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AWS EC2 Virtualization 2017: Introducing Nitro

Brendan Gregg

Virtualized in Software**: While this can support an unmodified guest OS, many operations are emulated and slow. It's using software and coordination between the hypervisor and guest to improve performance. But not all workloads: some are network bound (proxies) and storage bound (databases). ## 5. The first was c3.

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The Ultimate Guide to Open Source Databases

Percona

The use of open source databases has increased steadily in recent years. Past trepidation — about perceived vulnerabilities and performance issues — has faded as decision makers realize what an “open source database” really is and what it offers. What is an open source database?

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Database Server Lifecycle for MySQL and MariaDB

Percona

in 2017; after that, major releases came every one to two years, with MariaDB 10.6 The MariaDB 11 series did not yet have any long-term supported (LTS) releases, which are the releases most would consider for running mission-critical databases in production. (It is worth noting that MariaDB 5.2 and MariaDB 5.3 MariaDB 10.1

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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

Virtualized in Software**: While this can support an unmodified guest OS, many operations are emulated and slow. It's using software and coordination between the hypervisor and guest to improve performance. But not all workloads: some are network bound (proxies) and storage bound (databases). ## 5. The first was c3.

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5 key areas for tech leaders to watch in 2020

O'Reilly

Software architecture, infrastructure, and operations are each changing rapidly. The shift to cloud native design is transforming both software architecture and infrastructure and operations. Up until 2017, the ML+AI topic had been amongst the fastest growing topics on the platform. Coincidence?

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What Is PostgreSQL Used For?

Percona

PostgreSQL is open source relational database management software. StackOverflow statistics show that 26% of developers preferred it in 2017, 34% in 2019, and 40% in 2021. PostgreSQL supports multiple concurrent users and can handle complex database operations without downtime or data loss. What is PostgreSQL used for?