Voices Across the Digital Divide — Using Audio Portals to Connect Communities
Human beings are the only species on earth with the ability to communicate complex ideas through language. Speaking and listening have been the basis of human society since people started living in communities….
NewSQL — The New Way to Handle Big Data
Big data, big data, big data! This term has been dominating information management for a while, leading to enhancements in systems, primarily databases, to handle this revolution. Though there are many alternative information…
The Importance of In-memory Databases
It has been predicted that in-memory computing will be one of the Top 10 technologies of 2012. In-memory databases (IMDBs) are a critical part of this paradigm. Through this introductory article, let’s get…
Postgres-XC — A PostgreSQL Clustering Solution
What started with a simple relational database system, is expanding its horizons by developing new technology that satiates the ever-increasing need for more data storage, greater transaction throughput and higher availability. Using a…
A Low-cost Platform for PC-interfaced Science Experiments called expEYES
There is nothing new about computer-interfaced science experiments, but how often do you come across an experiment platform that costs as little as Rs 3,000? Inter University Accelerator Centre (IUAC) has developed one…
The Database Demands of Peta-scale Computing
Let’s take a brief look at the challenges for next-generation databases. In the previous article we discussed that as data volumes grow towards the peta-scale and beyond, most traditional databases find it difficult…
Shared Computing — Where PCI Performs and USB Lags
This article explores the evolution of shared computing, and evaluates the value proposition that a shared computing environment can offer to organisations. Also included are the test results conducted to gauge the efficacy…
Databases in the Era of Cloud Computing and Big Data
We take a look at the directions in which databases are evolving, driven by the twin factors of the “Cloud” and “Big Data”. Let’s start with a quick look at cloud computing, and…
Layer 7 Load Balancers
Linux has proven itself as a rock-solid operating system platform for industry-leading software appliances and applications, one of which is for load-balancing. As global Internet traffic increases, it demands an increased throughput from…
Score a Goal With Postgres!
Shrinking budgets and performance-hungry business applications are making organisations sway the open source way when choosing database management systems. EnterpriseDB, the enterprise Postgres company, is scoring consecutive goals on reliability, performance, scalability and cost comparisons against both its open source and proprietary opponents.
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