Tag: NoSQL vs. NewSQL
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8 FAQs on Volt Active Data (from our webinar, “NoSQL vs. NewSQL: Evaluating Database Technologies for 2019”)
Read more: 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 about Volt Active Data’s capabilities and architecture. From orchestrating Volt Active Data with Kubernetes, to comparing Volt Active Data to TimeScaleDB, here’s…
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The Humble Cloud Architect: What is your Cloud Database Strategy?
Read more: 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 write computer programs. Back in that world, programming was a big problem, particularly because the programmer was constrained by the computing power…
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NoSQL, RDBMS, and Contention for Shared Data: Part 2
Read more: NoSQL, RDBMS, and Contention for Shared Data: Part 2Previously in part one of this blog series, I explained the problems with two methods of database interactions. Traditional JDBC-style interactions mean that locking and latching take up ~30% of compute time. This overhead skyrockets when you try to use a distributed system.…
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NoSQL, RDBMS, and Contention for Shared Data: Part 1
Read more: NoSQL, RDBMS, and Contention for Shared Data: Part 1First off: I’m not here to bash NoSQL. NoSQL came into existence for a good reason — your generic legacy SQL RDBMS is often slow and expensive when compared to NoSQL alternatives. But much of the discussion I’ve seen about NoSQL, NewSQL,…
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The Changing Landscape of Databases in Financial Services
Read more: The Changing Landscape of Databases in Financial ServicesFor decades, relational databases was the de-facto choice for financial service companies, until the 2000s where systems started to face challenges with scalability and availability as the amount of data being processed and consumed shaped how companies conducted their business. NoSQL databases…
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Comparing Fast Data Performance: A comparison of Volt Active Data and Cassandra Benchmarks
Read more: Comparing Fast Data Performance: A comparison of Volt Active Data and Cassandra BenchmarksIntroduction NoSQL databases, such as Apache Cassandra, are often used in operational applications. However, a new breed of databases, such as Volt Active Data, are revolutionizing the fast data landscape. Volt Active Data is an in-memory NewSQL transactional database for fast data…
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NoSQL vs. NewSQL: What’s the difference?
Read more: 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 the two approaches. Here’s what you need to know if you’re trying to decide which solution to adopt in your organization. NoSQL…
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NoSQL vs. NewSQL: Choosing the Right Tool
Read more: NoSQL vs. NewSQL: Choosing the Right ToolTrying to choose a database to solve a problem (or a whole set of them)? Here’s a quick rundown of the advantages – and disadvantages – of NoSQL versus NewSQL. Choosing the right tool for the job at hand is 80 percent…