Big Data

From Schemaless Ingest to Smart Schema

You have complex, semi-structured data—nested JSON or XML, for instance, containing mixed types, sparse fields, and null values. It's messy, you don't understand...

DynamoDB Analytics: Elasticsearch, Athena & Spark

In this blog post I compare options for real-time analytics on DynamoDB - Elasticsearch, Athena, and Spark - in terms of ease of...

Secondary Indexes For Analytics On DynamoDB

In this post I explore how to support analytical queries without encountering prohibitive scan costs, by leveraging secondary indexes in DynamoDB. I also...

Case Study: Decore Uses Rockset for Search & Analytics on DynamoDB

Many early adopters of cryptocurrency were individuals at the forefront of this technology, but enterprises are now increasingly getting more involved. As using...

Building a Serverless Analytics App to Capture and Query Clickstream Data

The best way to answer questions about user behavior is often to gather data. A common pattern is to track user clicks throughout...

Developer Pulse: 5 Things Developers Love

We love a good debate. And we love data. So when the existential question of spaces vs. tabs came up in our team,...

Spotify Secret Weapon: AI-Generated Playlists

Unveiling the AI Playlists Feature This fall, eagle-eyed users discovered a new feature on Spotify’s streaming app, allowing the creation of AI-driven playlists through...

Converged Index: The Secret Behind Rockset’s Fast Query Speed

Adding an index to a database is one of those little joys in life. A query takes 10 seconds, you add a good...

Guide to Safely Transforming Interactions with ChatGPT Plugins

Introduction Once a realm of static content, ChatGPT is undergoing a revolutionary transformation with the infusion of ChatGPT plugins. These plugins act as virtual...

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