New-age Transactional Systems - Not Your Grandpa's OLTP
John Hugg discusses high volume transaction processing applications with high and low frequency profiles, and how VoltDB can be used for that purpose.
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Posted by Deborah Hartmann Preuss on Jan 01, 2007
"Delivering value to the business is the imperative for every software development organization."A Technologists' Resolution:
As Walt Kelly's cartoon character Pogo aptly said, "We have met the enemy and he is us." If the agile movement is to continue to grow we need to help existing traditionalists understand and learn agile philosophies and techniques. This isn't going to happen if we continue to embarrass ourselves the first time that they interact with us.In 2007, Ambler suggested that a critical success factor will be our ability to attract traditionalists to our way of thinking. To this end, he has invited readers to make the following New Year's resolution:
"This year I will improve the tone of my conversation on discussion lists and in other public forums, and when I see others struggle to do the same I will do whatever is appropriate to respectfully help them to improve their own tone."
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