Explore real-world use cases for RIAK in this conference talk from NoSQL Roadshow 2012. Delve into solutions for challenging problems as M. Revell and C. Molozian dissect various applications of RIAK, a distributed NoSQL key-value database. Learn about tunable consistency, active anti-entropy, application layer timestamps, and strategies for handling clock drift and merging data. Gain insights into how RIAK compares to other NoSQL solutions like graph databases, document-oriented databases, and traditional key-value stores. Discover how RIAK's unique features can be leveraged to solve complex data management issues in distributed systems.