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Aug 19, 2021

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What is a microservices architecture?

A microservices architecture is a modular approach to application development that allows developers to deliver large, complex applications reliably and…
Aug 16, 2021

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How Volt Active Data Complements Vertica for Network Intelligence and Automation Applications

To deliver reliable, fast, and responsive services, providers demand real-time automation informed by actionable insights gleaned from the torrents of…
Aug 4, 2021

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What is real-time billing mediation?

Real-time billing mediation is the process of using up-to-the-second data usage information to proactively identify errors, prevent inaccurate invoicing, notify…
Jul 29, 2021

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Do NoSQL databases need DBAs?

In last week’s blog I questioned the need for DBAs, concluding that yes, DBAs are still valuable in the current…
Jul 20, 2021

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Whither DBA: Will we still have them in 2026?

I recently fielded a question from a former co-worker who works as a senior Oracle Database Administrator (DBA). I spent…
Jul 13, 2021

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The Four Things You Need for Contextual Decision-Making

Why Enterprises Need Contextual Decisioning The world today is faster-paced than ever before, and the explosive growth of both 5G…
Jul 8, 2021

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Why We’re Excited About the Anthos Partnership

Recently we announced we had joined Google Cloud’s 5G Edge/ISV partner initiative, and that we would be available in Google…
Jul 1, 2021

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MWC21: Boots, or in Our Case, ‘Robot Wheels’, on the Ground in Barcelona

This was a Mobile World Congress (MWC) like no other. Thanks to COVID, I was not there with a team…
Jun 24, 2021

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How to Use Contextual Decisioning to Optimize Business Outcomes

More and more organizations are seeking to operationalize their decisions into software-enabled platforms as part of their digital transformation. These…
Jun 16, 2021

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What’s an in-memory database?

An in-memory database is a modern data management system that stores data in the system’s main memory (most often RAM),…
Jun 10, 2021

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Why “Unstructured Data” is a Very Relative Term

80% of your data will be unstructured within four years, according to Data Management Solutions Review. Perhaps not surprisingly, the…
Jun 4, 2021

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What is Network as a Service?

Network as a Service is a cloud computing model in which managed cloud vendors provide virtualized network equipment and networking…