NoSQL vs. NewSQL
Insights on building, scaling, and enforcing real-time decisions in modern data-driven systems.
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8 FAQs on Volt Active Data (from our webinar, “NoSQL vs. NewSQL: Evaluating Database Technologies for 2019”)
At our recent webinar, “NoSQL vs. NewSQL: Evaluating Database Technologies for 2019”, we received a number of questions from attendees…
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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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NoSQL, RDBMS, and Contention for Shared Data: Part 2
Previously in part one of this blog series, I explained the problems with two methods of database interactions. Traditional JDBC-style interactions…
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NoSQL, RDBMS, and Contention for Shared Data: Part 1
First off: I’m not here to bash NoSQL. NoSQL came into existence for a good reason — your generic legacy…
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The Changing Landscape of Databases in Financial Services
For decades, relational databases was the de-facto choice for financial service companies, until the 2000s where systems started to face…
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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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NoSQL vs. NewSQL: What’s the difference?
NoSQL and NewSQL databases are popular solutions in the data management space. We’re sometimes asked to clarify the difference between…
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NoSQL vs. NewSQL: Choosing the Right Tool
Trying to choose a database to solve a problem (or a whole set of them)? Here’s a quick rundown of…
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