Real-time communication API blog: Insights

InsightsFeb 24, 2017

How Our Backend Became 10x Faster with Streaming Rows

What started out as a neat little experiment using AWS Lambdas to stream processed data to RDS Clusters, at the beginning of 2016, has led to a slew of discoveries regarding major databases, cost-effectiveness, and the delicate balance between computation and I/O speeds.

Developer Relations Team

InsightsFeb 6, 2017

Programmable Network to Weave Business Logic into Your App

A programmable network allows you to execute functions on your data while it is in-transit between devices, in real time, over a network. And to execute that specific function, you don’t have to add additional servers for the stream processing – it all takes place while your data...

Developer Relations Team

InsightsJan 23, 2017

Implementing Serverless Architectures

How organizations are turning to serverless architecture, including use cases, planning, and best practices for implementation.

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InsightsJan 18, 2017

Bringing the Marauder’s Map to Life at TechCrunch Disrupt

The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was the name of the game for this year’s TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon in London. Well…at least for us! We partnered with our good friends over at Mapbox and IBM Watson to host a Build a Harry Potter’s Marauder’s Map-inspired App using PubNub BLOCKS...

Todd Greene

InsightsJan 9, 2017

Managing Big Data in Real time

In her keynote from Stream Conf 2016, Kira Makagon, EVP of Innovation at RingCentral, talks how her company captures, examines and uses the information produced across their communication network, and how this is just one part of a larger trend towards harnessing big data.

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InsightsDec 16, 2016

The Connected Car Security Problem No One is Talks About

Matthew Young is a Boston based freelance writer. As an aspiring automotive journalist looking to make a name for himself in the industry, he is passionate about covering anything on four wheels. When Matthew is not busy writing about cars or new emerging tech, he usually spends time fiddling with his...

Michael Carroll

InsightsNov 21, 2016

Real-time Data Streaming is Changing Everything

Data Streams are changing everything. The power to stream data at real-time speed, to anywhere on Earth, has become a staple of applications for every industry, and has found itself a fundamental feature for end users. As a result, we’re rethinking how we architect and build software and hardware, and...

Developer Relations Team

InsightsJul 6, 2016

Important Lessons from Twitter’s Early Bird Camp – Part 1

“I’m setting you up to be dangerous,” declared Bear Douglas, a Twitter developer advocate who was the Android instructor for sixteen rising college juniors as part of Twitter’s inaugural Early Bird Camp. I had heard of her only weeks before from Tomomi, who knew her from events and meetups like...

Michael Carroll

InsightsMay 10, 2016

Getting started with IoT in Real time

In the previous article, I broke IoT down to simpler components like software, hardware and network, and went on to categorize the pain points in IoT. Moving forward, I will show you how to overcome these challenges when building a real-time IoT application. Whether you are building a home automation...