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Is MongoDB Open Source? Is Planet Earth Flat?

Percona

They came up with a horizontally scalable NoSQL database. Instead of relational (SQL) databases defined primarily through a hierarchy of related sets via tables and columns, their non-relational structure used a system of collections and documents. 2016: The company adds service-loaded MongoDB Professional to its mix.

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Platform Engineering Teams Done Right…

Adrian Cockcroft

We used this model effectively at Netflix when I was their cloud architect from 2010 through 2013. Both mobile and web front ends call an Application Program Interface (API) that is managed by an API proxy. There are three current underlying reasons for the platform engineering meme today.

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MariaDB vs MySQL: Key Differences and Use Cases

Percona

Before we dive into the differences between MariaDB and MySQL, we will provide a thorough examination of each relational database management system (RDBMS). While originally designed to be a drop-in replacement for MySQL, it evolved into its own distinct database management system and is now maintained and supported by the MariaDB Foundation.

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Real-Real-World Programming with ChatGPT

O'Reilly

The inspiration (and title) for it comes from Mike Loukides’ Radar article on Real World Programming with ChatGPT , which shares a similar spirit of digging into the potential and limits of AI tools for more realistic end-to-end programming tasks. Setting the Stage: Who Am I and What Am I Trying to Build?

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AWS Elastic Beanstalk: A Quick and Simple Way into the Cloud - All.

All Things Distributed

Flexibility is one of the key principles of Amazon Web Services - developers can select any programming language and software package, any operating system, any middleware and any database to build systems and applications that meet their requirements. a Fast and Scalable NoSQL Database Service Designed for Internet Scale Applications.

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Hacking with AWS at The Next Web Hackaton - All Things Distributed

All Things Distributed

The TNW team is doing a great job in getting an excellent program together that draws an audience from around the world, not just Europe, and there is an interesting mix of startups, enterprises, investors and media attending. a Fast and Scalable NoSQL Database Service Designed for Internet Scale Applications. Amazon DynamoDB â??

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The AWS GovCloud (US) Region - All Things Distributed

All Things Distributed

The Cloud First strategy is most visible with new Federal IT programs, which are all designed to be â??Cloud There were however a number of programs that really could benefit from the Cloud but which had unique regulatory requirements, such as ITAR, that blocked migration to AWS. Cloud Readyâ??; Amazon DynamoDB â?? APAC Summer Tour.

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