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Insights on building, scaling, and enforcing real-time decisions in modern data-driven systems.
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Meltdown and Spectre and Volt Active Data
The internet is ablaze with articles and talk about hardware security flaws found recently in most modern processors, including chips…
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NoSQL, RDBMS, and Contention for Shared Data: Part 2
Previously in part one of this blog series, I explained the problems with two methods of database interactions. Traditional JDBC-style interactions…
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NoSQL, RDBMS, and Contention for Shared Data: Part 1
First off: I’m not here to bash NoSQL. NoSQL came into existence for a good reason — your generic legacy…
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8 Tips for Evaluating a Database in 2022
It’s that time of year — the “wrap up/planning” blogs are among us as we look to a new year.…
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Microservices – What CSPs can Learn From IT
CSPs are in a critical period of transformation right now. Omnipresent connectivity is driving new disruptive business models which are…
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The Changing Landscape of Databases in Financial Services
For decades, relational databases was the de-facto choice for financial service companies, until the 2000s where systems started to face…
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Volt Active Data Bonded Network Compatibility
In this post we describe Volt Active Data’s high availability architecture and how it interacts with bonded networks. Together they…
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Key Considerations for a Modern Database to Operate at Scale
Modern applications have two primary needs: Performance The performance consists of two aspects: throughput and latency. Both are driven by…
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Questions and Answers about Modern Database Architecture
Volt Active Data and DBTA teamed up to host a webinar in October titled “Architectural Considerations for a Modern Database…
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The Open Source Real-Time Question (and Fast Data Answers)
Rising Amounts of Information As we look at total amount of information created world wide, we see an exponentially rising…
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What Real-Time Application Pattern Works for You?
3 common real-time application patterns that require a real-time decision Editor’s note: This blog post first appeared on the InfoWorld…
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Improving Initialization — An Intern’s Story
My three-month-long internship at Volt Active Data was meaningful and unforgettable. By working with all the talents in this company,…
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If your system cannot tolerate delayed enforcement, inconsistent behavior, or reconciliation after the fact, let’s start a conversation about whether a dedicated decisioning layer makes sense for your architecture.