In the next year we will solve problems endemic to distributed systems – groundbreaking work of the sort careers are surely made — and yet at the same time, these problems seem incremental and iterative; part of an ongoing process of small improvements. They seem both astounding and inevitable …
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Data Durability Is Not An After-market Add-on; Announcing KillDashNine
We started Riak Technologies with an idea as simple and timeless as an honest day’s work. Databases shouldn’t lose data. Sounds radical, we know, but some people think losing data is fine as long as they have cool coffee mugs. (By their own admission, these folks have built “databases” that run the risk of losing data if users issue a simple “kill -9” command.)
NoSQL No Niche
December 2, 2010 In the last two weeks, Riak has been fortunate to sign up some pretty cool clients. Considering…
Soap people have to grow up quick: Two Weeks in the Life of a NoSQL Company
November 11, 2010 Things are moving incredibly fast in the NoSQL space. I am used to internet-fast — helping bring…
Toward A Consistent, Fact-based Comparison of Emerging Database Technologies
A Muddle That Slows Adoption Riak released Riak as an open source project seven months ago and began commercial service shortly…
Justin Sheehy’s Presentation at NoSQL East Now Available for Viewing
November 18, 2009 Thanks to the hardwork of Brad Anderson and the rest of the NoSQL East organizers, Justin Sheehy’s…
NoSQL East 2009 kicked off last night at Tap
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