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

Scalegrid

Compare ease of use across compatibility, extensions, tuning, operating systems, languages and support providers. Recognized as the fastest growing database by popularity, PostgreSQL was named the DBMS of the year in both 2018 and 2017 by DB-Engines, and continues to grow in popularity in 2019. Scalability. PostgreSQL.

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Working at Netflix 2017

Brendan Gregg

We're on the EC2 cloud, which has great scalability, and our own cloud architecture of microservices is also designed for scalability. For Linux, I've also done tuning, kernel analysis, [gdb], testing of [hist triggers], testing of some perf patches, and contributed a few trivial patches of my own.

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Building Netflix’s Distributed Tracing Infrastructure

The Netflix TechBlog

By 2017, open source projects like Open-Tracing and Open-Zipkin were mature enough for use in polyglot runtime environments at Netflix. An additional implication of a lenient sampling policy is the need for scalable stream processing and storage infrastructure fleets to handle increased data volume. Storage: don’t break the bank!

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What Is PostgreSQL Used For?

Percona

StackOverflow statistics show that 26% of developers preferred it in 2017, 34% in 2019, and 40% in 2021. From migrations, database design, and architecture … to performance assessment and tuning … to proactive monitoring and management of your databases — you’re covered. Free from vendor lock-in.

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Is MongoDB Open Source? Is Planet Earth Flat?

Percona

They came up with a horizontally scalable NoSQL database. 2017: MongoDB goes public, trading as MDB. So if they can’t beat ‘em in the DBaaS space, they often feel like they have to join ‘em — to the tune of total stack sharing or some proprietary arrangement.

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5 tips for architecting fast data applications

O'Reilly Software

The data shape will dictate capacity planning, tuning of the backbone, and scalability analysis for individual components. As Tyler Akiadu, from Google, explained in his Strata NY 2017 presentation, “ Foundations of streaming SQL ”: “Streams are the in-motion form of data, both bounded and unbounded.” At least once?

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The Ultimate Guide to MySQL Partitions

Percona

This blog was originally published in July 2017 and was updated in August 2023. Enhanced Scalability : Partitioning enhances the database’s ability to scale, as data can be distributed across different storage devices. This helps identify potential issues and fine-tune the partitioning strategy.