Pivotal launches. SkySQL and Mony Program merge. And much, much more

Our report on the changes in the MySQL ecosystem is now available for 451 clients and non-clients alike at bit.ly/451mysql

— Matt Aslett (@maslett) April 25, 2013

For 451 Research clients: VMware expands Serengeti’s horizons with updated Hadoop virtualization project bit.ly/17muQFI

— Matt Aslett (@maslett) April 26, 2013

For 451 Research clients: SkySQL, Monty Program merge to support MariaDB following formation of MariaDB Foundation bit.ly/10dsdjf

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Tableau preps IPO. Funding for SiSense and Deep. And more.

* For 451 Research clients: Citus Data brings SQL to foreign data environments, starting with Hadoop

* For 451 Research clients: With $20m in series B funding in the bag, Platfora makes its Hadoop-based analysis debut

* Tableau Software Files Registration Statement For Proposed Initial Public Offering.

* SiSense raises $10m series B funding.

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SAP on HANA. Funding for Guavus and ScaleArc. And more

It’s alive! @451research‘s 2013 Database survey is available now at bit.ly/451db13 #mysql #nosql #newsql #postgresql etc etc

— Matt Aslett (@maslett) January 9, 2013

#SAPonHANA is official. Read the press release for the SAP Business Suite powered by #SAP …

451 Research’s 2013 Database survey is now live at http://bit.ly/451db13 investigating the current use of database technologies, including MySQL, NoSQL and NewSQL, as well as traditional relation and non-relational databases.

The aim of this survey is to identify trends in database usage, as well as changing attitudes to MySQL following its acquisition by Oracle, and the competitive dynamic between MySQL and other databases, including NoSQL and NewSQL technologies.

There are just 15 questions to answer, spread over five pages, and the entire survey should take less than ten minutes to complete.

All individual responses are of course confidential. The results will be published as part of a major research report due during Q2.

The full …

SAP’s HANA – a floor wax *and* a dessert topping?

For 451 Research clients: SAP’s HANA database – a floor wax *and* a dessert topping? bit.ly/13dmDCH

— Matt Aslett (@maslett) January 8, 2013

Attivio has secured $8 million in new growth funding from General Electric Pension Trust | bit.ly/ZwXPFG

— Attivio (@attivio) January 7, 2013

Why We Need To Kill “Big Data” | TechCrunch tcrn.ch/ZpbnDl

— Mortar (@mortardata) January 5, 2013

Analyzing billions of credit card …