Jan 14 · 5 min read · The code: https://github.com/inchoate/distr-system Distributed systems are notoriously hard to learn from textbooks. You can memorize the definition of "backpressure" or "circuit breaking," but until you see a system struggle and recover in real-time...
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Dec 18, 2025 · 3 min read · Introduction Many systems collect data again and again: exam results logs events reports from other systems A very common problem appears sooner or later: New data accidentally overwrites old data. This usually isn’t a coding bug.It’s a desig...
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Dec 16, 2025 · 3 min read · 📜 What Does “Raw to Ready” Mean? Every data journey begins with raw data — logs, events, transactions, files, APIs, sensors, and user interactions.Raw data is often incomplete, inconsistent, duplicated, or unstructured. Before it can be analysed, it...
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Oct 22, 2025 · 5 min read · In today’s data-driven landscape, the ability to collect, process, and analyze data efficiently is a defining factor for business success. Enterprises are no longer limited to a few data sources - they pull information from cloud applications, databa...
Join discussionOct 13, 2025 · 2 min read · AI is shaping industries worldwide—driving fraud detection, personalized recommendations, chatbots, and predictive insights. But building a model in isolation is not enough. The real challenge lies in scaling, deploying, and monitoring AI models in p...
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Sep 28, 2025 · 8 min read · Let me tell you about a data ingestion problem that was incurred due to a faulty preboarding process. I'm changing a few details but this is basically how it happened. Ultimately the teams got through it. Their data preboarding process got better. Th...
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Sep 17, 2025 · 5 min read · Introduction In the era of 24/7 media and constant digital noise, the ability to process and act on real-time information is crucial. For any system designed to monitor, classify, and enhance media content, scalable ingestion pipelines are the backbo...
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Sep 6, 2025 · 5 min read · Introduction to RAG and Why It Matters Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) has revolutionised how we interact with large language models by combining the power of information retrieval with generative AI. In this comprehensive guide, we'll build a c...
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Aug 20, 2025 · 17 min read · Kappa architecture offers a unified approach to real-time data processing, enabling organizations to handle continuous streams of information with speed and accuracy. Many industries rely on real-time processing for critical tasks, such as fraud dete...
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Jun 28, 2025 · 3 min read · 📝 Quick Summary: ingestr is a CLI tool designed for seamless data transfer between various databases. It simplifies data ingestion by allowing users to copy data from any source to any destination using a single command, eliminating the need for com...
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