Click to learn more about author Ashok Sharma. When it comes to data storage, the temperature must be taken into consideration. The level of layered data storage service, from cold to hot, is described by the temperature setting. The levels are distinguished according to the level of significance for the business – in other words, […]
Knowledge Graphs, Ontologies, and AI
This past fall, all aspects of the computable knowledge structure KBpedia – its upper ontology (KKO), full knowledge graph, mappings to major leading knowledge bases, and 70 logical concept groupings called typologies – became open source. Making big strides in increasing definitions and mappings has been a main focus of KBpedia v. 1.60. As it always […]
Balancing Vendor Lock-In and Business Advantage – Getting the Right Combination
Click to learn more about author Matt Yonkovit. Ever since the start of information technology and the first computers were invented, there has been vendor lock-in. From the very first mainframes through to modern cloud and data companies, the guidance has been to avoid lock-in where you can. It’s also the reason open-source software was […]
What Is Blockchain?
Blockchain is a distributed database and storage devices for the database are not all connected to a common processor. “A blockchain or distributed ledger,” as Gartner describes, “is a mechanism for adding trust in an untrusted environment.” Blockchain’s special capabilities in cryptography lead to this increased trust as a medium. Each transaction has a record. […]
How to Solve Kubernetes’ Persistent Storage Challenges
Click to learn more about author Romuald Vandepoel Kubernetes and containerization may be thought of as transformative when compared to more traditional cloud deployment approaches. Well, that’s how it appears in development environments. However, heads of infrastructure, platform managers, and other professionals charged with overseeing production environments know the benefits are finite. That’s because the […]
DataOps Highlights the Need for Automated ETL Testing (Part 1)
Click to learn more about author Wayne Yaddow. DataOps, which focuses on automated tools throughout the ETL development cycle, responds to a huge challenge for data integration and ETL projects in general. ETL projects are increasingly based on agile processes and automated testing. ETL (i.e., extract, transform, load) projects are often devoid of automated testing. The […]
A Checklist to Manage Your Database if You’re into DeFi
Click to learn more about author Hiral Rana. Decentralized finance, or DeFi, emerged as a part of the crypto industry in 2013. As the name suggests, DeFi refers to peer-to-peer applications that allow crypto trading, loans among other services to take place digitally. Such applications follow a decentralized structure, relying heavily on blockchains. In essence, they […]
Serverless Computing and Serverless Architecture: An Overview of BaaS, FaaS, and PaaS
The term serverless computing immediately indicates an IT infrastructure where the business owner does not have to invest in a specialized or expensive hardware platform. The essence of serverless architecture and serverless computing lies in the provisioning of third-party services, which are also referred to as backend-as-a-service (BaaS) and a special code made available through […]
Fundamentals of the Data Lakehouse
During the last few years, a new concept in Data Architecture has emerged. It is called the “data lakehouse.” The data lakehouse offers a new paradigm that takes the best characteristics of data warehouses (small amounts of coordinated data) and data lakes (massive amounts of uncoordinated data), and merges them, providing improved controls and tools. […]
Blockchain Apps on Bare Metal Servers (Part 2): Stability, Resiliency, and High Availability
Click to learn more about author Andreea Jakab. In part one of this series, we discussed blockchain security. To achieve the full potential of your application and of the blockchain technology, and to benefit from the digital transformation it can bring to enterprises, you should concentrate on and invest in the proper infrastructure to support it. Let’s go into […]