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Database systems are the backbone of contemporary data-driven applications, underpinning industries ranging from finance to scientific research. As data volumes surge and complexity increases, robust ...

Building a distributed database is complicated and needs to consider many factors. Previously, I discussed two important techniques, sharding and partitioning, for gaining greater throughput and ...

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What do you do when you can't avoid huge transaction logs in SharePoint and your files are too large? Last month, I wrote about how to avoid having ginormous transaction logs within SharePoint ...

Welcome to Data Spotlight, our series showcasing insights derived from Bloomberg’s 8,000+ enterprise datasets available on data.bloomberg.com via Data License. In this edition we take a look at ...

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) sweeping new rule on cross-border data transactions is set to take effect in substantial part next month, with broad implications for companies that transfer U.S ...

Commercial real estate is a cyclical business. Transaction and leasing volumes ebb and flow quarter to quarter. A flurry of activity, or lack thereof, often prompts explanations tied to seasonality.