On the Futility of Custom Consistency Models

hyperdex nosql consistency November 28, 2014 at 09:57 PM Emin Gün Sirer
Custom consistency models, which differ on how weak they are, are no good if they can't outperform strong consistency.

Time for Better Security for NoSQL

nosql hyperdex security opsec release November 23, 2014 at 11:25 AM Robert Escriva and Emin Gün Sirer
It's time to secure data in NoSQL databases with strong guarantees, at fine granularity, and with low overhead. Macaroons, from Google, are designed for this purpose. This post shows have Macaroons can be used in HyperDex to secure NoSQL data.

HyperDex 1.5.0: Authorization

hyperdex release security November 20, 2014 at 01:40 PM Robert Escriva
HyperDex 1.5.0 release, with authorization

Storing Documents in HyperDex with Node.JS

nosql hyperdex nodejs October 23, 2014 at 02:36 PM Robert Escriva and Emin Gün Sirer
HyperDex now supports documents and Node.js. This post describes how to write Node programs using HyperDex as a document store.

HyperDex Gets a Portable Linux Binary

hyperdex release August 21, 2014 at 01:37 PM Robert Escriva
Our latest point release includes a Linux portable binary that installs (practically) anywhere with a few short shell commands.

HyperDex Meets Docker

hyperdex release docker August 21, 2014 at 01:36 PM Robert Escriva
HyperDex gets support for running within Docker containers.

HyperDex 1.4.2: Docker Support and Bug Fixes

hyperdex release docker August 21, 2014 at 01:35 PM Robert Escriva
HyperDex 1.4.2 release, with support for Docker.

HyperDex 1.4: Performance Improvements, and Bug Fixes

hyperdex release July 28, 2014 at 10:00 AM Robert Escriva
HyperDex 1.4! This release includes multiple performance improvements and bug fixes.

Bitcoin and Voting Power

bitcoin security ghash 51% voting June 19, 2014 at 05:56 PM Emin Gün Sirer
This is a quick blog post to dispel a common Bitcoin misconception/myth involving voting power.

How to Disincentivize Large Bitcoin Mining Pools

bitcoin security mining pools 51% June 18, 2014 at 02:03 PM Ittay Eyal and Emin Gün Sirer
We outline a small change to the Bitcoin mining protocol that rules out big, public mining pools. It preserves the current investment in Bitcoin by both existing users and by existing miners. It presents a fix to GHash's recent 51% excursion.