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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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Data Strategies for 5G – A Closer Look at Policy Rules and Charging
Editor’s Note: This was originally posted by VanillaPlus, regarding a webinar VanillaPlus hosted featuring Beccham Research and Volt Active Data.…
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The Arrival of 5G — Do You Have a Fast Data Strategy?
5G isn’t just an incremental increase in speed and bandwidth, it’s the new face of the network and a key…
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How to Increase Player Retention and ARPU in a Free-to-Play Market
2017 was a breakout year for mobile gaming. Even though games only accounted for 40% of the total mobile app…
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Strategy Q&A from the Humble Cloud Architect
Recently, we hosted a webinar entitled “The Humble Cloud Architect: What is Your Database Strategy?” We had a number of…
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Database Technology in a Blockchain World
It’s just about official—blockchain has taken over the world. Or, to be more accurate, the idea of blockchain has taken…
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The Humble Cloud Architect: What is your Cloud Database Strategy?
In 1972, Dr. Edsger Dijkstra wrote “The Humble Programmer,” in which he laid out his ideas about how to best…
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Is “Translytics” Just Rebranded “OLTP”?
Recently Forrester group has started to talk about “translytics” and Translytical Databases – databases that can “Deliver Analytics At The Speed…
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What Makes a Good Translytics Platform?
Previously, I critiqued the Forrester Wave Translytical Data Platforms Q4 2017 report. At the end, I promised to provide a…
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Volt Active Data Releases V8
Volt Active Data is pleased to announce V8. Our engineering team has spent the last year adding features across the…
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Solving Lambda Architecture’s Fast Layer Problem
Getting up to date answers about recent events and asking the same question about older data is really hard to…
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The State of Database Technology, Part 1: Scaleability
Editor’s note: This post is re-posted here by permission from the author. The original post was on LinkedIn on December…
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Oracle vs. NoSQL vs. NewSQL — Comparing Database Technology
The world has changed massively in the past 20 years. Back in the year 2000, a few million users connected…
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