by Tim Rains, Security and Compliance Leader for EMEA, Amazon Web ServicesWhen it comes to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), there’s still ambiguity and uncertainy in the industry about how to effectively comply with it and how aggressive enforcement of it will be. Some organizations have made progress towards compliance despite this, while others have taken a “wait and see” approach. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Dob Todorov, the CEO of HeleCloud, an AWS Partner. HeleCloud helps AWS customers with, among other things, ... Read More

Feed: AWS Government, Education, & Nonprofits Blog. Author: publicsector. AWS EdStart members are transforming education in every corner of the globe. Read on for more about three of our members – ArcLab, Lightbulb Education, and Yellowdig. Each of these EdTechs rely on AWS to create a more student-centric learning experience. ArcLab: ArcLab is an interactive Nano Learning SaaS platform built for organizations to easily create effective training for employees. With their platform, organizations can improve their teams’ job performances and livelihoods through more effective training. The platform offers simple content templates, design customizability, advanced learner analytics, and NanoCredentials (digital badges) ... Read More

Feed: Microsoft Azure Blog. Author: Julie Seto. The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing the way governments and organizations tackle some of humanity’s thorniest challenges. In this three-part series, we looked first at common issues leaders must address to drive digital transformation in their cities. Next, we’ll be focusing on exciting, major applications of IoT. This post focuses on combatting climate change with technology, and a companion piece highlights advances in disaster management.  With rising temperatures, extreme weather events, and other environmental impacts, signs of climate change are on the rise. Scientists are now warning that global temperatures are accelerating ... Read More

Feed: Neo4j Graph Database Platform. Author: Bryce Merkl Sasaki. By Emil Eifrem, CEO & Co-Founder, Neo4j, Inc. | December 11, 2018Reading time: 7 minutes It is my pleasure to introduce the newest member of the Neo4j Board of Directors: Denise Persson.Denise is the Chief Marketing Officer at Snowflake Computing, one of the hottest companies in the data space – and like Neo4j, also based in San Mateo, California(!).Denise and I got to sit down after she joined the Neo4j board, and here’s what we chatted about.For readers who don’t know you, could you give us a little background?Denise: I grew ... Read More

Feed: Planet MySQL; Author: MySQL Performance Blog; PREVIOUS POST Please join Percona’s CEO Peter Zaitsev as he presents MySQL 8 for Developers on Wednesday, December 12th, 2018 at 11:00 AM PST (UTC-7) / 2:00 PM EST (UTC-5). Register Now There are many great new features in MySQL 8, but how exactly can they help your application? This session takes a practical look at MySQL 8 features. It also details which limitations of previous MySQL versions are overcome by MySQL 8. Lastly, what you can do with MySQL 8 that you could not have done before is discussed. Register for MySQL ... Read More