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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

The best programming language for data science and machine learning

Hint: There is no easy answer, and no consensus either. Arguing about which programming language…

Jul 19, 2018

Data-driven software development in the cloud: Trends, opportunities, and threats

Software development has been fundamentally changing. It’s following the data and going to the cloud.…

Jul 6, 2018

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