We have just released a new version of the Datagrok platform (2020.03.30). As usually, it contains many fixes and improvements, however the central theme of the release is a redesigned file manager.
While the data often comes from databases, being able to efficiently working with files remains a critical capability. We are committed to providing the best possible experience for working with files, no matter whether they reside on a Windows share, NAS, S3, or elsewhere. By taking advantage of our technology, we have built a system that combines the best features from file manager, exploratory data analysis system, a search engine, an enterprise content management system, and a distributed computation platform. It is secure, indexable, searchable, supports metadata, and is integrated with the extensible mechanism for file viewers and editors. We have also introduced a special “file” data to our scripting engine that allows to write file processors in any language, such as R or Python, and seamlessly integrate it with Datagrok. See the related discussion here: https://community.datagrok.ai/t/new-feature-file-share-browser
Another notable improvement is the much improved internal mechanism for working with databases, allowing us to process database batch requests 10x faster. This has a big impact on many tasks, such as deploying code repositories, or setting metadata for thousands of objects at once.
See release notes for the complete list of addressed issues.
https://datagrok.ai/help/develop/release-history