Why Volt is the OLTP Data Platform of Choice
A lot of companies use Volt Active Data for classic Online Transaction Processing (OLTP), but why would you pick Volt as an OLTP data platform and how would a Volt-based OLTP data platform differ from other data platforms in its handling of OLTP? First — let’s define our terms. What is a Transaction? OLTP data [...]
Why the Edge/IoT Convergence Calls for a New Type of Data Platform
The convergence of two powerful technologies — edge computing and the Internet of Things (IoT) — is transforming the way organizations generate, process, manage, and utilize data. As more and more organizations deploy IoT devices — according to a new report from STL Partners, the market for edge-enhanced IoT use cases will explode from $18 [...]
TechSparks 2023 – The Great Indian Techade
TechSparks'23, organized by YourStory Media, was an amazing three-day conference covering valuable insight and learnings from the very top of the Indian government to founders of transformative companies growing at speed. The theme of the conference was “The Great Indian Techade,” and the main prediction was that the startup ecosystem would grow to contribute to [...]
How Volt and Redpanda Help Companies Take Real-Time Actions on Streaming Data
This blog is part 2 of a 3-part series. Part 1 delved into benchmark data. Part 3 will discuss specific Volt + Redpanda use cases. Needing to act quickly on data is not a new imperative. What is new is the need to act super quickly on massive amounts of highly varied and volatile data [...]
Cloud, AI at Scale, and Telco to Techco: Digital Transformation World 2023 Takeaways
My colleagues and I just got back from TM Forum’s Data Transformation World (DTW) 2023 in Copenhagen. This was our second year attending and definitely won’t be our last! Unlike Mobile World Congress (MWC), which is amazing but can sometimes feel overwhelming, DTW operates on a much more human scale. This year, we had a [...]
Volt + Redpanda: 100K complex decisions per second for <$13 an hour
This blog is part 1 of a 3-part series. Part 2 will provide a high-level overview of what you can achieve when you combine Volt with Redpanda; part 3 will discuss specific Volt + Redpanda use cases. Introduction The desire and need to use data in “real time” is driving an evolution from slow, batch-oriented [...]