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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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Why Private Networks Require Real-Time Data Processing
In the rapidly evolving landscape of digital connectivity, private networks are emerging as a critical solution for organizations and industries…
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Volt Achieves 4.1 Million TPS on Supermicro Edge Hardware
We’re excited to announce very strong results from benchmarking Volt Active Data on Supermicro edge hardware. Supermicro is a global technology…
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5 Tech Stack Mistakes Companies Need to Avoid
Here at Volt we see a lot of customers who come to us having devoted heartbreaking amounts of time, energy,…
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OLAP vs OLTP: Similarities and Differences
In today’s data-driven age, organizations need to make smart decisions when it comes to how they manage their data. To…
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How Machine Learning Can (and Should) Support Real-Time Data Processing
In the era of big data, organizations are grappling with vast amounts of information that can hold immense value if…
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How to Add Real-Time Decisioning to Streaming Data
Streaming data has become practically ubiquitous. From social media feeds to IoT sensors, businesses are now inundated with real-time data.…
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The 5 Main Challenges of Cloud-Native Networking
As more and more companies move their applications and services to the cloud, breaking up monoliths into a number of…
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When Does Streaming Data Become Real-Time Data?
We’ve been hearing a lot about real-time data platforms and also about streaming data and streaming data-enabling messaging technology such…
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Edge vs IoT: What’s the Difference and Where Do They Converge?
As 5G networks become more ubiquitous, smart organizations are laser-focused on doing everything they can to deliver lightning-fast performance to their users…
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Why Streaming Data Platforms Need True Real-Time Decisioning
Simply put: in the year 2023 and for the foreseeable future, businesses need to be able to process and analyze…
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Why You Can’t Retrofit Real-Time Decisioning
Real-time decisioning has rapidly gained popularity within the tech zeitgeist, especially with its connection to streaming data. It seems like everything…
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Edge IoT Platforms: Verticals and Use Cases Driving Growth (Webinar Q&A)
THIS BLOG OUTLINES THE Q&A PART OF THE JOINT STL PARTNERS AND VOLT ACTIVE DATA WEBINAR ON EDGE IOT PLATFORMS IN FEBRUARY…
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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.