Tag: storage

Feed: MemSQL Blog. Author: Oryan Moshe. Thanks to Oryan Moshe for this awesome blog post, which originally appeared on DEV Community. In the blog post, Oryan describes how to achieve the high performance of MemSQL’s columnstore for queries while keeping transaction data in PostgreSQL for updates – Ed. Making the impossible hard I… don’t think this is how it should look like.So it’s this time of the year again, we need to upgrade our MemSQL cluster and expand our contract to fit the new cluster topology. We really outdid ourselves this time. Expanding to a 1TB cluster is impressive, especially ... Read More

Feed: IBM Big Data & Analytics Hub - All Content; Author: holly-vatter; The fusing of analytics with leading technologies can unlock significant business value and bring new transformation opportunities for enterprise companies. In order to be successful, analytics-based initiatives such as AI and the Internet of Things (IoT) need massive amounts of big data—and also the right applications to uncover hidden patterns, correlations and insights necessary to drive better data-driven decisions.Finding hidden data There are many reasons why siloed, unanalyzed data exists. Businesses will always struggle with integrating data following mergers and acquisitions; when extending data warehouses to include external ... Read More

Feed: Big Data Made Simple. Author: Matthew Gierc. As any good tradesperson knows, you need the right tool for the job. Just ask someone who’s used a screwdriver to assemble furniture how much they would pay for a power drill.The same holds true for working with data.Today, many companies dive into machine learning, advanced analytics, or other buzzword-heavy projects with the goal of getting ahead of competitors. But without a solid understanding of what data can do for their organization, how to effectively store and harness that data, and a strategic, deliberate approach to such endeavors, their efforts may cause ... Read More

Feed: Planet MySQL; Author: Codership; Do you want to run Galera Cluster in the Microsoft cloud? Why not learn to setup a 3-node Galera Cluster using Microsoft Azure Compute Virtual Machines, and run it yourself. In this webinar, we will cover the steps to do this, with a demonstration of how easy it is for you to do. In addition, we will cover why you may want to run a 3-node (or more) Galera Cluster (active-active multi-master clusters) instead of (or in addition to) using Azure Database for MySQL or MariaDB. We will also cover cost comparisons.  Join us and ... Read More

Feed: CronJ. Author: Dilip Kumar Maurya; Chat messaging or Facebook messenger is a messaging app or platform. Now I am going to build a chat messaging service system design that will have the following features. Below are the features that I would like to include in my application. One to One Chating. Online / Sent / Read updates. Sending picture or other files. Database ( For database I’m using Cassandra). Security. Distributed Cache ( For this I’m using REDIS). Fig 1. Basic Structure of Application From here I will take each and every scenario of the application and will explain ... Read More

Feed: Planet PostgreSQL. Replication is a critical part of any database system that aims to provide high availability (HA) and effective disaster recovery (DR) strategy. This blog is aimed at establishing the role of replication in a database system. The blog will give a general overview of replication and its types as well as an introduction to replication options in PostgreSQL. The term Replication is used to describe the process of sharing information between one or more software or hardware systems; to ensure reliability, availability, and fault-tolerance. These systems can be located in the same vicinity, could be on a single ... Read More

Feed: MemSQL Blog. Author: Floyd Smith. In this webinar, which you can view here, MemSQL’s Mike Boyarski describes how real-time fraud detection represents a major digital initiative for banks. He shows how MemSQL gives fraud detection services, along with other real-time analytics, an edge with faster ingest, real-time scoring, and rapid response to a broader set of events. He also describes a major US bank’s implementation of this approach, which is described separately in our case study about fraud detection on the swipe. New Data Initiatives for Banks There’s a great deal of digital transformation occurring around data initiative for ... Read More

Feed: SAS Blogs. Author: Joe Furbee. Editor’s note: This is the first article in a series by Conor Hogan, a Solutions Architect at SAS, on SAS and database and storage options on cloud technologies. This article covers the SAS offerings available to connect to and interact with the various database options available in Amazon Web Services. As companies move their computing to the cloud, they are also moving their storage to the cloud. Just like compute in the cloud, data storage in the cloud is elastic and responds to demand while only paying for what you use. As more technologies ... Read More

Feed: Cloud Data Transformation Software | Matillion. Author: Arawan Gajajiva, Solution Architect; “How secure is my data in the cloud?” That’s been the first question on everyone’s mind since the dawn of cloud computing. Think back even further to the early days of and e-commerce data security. Consumers want to keep their sensitive payment and personally identifiable information (PII) data safe. And they were initially reluctant to give up their information, even for the convenience of shopping and banking online. Eventually, people gained peace of mind that their data would be secure, first in on-premises servers and with data security ... Read More

Feed: Blue Medora. Author: Peter Haagenson. I’ve been looking forward to heading back to Las Vegas for months now!  VMworld always falls at that perfect time to put big money down on the Vikings to win the Super Bowl, make some last-minute predictions on the World Series and of course, see some great shows! Wait, what’s that?  VMworld is back in San Francisco this year?  But I had a suite reserved at The Delano, and bought non-refundable first row tickets to the Michael Jackson show. Oh well, I guess I’ll change my ticket to San Francisco and hope to see ... Read More