Author Jason Bloomberg explores the murky concept of “real-time” and its impact in different verticals, including how Aerospike customer Yashi creates geo-targeted ad campaigns at lightning speed:
When Speed is Paramount: Aerospike
For Aerospike, real-time means high performance and thus low latency. To this end, they offer a database optimized for solid-state flash drives. While most databases still run on the spinning disk technology we’ve had for decades, newer flash technology promises greater speed and reliability. Aerospike has taken their technology to the extreme, achieving remarkable performance and low latency on this newer technology.
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