First, there was a data warehouse – an information storage architecture that allowed structured data to be archived for specific business intelligence purposes and reporting. The concept of the data ...

There are many ways to describe a database: the role it plays in a distributed architecture, the various internal components that make it work, and the various levels that define specific roles and ...

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TiDB is a prime example of an intrinsically scalable and reliable distributed SQL database architecture. Here’s how it works. In the good old days, databases had a relatively simple job: help with the ...

A headless data architecture means no longer having to coordinate multiple copies of data and being free to use whatever processing or query engine is most suitable for the job. Here’s how it works.

Right now, AI technologies are not just enhancing existing technology portfolios—they are reshaping how organizations think about modern data architecture, elevating modernization from a competitive ...