no0p.github.io
Working in the background for fun and profit
http://no0p.github.io/postgresql/2013/11/18/background-working.html
Working in the background for fun and profit. Nov 18, 2013 – Portland. The background worker facility is one of those cool open ended features in Postgresql 9.3 with many possibilities. This post shares some thoughts on potential interesting use cases for the facility with implementation details from developing a prototype background worker: ALPS. What are good tasks for BG workers? Bg workers are good for programs you want running whenever your database is running. Prototype BG worker: ALPS. Is a backgr...
thomaswdinsmore.com
Software for High Performance Advanced Analytics | The Big Analytics Blog
https://thomaswdinsmore.com/2015/02/17/software-for-high-performance-advanced-analytics
The Big Analytics Blog. News and Analysis on High-Performance Analytics. February 17, 2015 —. Thomas W. Dinsmore. Software for High Performance Advanced Analytics. Week is a good opportunity to update the list of platforms for high-performance advanced analytics. Vendors are hustling this week to announce their latest enhancements; I’ll post updates as needed. First some definition. The scope of this analysis includes software with the following properties:. Support for distributed processing. 8216;s bui...