Versant Corporation : Invited to Join Team of Experts for Live DATAVERSITY Webinar on Big Data, NoSQL and Security for the Enterprise

Redwood City, CA / USA
03/22/2012

Versant Corporation(Nasdaq:VSNT), a worldwide leader in developing data managementsoftware infrastructure for complex, mission-critical applications, , announced today that it will join other big data and NoSQL thought leaders in a free DATAVERSITYwebinar to evaluate the buzzwords of our day: Big Data and NoSQL. Specifically, they will asses if modern, open source big data and NoSQL systems provide the necessary fine-grained access control and secure data stores that enterprises demand.

The webinar, " Big Data, NoSQL, & Security", will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 2 p.m. EDT/11 a.m. PDT. The webinar will tap into the expertise of industry leaders including Anjul Bhambhri, Vice President of Big Data Products, IBM; Dwight Merriman, Co-Founder, 10gen/MongoDB; James Phillips, Co-Founder, Couchbase; Robert Greene, Vice President of Technology, Versant Corporationand Srini Penchikala, Editor, InfoQ. The webinar will be moderated by Consultant/NoSQL Evangelist, Dan McCreary of Kelly-McCreary & Associates.

"Security has been the 'Elephant in the Room' when it comes to Big Data and NoSQL," said Tony Shaw, Founder and CEO, DATAVERSITY. "As customers deployed their pilot projects there was so much to gain from the advantages of highly-scalable systems that nobody really wanted to take the performance hit that robust security would impose. But as production systems come online, enterprise-ready security becomes a necessity, not an option. The participants in this webinar are responding to and addressing those requirements."

During the webinar, regular DATAVERSITY contributor, Robert Greene, will pull from his extensive NoSQL and big data expertise at Versant Corporation, where he is responsible for providing strategic guidance for Versant's product portfolio. Robert has more than 15 years experience in the information management industry, has frequently been featured in mainstream IT media including GigaOMand eWeek, and has been invited to speak at numerous industry events including NoSQL Now!and Supercomputing .

The webinar will focus on exploring answers to some of IT's most pressing questions:

• Are there now, or will there ever be, big data and NoSQL solutions that encompass cost-effective scalability while meeting the stringent security needs of the enterprise?
• Can we have precise access control of highly scalable key-values stores for thousands of users?
• Can we lock-down specific documents or sub-sections of documents in document stores?
• Can we provide complete role-based access control (RBAC) to match policy?
• Can we provide Sarbanes-Oxley caliber audit trails that tell us who changed what parts of documents and when?

"To date, first generation NoSQL hasn't been able to fully meet the needs of the enterprise," said Versant Corporation's Greene. "Tackling big data is problem enough, but doing it at the enterprise level while considering security issues and meeting enterprise-grade complexity challenges is another level of difficulty entirely. It has become a real concern as much of enterprise security has been designed around existing technologies, forcing NoSQL to play catch up. I'm excited to join other leading experts in the field on this webinar to share insight on how to make NoSQL truly ready for all elements of the enterprise."

To dive deeper into big data, NoSQL, and security for the enterprise, register to attend this webinar at: http://bit.ly/AsHAKS.

About Versant

Versant Corporation (Nasdaq: VSNT) is an industry leader in building specialized NoSQLdata management systemsto enable the real-time enterprise. Using the Versant Database Engine, enterprises can handle complex information in environments that demand high performance, concurrency, and availability, significantly cut hardware and administration costs, speed and simplify development, and deliver products with a strong competitive edge. Versant's solutions are deployed in over 150,000 installations across a wide array of industries, including telecommunications, energy, financial services, transportation, manufacturing, and defense. For more than 20 years, Versant has been a trusted partner of Global 2000 companies such as Ericsson, Verizon, Siemens, and Financial Times, as well as the U.S. Government. For more information, call 650-232-2400 or visit www.versant.com.

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