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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…
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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.…
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The financial industry is undergoing a fast data revolution and we hear from a lot of our clients about why fast data is becoming an increasingly critical requirement in their IT infrastructure. This blog looks at some of the key trends for…
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Telco networks have always generated fast data at line speed. In telco use cases like policy management, decisions are already made on that data in near real-time. In many other cases, network and customer data is backhauled into a data lake and…
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Several days ago, I saw a tweet fly by in my stream. The creator of Node.js, Ryan Dahl, was recommending Golang for any new server-side projects. While Node.js is still very popular, the growth in microservices has been driving a more wide-spread…
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Last Monday on August 28th, a number of the Volt Active Data staff attended the Kafka Summit in San Francisco. This one-day event brought in over 700 attendees from the developer audience to attend 30+ valuable technical talks and breakout sessions, and…
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We’re ending the summer 2017 season with a bang – our new release, Volt Active Data v7.6, totally eclipses all other Volt Active Data releases with the introduction User Defined Function (UDF) support, a new performance Analysis tab in our Volt Active…
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Credit card fraud is ever-growing and ever-present. According to the 2016 LexisNexis True Cost of Fraud study, the total cost per dollar of fraud losses has reached $2.40. The total cost of fraud as a percentage of revenue has continued to rise…
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Every summer, we give undergraduate and graduate students a chance to learn about working in a fast-paced startup. This year, we were joined by a number of interns who quickly made their mark on our company. As the summer starts to draw…
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Financial services institutions are faced with a number of high-pressure demands, whether it be from regulators, investors, customers, and internal business users. These demands require that firms create, monitor, and provide access to vast amounts of data which must be immediately accessible,…
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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…
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Volt Active Data V7.5 is now available, with a fine set of features sure to excite our customers, including: For full info, see visit our docs site, Release Notes page. Give Volt Active Data a test drive — download it for 30…