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8 FAQs on Volt Active Data (from our webinar, “NoSQL vs. NewSQL: Evaluating Database Technologies for 2019”)

December 05, 2018
By: Volt Active Data Blog Staff

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 a recap on the key questions asked during the webinar. For those who […]

NoSQL, RDBMS, and Contention for Shared Data: Part 2

December 21, 2017
By: David Rolfe

Previously 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. A NoSQL key-value interaction allows for better scalability, but for non-trivial use cases […]

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NoSQL, RDBMS, and Contention for Shared Data: Part 1

December 19, 2017
By: David Rolfe

First 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, Legacy RDBMS and other technologies gets hung up on such issues as the […]

The Changing Landscape of Databases in Financial Services

November 29, 2017
By: Volt Active Data Blog Staff

For 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 emerged as a reaction to these challenges and while they certainly helped address […]

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Comparing Fast Data Performance: A comparison of Volt Active Data and Cassandra Benchmarks

October 02, 2017
By: Volt Active Data Blog Staff

Introduction 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 applications, currently in use by major telcos, financial services, and many other markets. […]

NoSQL vs. NewSQL: What’s the difference?

September 22, 2016
By: Briana Matejcik

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 vs. NewSQL: What’s the difference? NoSQL is a broad category of disparate database […]

NoSQL vs. NewSQL: Choosing the Right Tool

April 09, 2015
By: Briana Matejcik

Trying 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 of getting to a solution; the other 20 percent is really understanding the […]

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