The buzzword of the era is “customer experience.” But, how can you create a consistent and positive multichannel experience for your customers? The easy answer is data. The slightly more complex answer is that data is great, but without properly
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Reap the benefits of upgraded MongoDB instances Upgrading from an older version of MongoDB can be painful. We get it. Your app is working, you don’t have the time or resources to upgrade even though you know you need to.
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We just returned from the Percona Live Open Source Database Conference 2018. It’s the premier open source database event for individuals and businesses that develop and use open source database software. Here’s a bit about what we learned at the
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Polyglot persistence refers to using different data storage technologies to handle varying data storage needs. It’s an offshoot of polyglot programming, which means using different programming languages to build an application. Simply put, it’s an application that uses more than
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I presented a webinar with 451 Research, where I talked about DBaaS and the disruption that’s occurring with Elasticsearch. As we get further into 2018, I think the content stands as a pretty good review of how far Elasticsearch has
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The ease of installing and running MongoDB can lead to neglect of basic database management. Then one day you’re getting frantic calls from a client or coworker about an application that’s crashed. Your current MongoDB setup couldn’t handle the increased usage and simply gave
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Cloud solutions have gained a lot of traction in recent years due to their scalability potential. It’s hard to know which one to choose for your company with so many new options coming into the marketplace each day. Let’s clear
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Have you noticed that your app is slow? Are snapshots of your MongoDB instances trending in the wrong direction? Troubleshooting MongoDB isn’t always easy because there are often a combination of issues causing slow database response. One of the most
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These days, it seems like everyone and their dog has a mobile app. With good reason, too: “people are spending an average of 3:23 per day in apps, and only 50 minutes on the mobile web.” Users prefer to interact
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Using the right collection database configuration can help organizations increase the availability, scalability, and performance of their Sitecore deployments. MongoDB is one of the most popular data platforms used for Sitecore xDB, for good reason. That’s what led SingleStone, a
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