5G as a growth engine: How do telco IT systems need to evolve? (Webinar Q&A)
Note: This blog is a transcription of the Q&A session from our recent webinar with STL Partners, “5G as a Growth Engine: How do Telco IT Systems Need to Evolve?” You can access the full webinar recording HERE. Speakers: Andrew Keene, Senior Director of Product Management, VoltDB Dalia Adib, Director and Edge Practice Lead, STL [...]
Five Things We Are Very Grateful For
One great thing (of many) about working in the data management space: there’s never a lack of twists and turns to keep things interesting. As Americans settle in with their families to give thanks for the things they are happy to have in their lives, I thought it would be a good idea to do [...]
Real-Time Decisioning for 5G Billing and Charging
The communications industry has evolved quite a bit over the last few years with the proliferation of 5G networks and the arrival of new voice, video, data, and multimedia services. At the same time, there’s been an increased drive to bundle value-added services, the emergence of multi-play service offerings on mobile networks, and the desire [...]
How Our Integration With Datadog Supports Dream11’s 5.5+ Million Concurrent Users
VoltDB powers the contest engine at the heart of Dream11—the largest and most exciting fantasy sports platform on the planet. Datadog’s integration with VoltDB enables Dream11 to monitor this core system for always-on availability and high performance - two things that are especially important right now, with the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2021 and [...]
NoSQL Due Diligence, Part 3: the Open Source Debacle
Introduction The concept of open source has been integral to promoting a generation of NoSQL database platforms, each of which has a VC-funded backer and many of which now have successful IPOs; which has created some interesting dilemmas. But: Have these much-publicized ‘liquidity events’ created market expectations that are in direct conflict with the very [...]
NoSQL Due Diligence, Part 2: NoSQL Misconceptions
Introduction NoSQL databases became “en mode” some time around 2012 and sprouted a database revolution that led many enterprises to replace their traditional RDBMS technology with NoSQL-based data platforms. What’s interesting now is how many of these companies are either regretting their decision to do this or finding it extremely difficult to continue with their [...]
