OLAP vs OLTP: Similarities and Differences
In today’s data-driven age, organizations need to make smart decisions when it comes to how they manage their data. To this end, there are two key technologies used to store, process, and analyze data that they need to choose between depending on their use case: online analytical processing (OLAP) and online transaction processing (OLTP). Though [...]
How Machine Learning Can (and Should) Support Real-Time Data Processing
In the era of big data, organizations are grappling with vast amounts of information that can hold immense value if harnessed effectively. Traditional methods of real-time data processing and analysis are no longer sufficient to handle the complexity and scale of modern datasets. That’s where machine learning comes into play. Machine learning offers powerful techniques [...]
How to Add Real-Time Decisioning to Streaming Data
Streaming data has become practically ubiquitous. From social media feeds to IoT sensors, businesses are now inundated with real-time data. The challenge is not only to store this data but also to make sense of it and act on it quickly. This is where real-time decisioning for streaming data comes into play. Real-time decisioning is [...]
The 5 Main Challenges of Cloud-Native Networking
As more and more companies move their applications and services to the cloud, breaking up monoliths into a number of microservices, networking has become a critical component of any cloud-native architecture. However, networking in a cloud-native world can be quite complex, with a wide range of challenges that must be addressed to ensure optimal performance, [...]
When Does Streaming Data Become Real-Time Data?
We’ve been hearing a lot about real-time data platforms and also about streaming data and streaming data-enabling messaging technology such as Apache Kafka. The idea is to turn your streaming data into real-time data by using it while it still has value. This isn’t always easy to achieve. In fact, it’s almost never easy to [...]
Edge vs IoT: What’s the Difference and Where Do They Converge?
As 5G networks become more ubiquitous, smart organizations are laser-focused on doing everything they can to deliver lightning-fast performance to their users to improve experiences, generate new revenue streams, and optimize efficiency. To this end, more and more companies across all industries — including telco operators, manufacturers, and utility companies — are investing heavily in [...]
