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 ...

NoSQL and Hadoop—two foundations of the emerging agile data architecture—have been on the scene for several years now, and, industry observers say, adoption continues to accelerate—especially within ...

It’s time to rethink data architecture. The architectures that have been built over the years were suitable for on-premise, legacy environments but tended to be static, inflexible, and accessible to ...

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A monthly overview of things you need to know as an architect or aspiring architect. Unlock the full InfoQ experience by logging in! Stay updated with your favorite authors and topics, engage with ...

After many years leading digital transformation across global enterprises, I’ve learned one truth that most CIOs discover too late: AI is only as powerful as the data architecture supporting it. Yet ...

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 ...

Lorenzo-Eiroa, Pablo "Digital Signifiers in an Architecture of Information: From Big Data and Simulation to Artificial Intelligence", Routledge, London 2023 This book proposes a new critical ...

When it comes to business information, chief information officers (CIOs) and chief data officers (CDOs) are tasked with bringing order to chaos. As firms gather ever more data, they face both ...