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Knowledge graphs in Gartner’s hype cycle. The Year of the Graph Newsletter Vol. 5, September 2018

Knowledge graphs in Gartner’s hype cycle, machine learning extensions and visual tools for graph databases,…

Sep 2, 2018

The web as a database: The biggest knowledge graph ever

Imagine you could get the entire web in a database, and structure it. Then you…

Aug 30, 2018

AI chips for big data and machine learning: Hard choices in the cloud and on-premise

How can GPUs and FPGAs help with data-intensive tasks such as operations, analytics, and machine…

Aug 20, 2018

Zen and the art of data structures: From self-tuning to self-designing data systems

Designing data systems is something few people understand, and it’s very hard and costly. But…

Aug 6, 2018

Radio data and the future of broadcasters: Using attribution analysis to measure consumer behavior

Is it possible to determine how effective radio advertising really is? TagStation says yes, using…

Aug 1, 2018

MemSQL 6.5: NewSQL with autonomous workload optimization, improved data ingestion and query execution speed

MemSQL wants to be the world’s best database. Leading that race is a tall order,…

Jul 24, 2018

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