SnappyData: OLTP + OLAP Database built on Apache Spark — A distributed in-memory data store for real-time operational analytics, delivering stream analytics, OLTP (online transaction processing) and OLAP (online analytical processing) in a single integrated cluster. Written in Scala.

When Simple SQL Can Be Complex — “A simple statement might have more complexity to it than you might think,” says Daniël, before showing us an example in SELECT FALSE = FALSE = TRUE;

The Reference Data Pattern: Extensible and Flexible — What if you have dozens and dozens of reference tables? Is there an alternative to the one-table-per-type approach? Learn a generic and extensible database design for handling all your reference data.

How Things Work: Containers and Postgres — The use of containers to simplify and speed the deployment and development of applications is taking off. Most container usage is focused around stateless micro-services, but data and transactions are key components of most applications. Register and attend this informational webinar.

InfluxDB v0.10 GA: Support for 100,000s of Writes Per Second and 98% Better Compression — InfluxDB is an open source time-series database designed for high-perf writes and compact disk storage with built-in clustering.

How Graph Databases Stop E-Commerce Fraud in Real Time — Graph databases can be used to detect common patterns in data and behavior surrounding fraud.

Using PostgreSQL in R: A Quick How-To — R is a great language when it comes to analytics, and Postgres is a great database. How about bringing the two together?

BigQuery Under The Hood — A look at Google’s large scale data analysis platform. Notably, “it is nearly impossible to starve BigQuery out of resources [..] There is no such thing as one bad query taking down the entire service.”