Tag: MarkLogic
A Deep Dive into Bitemporal
Bitemporal tracks database documents along two time axes simultaneously. It tells you both what you knew and when you knew it. You can use it to create a historical record in the case of an audit or to perform analytics after the fact.
Relational Databases Are Not Designed To Handle Change
Today, change occurs frequently, and data modeling is a huge challenge because of the time and resources that relational databases require. Unfortunately, when using a relational database, even a simple change like adding or replacing a column in a table might be a million dollar task. From CIOs to developers, everyone is realizing that relational […]
Ingesting Delimited Text with MLCP
The delimited text standard has rules about using an encapsulator in a field value. Let’s look at what the problem is, how you might see it while using MLCP, and what to do about it.
Four Ways to Build a Consumer-Centric Healthcare Experience
Retailers have had to get engagement right. Now healthcare entities have to as well. If we jettison the excuse that “healthcare is different,” it’s easier to become more consumer-centric. Patients who are more actively engaged in managing their health tend to have better outcomes, spend less and cost the system less. This kind of engagement […]
Eliminating Shopper Fatigue: Making Online Commerce Faster, More Accurate
Say you’re working on a project that calls for something specific, like a “one-quarter-inch slotted magnetic screwdriver.” But when you go to the website of a hardware chain and type that phrase into the search field, zero results appear. You sigh and search again, typing simply “screwdriver.” This time, 652 matches fill your screen. You […]
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