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Feed: Actian. Author: Sampa Choudhuri. Robotic process automation (RPA) is one of the fastest-growing trends in the IT industry.  This next-generation of workflow management capabilities is poised to be an essential enabler for companies seeking to optimize their digitally transformed business processes for peak efficiency.  For RPA vendors, one of the critical capabilities that must be developed in your solution is the integration capabilities with a wide variety of third-party systems and data sources.Integration is a must-have feature for RPA solutions When customers are implementing RPA solutions, they are often doing so alongside the deployment of things like IoT devices, ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Jack Mardack. It feels like only yesterday that “Machine Learning” and “Artificial Intelligence” were equated with science fiction by most regular folks outside of tech. As a movie-going culture, we have a long history of associating these concepts with self-aware robots or rogue computer programs that could escape the laboratories where they were created and threaten all humanity. But in 2020, ML and AI have been considerably demystified. And yet, even if it seems less likely now that the Singularity will be triggered by the reckless ambition of some tech startup, consumers have new reasons to be concerned. Yes, ML and AI are going mainstream, and it’s not just disruption-minded startups that are leveraging these technologies. Enterprises in a wide range of established industries are finding solid business reasons ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Adam Luciano. We are pleased to announce a special offer of $0 cloud storage on AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform for customers of Avalanche.Details of the offer: You will receive up to 10TB Free Cloud Storage with your Avalanche subscription when you purchase a minimum of 4000 AU-hours in a one year contract. Additional Storage:  Additional cloud storage is available at low cost Additional Compute: Separation of storage and compute, as well as elastic compute, enables you to use right-sized compute as needed.  Additional compute starts at $3.50/Avalanche Unit/Hour. To learn more about this special offer or ask a question about ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Pradeep Bhanot. You’ve gone through digital transformation – now what?  IT and business leaders are learning quickly that digital transformation is only one of many steps on the journey towards operational optimization.  Once you have your people and processes in order, it’s time to shift focus towards your data.  Digital transformation brings with it a whole host of new IT systems that produce data about your processes that can be a powerful tool in operational optimization – but first, you need to figure out how to manage the data and harvest the insights it contains. That’s where ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Dahye Huh. There are a lot of myths and misconceptions about cloud data warehouses. One of the biggest ones is that all cloud data warehouses cost the same.  On the surface, cloud data warehouse vendors may talk the same language – describing similar features, benefits and touting the performance gains of operating in the cloud.  But when you start looking at the details of implementation, migration performance and scalability, the differences become apparent.“We’re moving our data warehouse to the cloud to save money.” Migrating from an on-premise data warehouse to a cloud data warehouse is a great ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Sampa Choudhuri. Many software as a service (SaaS) companies are looking at embedding integration capabilities into their SaaS offerings as a way of making their solutions both more appealing to customers and more profitable for them as providers.  Embedded integration can make SaaS solutions easier to adopt, cheaper to integrate and more difficult to replace when a new bright shiny offering comes around from a competitor. This is the final part of a three-article series on how the topic of embedded integration and how SaaS companies are leveraging integration platform as a service (iPaaS) into their commercial ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Sampa Choudhuri. Customer churn is a big concern for the sales and marketing teams.  It is far easier (and cheaper) to keep your current customers happy than it is to acquire new customers.  But how happy are your customers?  Do you really know? Leveraging a connected data warehouse to develop a 360-degree view of your customers can help you identify how satisfied your customers are and what they really want. It can also provide actionable insights into what makes them happy, what is frustrating them, and whether they are recommending your products and services to others.Where does ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Sampa Choudhuri. Many software as a service (SaaS) companies are looking at embedding integration capabilities into their SaaS offerings as a way of making their solutions both more appealing to customers and more profitable for them as providers.  Embedded integration can make SaaS solutions easier to adopt, cheaper to integrate, and more difficult to replace when a new bright shiny offering comes around from a competitor. This is the second of a three-article series on how the topic of embedded integration and how SaaS companies are leveraging integration platform as a service (iPaaS) into their commercial SaaS ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Helena Marsikova. Each month, we are featuring a different partner in our Actian Partner Showcase series. In January, the spotlight shines at Goldstar Software Inc., our long term US Actian Zen distributor. Goldstar Software were awarded 2018 Best Data Management Partner, U.S. and Worldwide. Tell us about Goldstar Software?Goldstar Software Inc. specializes in everything related to the Actian Zen/PSQL database environment, including product sales, installation help, configuration, troubleshooting support, performance tuning, DDF building, application development, administrative tools, backups, disaster recovery, training courses and more! While based in the US, we assist users and developers all around the ... Read More

Feed: Actian. Author: Jack Mardack. Officially passed by the Governor of California, Jerry Brown, and the California State Legislature on June 28, 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act aims to enhance privacy rights and consumer protection for California residents. Finally arriving, the bill will become effective on Jan. 1, 2020.With the CCPA on the immediate horizon, technology companies have significant work to do as they head into the new year and the demands of regulatory compliance for customer data become real. Some companies are already prepared. For example, global companies that have already taken steps to become GDPR-compliant will take ... Read More