All Things Distributed

AUGUST 18, 2011

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. Driving down the cost of Big-Data analytics. The Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR) team announced today the ability to seamlessly use Amazon EC2 Spot Instances with their service, significantly driving down the cost of data analytics in the cloud.

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The Netflix TechBlog

MARCH 10, 2023

Production Use Cases Real-Time APIs (backed by the Cassandra database) for asset metadata access don’t fit analytics use cases by data science or machine learning teams. Following is the example of tables primary and clustering keys defined: Figure 2. Some of the common supported data reprocessing use cases are listed below.

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ScaleOut Software

JULY 19, 2021

Real-Time Device Tracking with In-Memory Computing Can Fill an Important Gap in Today’s Streaming Analytics Platforms. The Limitations of Today’s Streaming Analytics. How are we managing the torrent of telemetry that flows into analytics systems from these devices? The list goes on.

IoT 78

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ScaleOut Software

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Real-Time Digital Twins Can Add Important New Capabilities to Telematics Systems and Eliminate Scalability Bottlenecks. Every few seconds, the application servers collect batches of snapshots and write them to the database where they can be queried by dispatchers managing the fleet.

Analytics 52

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VoltDB

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

At first glance, it may seem like a new type of database. However, a closer look shows that blockchain and translytical databases are better together. Blockchain as a Database Isn’t Enough for the Enterprise. NewSQL Databases for Blockchain Innovation. But there’s still plenty of confusion surrounding the topic.

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ScaleOut Software

APRIL 6, 2021

With the ScaleOut Digital Twin Streaming Service , an Azure-hosted cloud service, ScaleOut Software introduced breakthrough capabilities for streaming analytics using the real-time digital twin concept. Scaleout StreamServer® DT was created to meet this need. Scaleout StreamServer® DT was created to meet this need.

IoT 52

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VoltDB

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

At first glance, it may seem like a new type of database. However, a closer look shows that blockchain and translytical databases are better together. Blockchain as a Database Isn’t Enough for the Enterprise. NewSQL Databases for Blockchain Innovation. But there’s still plenty of confusion surrounding the topic.

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Percona

JUNE 4, 2023

Before we dive into the differences between MariaDB and MySQL, we will provide a thorough examination of each relational database management system (RDBMS). While originally designed to be a drop-in replacement for MySQL, it evolved into its own distinct database management system and is now maintained and supported by the MariaDB Foundation.

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ScaleOut Software

MAY 6, 2020

Writing applications for streaming analytics can be complex and time consuming. An Example: Contact Self-Tracing. For example, consider the contact self-tracing application described in a previous blog. This application cannot be implemented by most streaming analytics platforms.

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ScaleOut Software

MAY 6, 2020

Writing applications for streaming analytics can be complex and time consuming. An Example: Contact Self-Tracing. For example, consider the contact self-tracing application described in a previous blog. This application cannot be implemented by most streaming analytics platforms.

Development 52

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Dynatrace

MAY 1, 2023

With 99% of organizations using multicloud environments , effectively monitoring cloud operations with AI-driven analytics and automation is critical. IT operations analytics (ITOA) with artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities supports faster cloud deployment of digital products and services and trusted business insights.

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The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 19, 2020

a Netflix member via Twitter This is an example of a question our on-call engineers need to answer to help resolve a member issue?—?which An additional implication of a lenient sampling policy is the need for scalable stream processing and storage infrastructure fleets to handle increased data volume. Storage: don’t break the bank!

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Scalegrid

MAY 13, 2020

Greenplum Database is a massively parallel processing (MPP) SQL database that is built and based on PostgreSQL. Greenplum Database is an open-source , hardware-agnostic MPP database for analytics, based on PostgreSQL and developed by Pivotal who was later acquired by VMware. What is an MPP Database?

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ScaleOut Software

JUNE 22, 2020

In general terms, in-memory computing refers to the related concepts of (a) storing fast-changing data in primary memory instead of in secondary storage and (b) employing scalable computing techniques to distribute a workload across a cluster of servers.

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ScaleOut Software

JUNE 22, 2020

In general terms, in-memory computing refers to the related concepts of (a) storing fast-changing data in primary memory instead of in secondary storage and (b) employing scalable computing techniques to distribute a workload across a cluster of servers.

Ecommerce 52

Ecommerce Cache Scalability IoT 52

ScaleOut Software

APRIL 3, 2020

An innovative new software approach called “real-time digital twins” running on a cloud-hosted, highly scalable, in-memory computing platform can help address this challenge. By avoiding the need to create or connect to complex databases and ship data to offline analytics systems, it can provide timely answers quickly and easily.

Logistics 52

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ScaleOut Software

APRIL 3, 2020

An innovative new software approach called “real-time digital twins” running on a cloud-hosted, highly scalable, in-memory computing platform can help address this challenge. By avoiding the need to create or connect to complex databases and ship data to offline analytics systems, it can provide timely answers quickly and easily.

Logistics 52

Logistics Analytics Scalability Cloud 52

Scalegrid

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Key Takeaways Distributed storage systems benefit organizations by enhancing data availability, fault tolerance, and system scalability, leading to cost savings from reduced hardware needs, energy consumption, and personnel. Variations within these storage systems are called distributed file systems.

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HammerDB

DECEMBER 5, 2020

For example HammerDB has not used tpmC terminology to report TPC-C based metrics instead using TPM and NOPM nomenclature. A full understanding of why this is important requires some knowledge of the evolution of database hardware and software.

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All Things Distributed

AUGUST 16, 2011

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. For example a number of our European customers are subject to data residency requirements when it comes to PII data and they use the EU Region to meet to those requirements. a Fast and Scalable NoSQL Database Service Designed for Internet Scale Applications.

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All Things Distributed

AUGUST 17, 2011

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. If you have a largely static site you can rely on the enormous power of S3 to make serving your content highly scalable and storing it extremely durable. a Fast and Scalable NoSQL Database Service Designed for Internet Scale Applications.

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Servers Social Media AWS Website 126

Scalegrid

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Redis® Monitoring Essentials Ensuring the performance, reliability, and safety of a Redis® database requires active monitoring. With these essential support systems in place, you can effectively monitor your databases with up-to-date data about their health and functioning status at all times.

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Highly Scalable

AUGUST 20, 2013

This article is an effort to explore techniques used by developers of in-stream data processing systems, trace the connections of these techniques to massive batch processing and OLTP/OLAP databases, and discuss how one unified query engine can support in-stream, batch, and OLAP processing at the same time.

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All Things Distributed

APRIL 5, 2012

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. One of the services that is very successful in driving innovation at our customers in this context is Amazon RDS , the Relational Database Service. All Things Distributed. Customer Conversations - How Intuit and Edmodo Innovate using Amazon RDS. Comments ().

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All Things Distributed

JUNE 29, 2011

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. For example, when our retail customers contributed to create larger economies of scale for Amazon.com, we used the savings to lower pricing such that our customers could also benefit. Job Openings in AWS - Senior Leader in Database Services. Comments ().

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AWS Retail Innovation Strategy 104

Dynatrace

APRIL 20, 2023

Causal AI—which brings AI-enabled actionable insights to IT operations—and a data lakehouse, such as Dynatrace Grail , can help break down silos among ITOps, DevSecOps, site reliability engineering, and business analytics teams. ” In many cases, indexed databases only provide access to a sample of statistical data summaries.

Analytics 186

Analytics Infrastructure Storage Efficiency 186

All Things Distributed

MAY 24, 2011

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. allthingsdistributed.com) point to same location where for example www.allthingsdistributed.com is pointing to jump through complex redirect hoops. a Fast and Scalable NoSQL Database Service Designed for Internet Scale Applications. Comments ().

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Percona

MARCH 30, 2023

The use of open source databases has increased steadily in recent years. Past trepidation — about perceived vulnerabilities and performance issues — has faded as decision makers realize what an “open source database” really is and what it offers. What is an open source database?

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Open Source Database Storage Scalability 77

Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

Simply put, it’s the set of computational tasks that cloud systems perform, such as hosting databases, enabling collaboration tools, or running compute-intensive algorithms. Examples include associations with Google Docs, Facebook chat group interactions, streaming live forex market feeds, and managing trading notices.

Cloud 130

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All Things Distributed

JANUARY 11, 2011

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. One wireless company for example has an international plan that will charge you $25 per month for 50MB after which they will charge you $20 per MB. a Fast and Scalable NoSQL Database Service Designed for Internet Scale Applications. Comments ().

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ScaleOut Software

JULY 11, 2020

These interactions also need to be tracked to contain exposure within the organization, as illustrated in the following diagram: Voluntary contact self-tracing can handle the most common scenarios by using the company’s employee database to automatically connect colleagues who work in the same department and interact daily.

Airlines 52

Airlines Retail Mobile Technology 52

ScaleOut Software

JULY 11, 2020

These interactions also need to be tracked to contain exposure within the organization, as illustrated in the following diagram: Voluntary contact self-tracing can handle the most common scenarios by using the company’s employee database to automatically connect colleagues who work in the same department and interact daily.

Airlines 52

Airlines Retail Mobile Technology 52

ScaleOut Software

JULY 11, 2020

These interactions also need to be tracked to contain exposure within the organization, as illustrated in the following diagram: Voluntary contact self-tracing can handle the most common scenarios by using the company’s employee database to automatically connect colleagues who work in the same department and interact daily.

Airlines 52

Airlines Retail Mobile Technology 52

ScaleOut Software

JULY 14, 2021

Whether it’s health-tracking watches, long-haul trucks, or security sensors, extracting value from these devices requires streaming analytics that can quickly make sense of the telemetry and intelligently react to handle an emerging issue or capture a new opportunity.

IoT 52

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Dotcom-Montior

DECEMBER 8, 2021

The IT service catalog is typically a database or resource that an organization creates to provide users with information on their operational services and offerings. For example, if the incident is related to an outage, that would automatically fall into high priority. Service Catalog. SREs must manage complex distributed systems.

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All Things Distributed

JUNE 21, 2018

A common question that I get is why do we offer so many database products? To do this, they need to be able to use multiple databases and data models within the same application. Seldom can one database fit the needs of multiple distinct use cases. Seldom can one database fit the needs of multiple distinct use cases.

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Database AWS Games Latency 167

All Things Distributed

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. A simple example is the situation with Persons and Telephones; a person has a name, a person can have one or more telephones and each phone can have one or more telephone numbers. Job Openings in AWS - Senior Leader in Database Services. Comments ().

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