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Have We Been Using Redis Wrong the Whole Time?

This video is from Dreams of Code. Redis happens to be one of my more favorite databases out there, but I often relegate it to the caching layer in my application stack. In this video, I decided to look at how to use redis as a database, rather than as a cache, and how that […]

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Data

What is Computational Storage?

Are we reaching the limits of computation? Looking for a way to streamline administration and operational complexity across on-premises, hybrid cloud, virtualized and containerized environments? In this video, Andrew Walls, IBM Fellow, CTO and Chief Architect of IBM Flash Systems, explains how bandwidth and speed can be improved through the use of computational storage.

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Data

Comparing MySQL and MongoDB

Database management systems (DBMS) are software tools that allow users to store, extract, and query large sets of data. IBM’s Martin Keen explores the key differences between two of the most popular varieties – MySQL and MongoDB – and explains how each got its unusual name.

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Data Warehouse Databricks

What is Delta Lake?

Delta Lake is an open format storage layer that delivers reliability, security and performance on your data lake — for both streaming and batch operations. By replacing data silos with a single home for structured, semi-structured and unstructured data, Delta Lake is the foundation of a cost-effective, highly scalable lakehouse. Learn more: https://databricks.com/product/delta-lake-on-databricks

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Data Future Microsoft

Microsoft’s Plan to Store Data for 10,000 years

Microsoft’s Project Silica aims to show that glass is the future of long-term data storage. To prove its usefulness outside the lab, Microsoft partnered with Warner Bros. to write the 1978 Superman film into glass with lasers. To see the whole process and the Superman glass, CNET visited Microsoft’s Research Lab in Cambridge, England and […]

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