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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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New guides to help you on your Fast Data Journey
Fast Data has changed the way business value is created and captured, opening up a new era of competition and…
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Accelerating Value for the Enterprise IoT
This post was contributed by Prateek Gera, Founder and Chief Product Officer of Volt Active Data partner company Teevr Data. …
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Call Center example: Integrating processing and state to make streaming problems simple to solve
I recently gave a talk at the Strata + Hadoop World conference in San Jose on the benefits of integration of…
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My first (fast) 90 days
I changed jobs and companies a very fast 90 days ago, moving from a huge (I like to say that…
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The Fast Data Superpower
How many of us dreamed of having a superpower growing up? Be honest. I know for me it was flying.…
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A Classification of Streaming Applications
The Internet of Things (IOT) is rapidly expanding the number of streaming applications as people sensor tag an increasing number…
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IoT Day
Today is Internet of Things (IoT) Day, a day that marks a significant change in how we work, how we…
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Before & after: How fast data will enable the IoT
More than three billion people globally access the Internet via smartphones and other devices such as watches and fitness trackers.…
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Be First to Value with a Mobile-aware Fast Data Strategy
It’s a land grab out there with new companies coming to market every day with cool new applications and services.…
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What’s missing from IoT thinking: side effects
IoT data management platforms must manage both data in motion (fast data) and data at rest (big data). As things…
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Guest blog: Volt Active Data for easy HTTP ingestion
Jeremy Winters We thank Jeremy Winters of Volt Active Data partner Full360 for this guest post, which first appeared on…
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Winning now and in the future: where Volt Active Data shines
2015 was a big year for Volt Active Data. Our product improved as we added exciting features and invested in…
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