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Common Pitfalls in Database Performance Testing (2018) [pdf]

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The anatomy of search: A token of my affection (2018)

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A galloping overview To start, let’s get a bird’s-eye view of the parts of the search process: text comes in and gets processed and stored in a database (called an index); a user submits a query; documents that match the query are retrieved from the index, ranked based on how well they match the query,…

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Lolwut: A piece of art inside a database command (2018)

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Is web3 data storage ushering in a new era of privacy?

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Thankfully, a new era is beginning to dawn, carried on the winds of change that gusted after the Cambridge Analytica scandal came to light in 2018. Interestingly, storage on Space and Time’s decentralized network is completely free and data is encrypted in-database for second-to-none security.

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New Study: 2018 State of Embedded Analytics Report

Why do some embedded analytics projects succeed while others fail? We surveyed 500+ application teams embedding analytics to find out which analytics features actually move the needle. Read the 6th annual State of Embedded Analytics Report to discover new best practices. Brought to you by Logi Analytics.

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Traveling this summer? Maybe don’t let the airport scan your face.

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She was referring to a roadmap released in 2018 by the TSA. One-to-many matching is already in use by CBP and airline partners in that they compare a passenger’s photo to a database of government documents (like US passports) for verification, TSA press secretary Carter Langston told me by email. And they’ve shown you the trajectory.”

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Two U.S. Men Charged in 2022 Hacking of DEA Portal

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Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) online portal that taps into 16 different federal law enforcement databases. The complaint doesn’t specify which agency portal was hacked, but it does state that the portal included access to law enforcement databases that track narcotics seizures in the United States.

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