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Optimize Digital Twins to Real Time

On RTInsights, thatDot's Rob Malnati writes about digital twins. This article provides a solid foundation as to what digital twins are, what they're used for, and how streaming graph technology can make them more effective. "As our world becomes increasingly connected, digital twins abstract and model almost everything to improve business operations, reduce risk, and enhance decision-making for better outcomes." "For digital twins to be truly useful, they must be able to drive actions – for...

Understanding Batch VS Streaming Data

by Paige Roberts | News

In this article on InsideBigData, thatDot's Rob Malnati discusses the evolution of data architectures from batch toward a more real-time representation of the world. Often, this new way of dealing with data is essential as data processing demands change. "Batch processing is, and will remain, enormously useful for many everyday tasks. However, for all its utility, batch processing is at odds with how the world works. Whether you are talking about financial transactions, social media...

What is Categorical Data?

by Paige Roberts | News

On datanami, thatDot founder and CEO Ryan Wright helps define the nature of categorical data. This essential data type makes up about three quarters of all data an enterprise needs to analyze, yet is often not analyzed. "Why would enterprises ignore an entire class of data? Especially when it is essential to high-priority use cases like personalization, customer 360, fraud detection and prevention, network performance monitoring, and supply chain management?" To learn more read "What is...

Understanding the Scale Limitations of Graph Databases

by Paige Roberts | News

In this article on eWeek, thatDot's Rob Malnati discusses why it'd difficult or even impossible to analyze really large datasets using graph databases. The difficulty is compounded by the modern need to respond to everything in real time. "Much has changed since the emergence of the most recent generation of graph databases from a decade ago. Enterprises are dealing with previously unimaginable volumes of data to potentially query. That data enters and streams through the enterprise in a...

Streaming graph analytics: ThatDot’s open-source framework Quine is gaining interest

by Paige Roberts | News

Streaming Graph Analytics, and what it does. In this article on Venturebeat, George Anadiotis discusses the power of Quine, the increasing interest in the concept of streaming graph, and the influx of thatDot funding from cybersecurity leader Crowdstrike. "What do you get when you combine two of the most up-and-coming paradigms in data processing — streaming and graphs? Likely a potential game-changer, at least that’s what is being hinted at by the likes of DARPA and now...