By MICHAEL CIRCLE
The Data Group News Service
Actian, a leader in data management and analytics, unveiled Zen 16.0 on Monday, the company's next-generation database designed specifically for edge computing environments.
The latest version of Actian's embedded database aims to help businesses run faster, smarter applications across mobile devices, IoT sensors, edge gateways and industrial machinery by enabling real-time data processing at the edge.
"Actian Zen 16.0 is designed to meet the needs of modern embedded systems and edge computing," said Emma McGrattan, senior vice president of engineering and product at Actian. "Its secure and scalable design allows for easy data synchronization with Zero-ETL, making it perfect for developers creating intelligent applications that can deliver real-time decisioning from edge-to-cloud."
With a lightweight footprint, high-performance read/write speeds and automated administration, Zen 16.0 caters to resource-constrained edge environments like IoT devices and industrial sensors. New features include improved caching, page preloading for large data files, Kafka streaming support, enhanced JSON capabilities and extended index lengths.
The launch comes as edge computing investment is booming, with research firm IDC predicting $232 billion in edge spending this year alone. Actian developed Zen 16.0 to meet this growing demand, simplifying and optimizing edge data management across smart city, healthcare, industrial IoT and other use cases.
Zen 16.0 ensures seamless data synchronization between edge and cloud, supports SQL and NoSQL access, and allows developers to build low-latency embedded apps using popular programming languages. The database already powers over 13,000 organizations globally.
For more on Zen 16.0, please visit Actian Launches Zen 16 Next Gen Database Edge Computing.
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