Insights on building, scaling, and enforcing real-time decisions in modern data-driven systems.

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At our recent webinar, “NoSQL vs. NewSQL: Evaluating Database Technologies for 2019”, we received a number of questions from attendees…
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In 1972, Dr. Edsger Dijkstra wrote “The Humble Programmer,” in which he laid out his ideas about how to best…
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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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First off: I’m not here to bash NoSQL. NoSQL came into existence for a good reason — your generic legacy…
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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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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 and NewSQL databases are popular solutions in the data management space. We’re sometimes asked to clarify the difference between…
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Trying to choose a database to solve a problem (or a whole set of them)? Here’s a quick rundown of…
Volt is the real-time decisioning layer for mission-critical systems, ensuring decisions are made and enforced immediately against accurate state, even under sustained load.
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.