Shark Tank, Making Money off Data, and the CAP Theorem – a Day with Robert Scoble
We were super excited to host Robert Scoble last month here at ScaleArc. A major influencer, Scoble is currently a tech evangelist at Rackspace, highlighting new startups and interesting technologies.
The Scobleizer interviewed Varun Singh, Chief Technology Officer of ScaleArc, on a variety of data, scalability, and availability issues.
In Part 1 of the interview, Robert and Varun talked about:
- Some great ScaleArc customers: Microsoft, Qualcomm, Dell, Walmart Labs, etc.
- The two different types of data: Transactional, where companies make money, and “low value” data
- How Google handles bleeding-edge scalability with their home-grown relational data store
- The competitive landscape for Database Load Balancing
Will you be on Shark Tank? Then you probably need ScaleArc, Inc to run your databases. http://scalearc.com/ (For many companies that are on Shark Tank they will see a 5,000% increase in traffic in just the first hour or two of being on the show).This is part one of a two-part video series. Here's a look at scalable databases with the founder and CTO Varun Singh. Why did he start ScaleArc? Well, he's run the tech teams at quite a few startups and he noticed he was doing the same work over and over. Wants to save companies that time and effort.Part II is here: https://www.facebook.com/RobertScoble/videos/vb.501319654/10153408903549655/
Posted by Robert Scoble on Thursday, July 2, 2015
In Part 2 of the interview, Robert and Varun talked about scaling data infrastructure in the context of prepping for Shark Tank or other spiky traffic events:
- Two areas of focus and other best practices: Preparedness and Testing
- What is the future of databases
- The CAP Theorem and how ScaleArc enables companies to weigh the trade-offs amongst consistency, availability, and performance
High scale databases with ScaleArc's CTOPart II of talking about scalability in databases with ScaleArc's CTO.Part I is here: https://www.facebook.com/RobertScoble/videos/vb.501319654/10153408879729655/
Posted by Robert Scoble on Thursday, July 2, 2015
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