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Insights on building, scaling, and enforcing real-time decisions in modern data-driven systems.
The current discourse around AI is fixated on the "Brain" – Large Language Models (LLMs) and the generative capabilities of agents. But for the enterprise, a brain without a nervous…
In 2025, real-time decisioning shifted from a technical ambition to a business requirement. As streaming, AI, and edge computing matured, organizations were forced to rethink how quickly, consistently, and safely…
In mid-October 2025, a single race condition in the DNS automation layer behind Amazon DynamoDB triggered one of the largest cloud outages in recent memory. Tens of thousands of businesses…
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The New Speed of Finance — Fraud Detection and Real-Time Expectations
Consumer finances today largely exist online. More than 60% of consumers reported using a banking website and mobile app, according…
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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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How Millennials are Transforming Waiting
Millennials are at the forefront of influencing change across multiple industries. From Applebee’s to Harley’s, real-estate to football, millennials are…
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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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Improving SQL Execution – An Intern’s Story
My name is Dinesh Majeti and I am a Ph.D. student from the University of Houston in the field of…
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Achieving Immediacy: Operating in a Real-Time World
We recently commissioned a survey of 2, 000 consumers, examining what ‘real-time’ means to end-users and the potential implications of…
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Using UDF for Machine Learning
We added support for scalar user-defined functions in our recent release, Volt Active Data V7.6. With this feature, users can…
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Announcing Volt Active Data v7.7
As summer comes to a close, we’ve posted another monthly Volt Active Data release, now available for download. Volt Active…
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Comparing Fast Data Performance: A comparison of Volt Active Data and Cassandra Benchmarks
Introduction NoSQL databases, such as Apache Cassandra, are often used in operational applications. However, a new breed of databases, such…
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What the **** is Translytics / a Translytical Database?
Data is often repeated as the lifeblood of modern business. Companies use data to drive decisions and strategies, as well…
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Announcing Volt Active Data Enterprise Lab Program
Digital has become the new mantra for success and every Enterprise across the globe wants to ‘go digital’. As more…
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