How dataflow powered Mozilla’s real-time download counter

Jun. 21, 2012 - 5:29 PM PDT Jun. 21, 2012 - 5:29 PM PDT

photo: Pinar Ozger

When Mozilla released Firefox 4 in early 2011, it displayed a real-time download counter on its website. How could the site process that much data that quickly? SQLstream CEO Damian Black explained at GigaOM’s Structure conference Thursday that the secret was dataflow. Read more »

How to query Big Data quickly: Stream those queries!

By Kevin C. Tofel

Mar. 22, 2012 - 9:21 AM PDT Mar. 22, 2012 - 9:21 AM PDT

Damian Black of SQLstream at Structure:Data 2012

Over time, we’re generating massive amounts of new data, and as it gets bigger, it becomes a challenge to gain insights through traditional database queries. At Structure:Data, SQLstream CEO Damian Black proposes how to solve this problem. Read more »

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