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Forrester wave translytical data platforms Voltdb response

What Makes a Good Translytics Platform?

Previously, I critiqued the Forrester Wave Translytical Data Platforms Q4 2017 report. At the end, I promised to provide a list of criteria to evaluate translytical databases. In order to create that list, we need to start with a solid definition of Translytics. The Forrester Wave report defines Translytics as: “A unified and integrated data [...]

February 12, 2018
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Benchmark Blog Banner: VoltDB vs Cassandra

Comparing Fast Data Performance: A comparison of VoltDB and Cassandra Benchmarks

By VoltDB Blog Staff

Introduction NoSQL databases, such as Apache Cassandra, are often used in operational applications. However, a new breed of databases, such as VoltDB, are revolutionizing the fast data landscape. VoltDB is an in-memory NewSQL transactional database for fast data applications, currently in use by major telcos, financial services, and many other markets. To display the competitiveness […]

October 2, 2017
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What the **** is Translytics / a Translytical Database?

By VoltDB Blog Staff

Data is often repeated as the lifeblood of modern business. Companies use data to drive decisions and strategies, as well as run applications based off those decisions (which in turn generates new data for decisions and strategies, which new applications are based off, and so on). Many data stacks can be generalized into having multiple […]

September 27, 2017
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Announcing VoltDB Enterprise Lab Program

By Madhup Mishra

Digital has become the new mantra for success and every Enterprise across the globe wants to ‘go digital’. As more companies embark on their digital transformation journey, they often need to build new fast data applications that rely on cutting edge technology. This requires them to learn new technology and try it out in their [...]