Some Thoughts about Big Data
“Big Data” gets more and more attention in general and very specific in software development. But, there are some misunderstandings and also some misinterpretations. The first point of […]
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From Virtualization to Big Data: A Change of Paradigm
I had some discussions lately with people about Virtualization and Big Data in regard to I/O performance. After years of work to bring servers into a virtual environment […]
More DetailsLocal Indices on Partitioned Tables
I wrote an article lately about a simple model to understand indices in databases. It may help to read the other article first. In a data processing […]
More DetailsSimple Model for Understanding Database Indices
I had a lot of discussions in the past about databases and indices. The type of the database is not important, as the general design of indices are […]
More DetailsJava: Performance issues with FileInputStream
During the studies of database design with the accompanying toy project DuctileDB, I found some disturbing performance issues. During the implementation of a needed log structured storage, […]
More DetailsThe Seven Muda (Wastes) and Software Engineering
I was introduced into the term Muda (waste) when I was working for a semiconductor fab. I learned that there a seven of them and that a close […]
More DetailsThoughts on High Performance Computing
During my work as consultant, I was asked about high performance computing (HPC) and how to implement it. As always, one of the strongest constraints is a tight […]
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