Why Clickhouse Should Be Your Next Database

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Why Clickhouse Should Be Your Next Database

Today, we’re venturing into the riveting realm of databases. Now, I can hear you sigh: “Another database to learn? Seriously?” But before you sprint for the hills, allow me to introduce you to ClickHouse, the Sonic the Hedgehog of the … Read More

Data Warehouses Are Terrible Application Backends

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Data Warehouses Are Terrible Application Backends

The ever-increasing tide of data has become a paradox of plenty for today’s developers. According to a report from Seagate, by 2025 worldwide data will grow to a staggering 163 zettabytes, over 10 times the volume in 2016. More data … Read More

Real-time Databases: What developers need to know

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Selecting the right application database can be a challenge for developers, especially so when you need a database for building real-time applications. Real-time data has become an essential component in building user-facing experiences or creating automated decision systems, and developers … Read More

Modern data management with real-time Change Data Capture

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Data engineers are grappling with surging data volumes while stakeholders increasingly demand real-time decision-making and user-facing features powered by data. This raises a fundamental question: How do you efficiently and quickly track and manage changes in your databases during periods … Read More

What it takes to build a real-time recommendation system

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What it takes to build a real-time recommendation system

Real-time, personalized recommendations have become a foundational part of our online experiences. From streaming services suggesting our next binge-worthy TV series to e-commerce platforms offering tailored product recommendations, real-time recommendation systems have revolutionized how we discover and engage with content … Read More

How to build a real-time fraud detection system

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How to build a real-time fraud detection system

Financial fraud is a growing concern in our increasingly digital world. According to a report by PwC, almost half of the surveyed organizations experienced fraud in the past 2 years. In the realm of online payments, the situation is no … Read More

A step-by-step guide to build a real-time dashboard

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A step-by-step guide to build a real-time dashboard

Can you imagine shipping a new user-facing dashboard only to have your users met with a visualization that takes several seconds or even minutes to load? No way, right? Your users would get frustrated by the opportunities missed, efficiencies destroyed, … Read More

Event sourcing with Kafka: A practical example

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Event sourcing with Kafka: A practical example

Imagine you’re building banking software, and you’ve been asked to figure out one of the most fundamental tasks in fintech: determining the current balance of every customer in your system. Traditionally, you might store the balance in a transactional database, … Read More

How to query Google Sheets with SQL in real time

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How to query Google Sheets with SQL in real time

Sick of manually wrestling with Google Sheets like it’s an Excel spreadsheet from 2005? Feel like force-quitting Chrome every time you attempt to sift through just 10,000 rows of data?  We’ve all been there. Let’s level up. Tinybird makes it … Read More

How to get started building a Homelab server in 2024

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Welcome to your definitive guide on building your first Homelab server, aimed at both seasoned tech aficionados and nascent enthusiasts. In this blog post, I hope to provide an in-depth walkthrough of the components you need, and configuration best practices … Read More

Developer Advocacy in 2023

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Developer Advocacy in 2023

Adapting to Techpocalypse 💥 Remember when we thought 2020 was a wild ride? Fast forward to 2023, and here we are, in the midst of a tech market downturn and a tsunami of tech layoffs. Developer advocacy hasn’t been immune … Read More

DevRel as Dev Zero

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DevRel as Dev Zero

As a developer advocate, I often ponder DevRel’s role in catching bugs and tricky issues before they escalate. I’m sharing my thoughts in this blog post. DevRel as Dev Zero DevRel can serve as the “Dev Zero” stage in product … Read More

How to get started with Home Assistant in 2023

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How to get started with Home Assistant

Are you looking to turn your home into a smart home? With the help of Home Assistant, you can easily automate tasks and make your home more efficient. In this blog post, I’ll share my experience of how to get … Read More

How to Use SingleStore as a Key-Value Store

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How to Use SingleStore as a Key-Value Store

Key-value stores are perhaps one of the most popular databases on the market today — and with good reason! They are fast, scalable and super easy to use. But did you know you can get all the advantages of a … Read More

Databases and DevOps: How to Use SingleStore With GitHub Actions

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Databases and DevOps: How to Use SingleStore With GitHub Actions

Databases are frequently not included when transforming an application and engineering culture toward a DevOps, or continuous deployment engineering organization. And, you could be forgiven for this because setting up repeatable, fast, and up-to-date database environments for an application is … Read More

How to Get Started with SingleStore

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How to Get Started with SingleStore

Are you looking for the fastest possible way to get a new SingleStore Cluster up and running while testing out sample datasets to experiment with and use?