Vlog: The History and Future of the Blurring of Stream Processing & OLTP
Recently, our founding Engineer, John Hugg, spoke at Berlin Buzzwords. This vlog contains the video of his presentation there. What’s Covered in this Video? There has been so much noise surrounding advances in analytical systems lately that Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) problems may seem a bit overshadowed. Big data, streaming analytics, machine learning, and even […]
Announcing Volt Active Data v7.5
Volt Active Data V7.5 is now available, with a fine set of features sure to excite our customers, including: Kafka updates (most requested by customers) Kafka 0.10.2 an upgrade from our previous Kafka 0.8 support. King was interested in doing this upgrade. For now, we support both versions. SSL in Kafka. The Kafka 0.10 upgrade […]
How to Set Up External and Public Interfaces for Cloud Instances in Volt Active Data
Upwards of 50% of Volt Active Data customers deploy in public and private clouds, so we get queries regularly on how to set up interfaces for cloud instances. One question that’s come up a few times is, ‘How do I configure Volt Active Data to be secure but still allow me to monitor through the […]
3 Must-haves of an In-memory Database for Modern Applications
Editor’s Note: This piece originally appeared in DBTA. More companies are realizing that leveraging real-time data is the key to success in modern applications, which means that more people are searching for the right in-memory database technology. However, with many options, comparing in-memory databases for your use case can be challenging. Regardless of use case and […]
Beyond Analytics to Real-time Decisions
Companies and business leaders are increasingly realizing the advantages and opportunities provided by implementing real-time decision making and action on streams of data. Joe McKendrick, writing for the DBTA thought leadership series, sees the trend as well — and has the evidence to prove it. He notes that a Unisphere/Information Today, Inc. survey “found that […]
Cloud Migration for Telcos – Key Considerations
It seems like everyone is moving to the cloud lately, regardless of industry. Telcos are the process of doing the same – but there’s a lot of catching up to do. Historically, Telcos have built proprietary, monolithic architectures to support their customers in a “risk first, revenue second” model – by undertaking huge investments in […]