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At the Gartner Data and Analytics Summit in March 2026, the conversation kept returning to the same problem: organizations have built serious streaming infrastructure, but they still can't get authoritative…
The transition to 5G has fundamentally altered the performance expectations placed on the BSS layer. To meet the Ultra-Reliable Low Latency Communication (URLLC) targets of 3GPP standards, network functions like…
Modern telco architectures are built to handle scale. On-line systems respond to transactions in milliseconds. Event-driven pipelines move usage records, alarms, and network signals at massive volume. The tooling is…
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The 3 Horsemen of the Legacy System Apocalypse
The world is speeding up; people expect customized information and services immediately. In these tumultuous times, some companies are clinging…
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Volt Active Data Innovation Week: Driving Product Roadmap
Recently we held our Q1 Innovation Week, culminating in presentations and voting on the innovation projects created by our engineering…
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How Real Time Are Your Analytics?
Not surprisingly, your business has collected a lot of data over the past few years, and you have used some…
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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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