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Setting Up and Deploying PostgreSQL for High Availability

Percona

With the average cost of unplanned downtime running from $300,000 to $500,000 per hour , businesses are increasingly using high availability (HA) technologies to maximize application uptime. Unfortunately, using certain open source database software as part of an HA architecture can present significant challenges.

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AWS EC2 Virtualization 2017: Introducing Nitro

Brendan Gregg

Hardware virtualization for cloud computing has come a long way, improving performance using technologies such as VT-x, SR-IOV, VT-d, NVMe, and APICv. At Netflix, we've been using these technologies as they've been made available for instance types in the AWS EC2 cloud. I'd expect between 0.1% small (thanks @cperciva ). ## 3.

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PostgreSQL vs. Oracle: Difference in Costs, Ease of Use & Functionality

Scalegrid

Oracle Database is a commercial, proprietary multi-model database management system produced by Oracle Corporation, and the largest relational database management system (RDBMS) in the world. While Oracle remains the #1 database on the market, its popularity has steadily declined by over 18% since 2013.

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AWS EC2 Virtualization 2017: Introducing Nitro

Brendan Gregg

Hardware virtualization for cloud computing has come a long way, improving performance using technologies such as VT-x, SR-IOV, VT-d, NVMe, and APICv. At Netflix, we've been using these technologies as they've been made available for instance types in the AWS EC2 cloud. I'd expect between 0.1% small (thanks @cperciva ). ## 3.

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A Tutorial on MongoDB Sharding With Best Practices & When To Enable It

Percona

This blog was originally published in October 2017 and was updated in September 2023. Database architects working with MongoDB encounter specific challenges related to database systems and system growth. In a sharded cluster, each shard acts as an independent database responsible for storing and managing specific data.

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An Introduction to MySQL Replication: Exploring Different Types of MySQL Replication Solutions

Percona

This blog was originally published in February 2017 and was updated in August 2023. MySQL replication is a process in which data from a primary MySQL database is copied and sent to one or more secondary databases, known as replicas. It also enables geographically distributed databases for disaster recovery.

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SQL Server On Linux: Forced Unit Access (Fua) Internals

SQL Server According to Bob

Durability: “In database systems , durability is the ACID property which guarantees transactions that have committed will survive permanently. Be sure to deploy SQL Server 2017 CU6 or newer for best data durability and performance results. “. Microsoft SQL Server Database Engine Input/Output Requirements. Device Flush.

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