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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. The latest AWS hypervisor, Nitro, uses everything to provide a new hardware-assisted hypervisor that is easy to use and has near bare-metal performance. I'd expect between 0.1%

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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. Not available.

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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. The latest AWS hypervisor, Nitro, uses everything to provide a new hardware-assisted hypervisor that is easy to use and has near bare-metal performance. I'd expect between 0.1%

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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. Database architects working with MongoDB encounter specific challenges related to database systems and system growth.

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Setting Up and Deploying PostgreSQL for High Availability

Percona

Unfortunately, using certain open source database software as part of an HA architecture can present significant challenges. This blog highlights considerations for keeping your own PostgreSQL databases highly available and healthy. The same changes made in the primary database are made in the replicas.

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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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Why Waits Alone Are Not Enough

SQL Performance

Recently, a SentryOne customer contacted me about performance concerns with their SentryOne database. There is a single SQL Server database at the heart of every SentryOne monitoring environment, and this customer was monitoring around 600 servers with our software. Query Store 2017 to the Rescue. The Top Queries That Weren't.

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