AWS adds two more databases for cloud users; 7 AI business use cases; how HR tech helps boost employee engagement

AI, Analytics and Big Data Digest Artificial intelligence, BI and data management content from TechTarget | Dec. 06, 2018 FEATURED ITEM Amazon Timestream, QLDB aim to grab more DBMS users for AWS Jack Vaughan, Senior News Writer Built-for-purpose databases increasingly target general ones -- especially in the cloud, where AWS offers a set of database platforms for specific tasks. The cloud leader added time-series and transaction ledger databases at re:Invent 2018 to further expand its product line. (SearchDataManagement.com) Advertisement NEWS   7 popular AI use cases for enterprise applications today AI use cases are cropping up in vertical markets ranging from healthcare to banking. Check out seven examples of how chatbots and AI tools are changing the way business is done. (SearchEnterpriseAI.com)   Faster R&D pace complicates SQL Server upgrades for users Microsoft is updating SQL Server and the cloud-based Azure SQL Database more quickly than it did in the past -- and keeping up with all the new releases can be a tough task for DBAs. (SearchSQLServer.com)   HR makes major strides toward better employee engagement Our Business Information e-zine looks at how companies use HR tools and techniques, including analytics software, to help improve worker productivity and retention rates. (SearchDataManagement.com)   Data silos can live or die by a self-service BI strategy Self-service BI can be a driving force behind the reshaping or possible demise of data silos as we know them. But sound data governance and corporate attitude adjustments are needed. (SearchBusinessAnalytics.com) EXPERT ADVICE   Data management challenges that analytics programs face Expert Anne Marie Smith shares five reasons why organizations' analytics programs might fail and how an enterprise data management framework and other processes can help. (SearchBusinessAnalytics.com)   Don't let blockchain complexity bog down business applications Enterprise blockchain applications that run in a controlled environment don't require some of the components of cryptocurrency networks. Consultant David A. Teich explains why. (SearchDataManagement.com) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Information Management Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Enterprise Applications Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2018 TechTarget. All rights reserved.