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Fit and value: The business case for blockchain

O'Reilly

Blockchains have a uniquely tumultuous early history for an enterprise technology—from a mysterious origin story, to a sensational first application in bitcoin, to a swift fall from a particularly frothy hype cycle. Blockchain technology provides the encrypted distributed ledger that made the first cryptocurrency, bitcoin, possible.

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Database Resolutions for 2018

VoltDB

.’” One of the suggested benefits of eventual consistency systems is that they support high availability across multiple data centers.But the biggest downside ? These systems are fundamentally non-transactional (they lack ACID compliance). Prepare for the Future.

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Database Resolutions for 2018

VoltDB

.’” One of the suggested benefits of eventual consistency systems is that they support high availability across multiple data centers.But the biggest downside ? These systems are fundamentally non-transactional (they lack ACID compliance). Prepare for the Future.