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Insights on building, scaling, and enforcing real-time decisions in modern data-driven systems.
As we move through 2026, three major shifts are converging to fundamentally change how organizations build and operate mission-critical systems. On the surface, they appear distinct. But they share a…
The Problem Every Enterprise Recognizes Every enterprise today faces the same fundamental challenge: critical information lives in silos, and by the time decisions get made, the moment has already passed….
Why Testing Matters in Modern Engineering Modern engineering methodologies emphasize fast feedback loops. In most cases, these loops connect product owners and development teams, with automated tests serving as the…
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What is Cross Data Center Replication (XDCR)?
Cross Data Center Replication (XDCR) is an essential technology that facilitates data failover and disaster recovery. By replicating data across…
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What is Streaming Data?
Streaming data is data that flows in continuously from highly distributed sources. These data streams are constantly feeding data that data…
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Why the Telco World Needs a New Form of Cross Data Center Replication
Today’s telco operators have two key needs: the need for their applications and data need to be in multiple physical…
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What is a microservices architecture?
A microservices architecture is a modular approach to application development that allows developers to deliver large, complex applications reliably and…
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How Volt Active Data Complements Vertica for Network Intelligence and Automation Applications
To deliver reliable, fast, and responsive services, providers demand real-time automation informed by actionable insights gleaned from the torrents of…
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What is real-time billing mediation?
Real-time billing mediation is the process of using up-to-the-second data usage information to proactively identify errors, prevent inaccurate invoicing, notify…
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Do NoSQL databases need DBAs?
In last week’s blog I questioned the need for DBAs, concluding that yes, DBAs are still valuable in the current…
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Whither DBA: Will we still have them in 2026?
I recently fielded a question from a former co-worker who works as a senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA). I spent…
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The Four Things You Need for Contextual Decision-Making
Why Enterprises Need Contextual Decisioning The world today is faster-paced than ever before, and the explosive growth of both 5G…
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Why We’re Excited About the Anthos Partnership
Recently we announced we had joined Google Cloud’s 5G Edge/ISV partner initiative, and that we would be available in Google…
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MWC21: Boots, or in Our Case, ‘Robot Wheels’, on the Ground in Barcelona
This was a Mobile World Congress (MWC) like no other. Thanks to COVID, I was not there with a team…
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How to Use Contextual Decisioning to Optimize Business Outcomes
More and more organizations are seeking to operationalize their decisions into software-enabled platforms as part of their digital transformation. These…
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