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There are very few suitable use cases for DynamoDB
Edit: This article is firmly out of date now. I have not gone back to try dynamoDB but I have heard they have changed how throughput is…
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The latest blog posts to take off on Hacker News. 2,338 posts.
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Where machine learning meets rule-based systems
Summary: This post addresses some high-level questions like: Longer term, how much of the verification of Intelligent Autonomous Systems can be done with just Machine Learning (ML)? Should most req…
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Exactly-once Semantics: How Kafka Does it
Exactly-once is a hard problem to solve, but we've done it. Available now in Apache Kafka 0.11, exactly-once semantics.
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Delivering Billions of Messages Exactly Once
The single requirement of all data pipelines is that they cannot lose data. Data can usually be delayed or re-ordered–but never dropped.
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Analysis of the Alexa Top 1M sites
Prior to the release of the Mozilla Observatory a year ago, I ran a scan of the Alexa Top 1M websites. Despite being available for years, the usage rates of ...
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Analyzing Cryptocurrencies Using PostgreSQL
Cryptocurrencies are fueling a modern day gold rush. Can data help us better understand this evolving market? Read the full article on the Tiger Data blog.
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We Analyzed 100M Headlines
Write better headlines with tactics from our analysis of 100 million headlines. Discover the best headline trigrams for Facebook, Twitter & more.
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Introducing Dash – Reactive Web Apps for Python
Create Reactive Web Apps in pure Python
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FreeNAS 11.0 is Now Here
In the TrueNAS blog, discover the latest in scalable data storage solutions. Stay updated on the latest innovations in TrueNAS technology.
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SQLite small blob storage: 35% Faster Than the Filesystem
SQLite reads and writes small blobs (for example, thumbnail images) 35% faster¹ than the same blobs can be read from or written to individual files on disk using fread() or fwrite().
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Running 10M PostgreSQL Indexes in Production
How Heap runs 10 million postgreSQL indexes in production.
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Local and distributed query processing in CockroachDB
This blog post outlines how CockroachDB executes queries and shares Cockroach Labs' vision for future work on distributed processing.
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Analyzing Django requirement files on GitHub
Safety gives security teams real-time visibility and governance over every AI tool, package, MCP server, and IDE extension across their developer fleet.
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Tuning Your DBMS Automatically with Machine Learning
This is a guest post by Dana Van Aken, Andy Pavlo, and Geoff Gordon of Carnegie Mellon University. This project demonstrates how academic researchers can leverage our AWS Cloud Credits for Research Program to support their scientific breakthroughs. Database management systems (DBMSs) are the most important component…
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Visualize data instantly with machine learning in Google Sheets
Today we’re rolling out new features in Sheets that make it even easier for you to visualize and share your data, and find insights your teams can act on.
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View Counting at Reddit
Get the latest product news, company announcements, and user insights from the official Reddit blog.
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Postgres performance analysis resulted in a 10x improvement in CPU use
Heap is the only digital insights platform that shows everything users do on your site, revealing the "unknown unknowns" that stay invisible with other tools. Learn about how we improved our performance and saved millions!
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PostgreSQL 10 Beta 1 Released
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces today that the first beta release of PostgreSQL 10 is available for download. This …
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Cloud Spanner is now production-ready
Google Cloud migration partners offer their thoughts on database migrations to Cloud Spanner.
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