Category: Database systems and big data research blog

Vector Databases and Similarity Search: A Practical Guide for Data Teams Picture the scene: a data team at a Manchester e-commerce firm […]

Stream Processing: From Batch to Real Time Picture a supermarket loyalty card being scanned at 18:45 on a Friday evening in Manchester. […]

SQL vs NoSQL: Choosing the Right Database for Your Data Picture the scene: a data team in Manchester has just finished a […]

Query Optimisation Basics Every Developer Should Know Picture the scene: it’s 9am on a Monday, and a UK fintech dashboard that normally […]

Indexing Strategies for Large Tables: A Practical Guide Picture a UK fintech platform processing millions of transactions a day. At launch, a […]

How to Get a Paper Accepted at a Database Conference We still remember the first rejection email vividly. It arrived at 3am, […]

Graph Databases Explained with Real Use Cases Picture the moment a customer phones your support desk about a delayed order. Your SQL […]

Data Privacy in Analytics: GDPR Essentials for UK Teams When the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) fined a well-known UK retailer £500,000 back […]

Data Lakes vs Data Warehouses: Which One Does Your UK Team Really Need? Picture the scene: it’s a Tuesday morning in a […]

Big Data Management: Core Concepts for Beginners If you have ever stared at a job advert asking for “big data management” experience […]