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Kris Sharma
19 January 2021

What is PostgreSQL and why do banking software developers love it?

Financial Services Ubuntu tech blog

PostgreSQL is a powerful, open source object-relational database system that is known for reliability, feature robustness, and performance. PostgreSQL is becoming the preferred database for more and more enterprises. It is currently ranked #4 in popularity amongst hundreds of databases worldwide according to the DB-Engines Ranking. The ba ...

Kris Sharma
12 January 2021

PostgreSQL: The PgMiner botnet attacks & Postgres database security

Ubuntu Ubuntu tech blog

Assuring the security of PostgreSQL and all open source database systems is critical as many learned with the PgMiner botnet attacks in December 2020. Having an understanding of, and visibility into, how these attacks happen and following standard best practices is the best way to make sure that your data is not at risk. This ...

Kris Sharma
7 October 2020

Cloud-native adoption in financial services

Financial Services Ubuntu tech blog

The business agility imperative With the economies of many countries heading towards recession, increasing regulations, growing security threats and increasing costs, financial services firms need practical solutions, now more than ever. Many of the financial technology firms (‘fintechs’) and mobile app-based challenger banks have taken a ...

Kris Sharma
23 September 2020

A ‘Connected’ Bank – The power of data and analytics

Financial Services Ubuntu tech blog

The next 10 years will redefine banking. What will differentiate top banks from their competitors? Data and derived insights. Banks across the globe have been immersed in their digital agenda and with customers adopting digital banking channels aggressively, banks are collecting massive volumes of data on how customers are interacting at ...

Kris Sharma
22 September 2020

NoSQL databases: what is MongoDB and its use cases for financial services?

Financial Services Ubuntu tech blog

Databases like MongoDB, a NoSQL document database, are commonly used in environments where flexibility is required with big, unstructured data with ever-changing schemas. This post explains what a NoSQL database is, and provides an overview of MongoDB, its use cases and a solution for running an open source MongoDB database at scale. What ...

Kris Sharma
14 August 2020

Optimised authentication methods for Ubuntu Desktop

Desktop Ubuntu tech blog

Still counting on passwords to protect your workstation? When set up properly, alternatives to passwords provide a streamlined user experience while significantly improving security. These alternative authentication methods can also easily be combined to create a custom and adaptive authentication profile. This whitepaper introduces three ...

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