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title: "This week's database news, issue 36"
publication: "DB Weekly"
issue: 36
published_at: "2014-10-31"
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This week's database news, issue 36

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DB WeeklyIssue 36 — October 31, 2014

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[SlamData Allows You to Run Analytics on MongoDB Using SQL](http://tech.co/slamdata-allows-easily-run-analytics-mongodb-using-sql-2014-10?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email)Tech Cocktail[SlamData](http://slamdata.com/) lets analysts easily run SQL queries and build reports directly on data stored in MongoDB, no data relocation required, and it’s open source too.


[osquery: SQL Powered Operating System Instrumentation and Analytics](https://code.facebook.com/posts/844436395567983/introducing-osquery/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email)FacebookWith osquery, you can use SQL to query low-level operating system information. Under the hood, instead of querying static tables, these queries dynamically execute high-performance native code. The results of the SQL query are transparently returned to you quickly and easily.


[Performance and Flexibility Matter](http://www.rackspace.com/blog/big-data-on-bare-metal-dont-sacrifice-performance-for-flexibility/?cm_mmc=managed-_-cloud-_-contentnam-_-dbweekly-baremetal)RackspaceSponsoredIn the world of Big Data, bare metal is king. Combining the best of both worlds, now you can take advantage of both the flexibility of the cloud and the performance of bare metal. [Read the 3 reasons](http://www.rackspace.com/blog/big-data-on-bare-metal-dont-sacrifice-performance-for-flexibility/?cm_mmc=managed-_-cloud-_-contentnam-_-dbweekly-baremetal) why this is a game changer for your Hadoop environment.

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[Why The Older-Than-Dirt Postgres Database Is Hot With Hipsters And Oldsters Alike](http://readwrite.com/2014/10/23/postgres-cool-and-getting-cooler?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email)Read WritePostgres is continuing to pick up steam in [mainstream media](http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/05/16/postgresql_nosql_conversion/) and for good reason, here’s yet another look on why the long reliable database is growing in popularity.


[A Look Into the Magic Ball: How To Harness Big Data For Predictions](http://www.datanami.com/2014/10/31/look-magic-ball-harness-big-data-predictions/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email)DatanamiA look at some of the problems with big data, samplings, and ‘instrumenting’, from Dr. Dmitri Williams, CEO of Ninja Metrics.


[Looking Beyond Oracle: Two High-end SQL Databases You May Never Have Heard Of](http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/analysis/2378456/looking-beyond-oracle-two-high-end-sql-databases-you-may-never-have-heard-of?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email)ComputingSpecifically, the Apache Derby-based Splice Machine and the EXASolution analytic database.


[Is The 'What Is Big Data' Question Finally Settled?](http://www.datanami.com/2014/10/29/big-data-question-finally-settled/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email)DatanamiResearchers at Cal Berkeley recently asked dozens of data scientists and industry leaders to try and define what ‘big data’ is.


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