Dynatrace

MARCH 20, 2024

External dependencies Many applications rely on external services, such as databases, APIs, or third-party services. Infrastructure health The underlying infrastructure’s health directly impacts application availability and performance. Consider a scenario where a web application depends on an external payment gateway.

Open Source 267

Open Source Hardware DevOps Infrastructure 267

Percona

JUNE 12, 2023

When it comes to access to their applications, users demand instant, reliable, and secure interactions — and that means databases must be highly available. With database high availability (HA), services are largely uninterrupted, and end users are largely satisfied. They’re proven and ready-to-go.

Architecture 98

Architecture Availability Open Source Healthcare 98

Percona

JULY 7, 2023

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.

Availability 85

Availability Open Source Architecture Database 85

Percona

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Migrating a proprietary database to open source is a major decision that can significantly affect your organization. Today, we’ll be taking a deep dive into the intricacies of database migration, along with specific solutions to help make the process easier.

Open Source 94

Open Source Database Hardware Strategy 94

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Hyper-V plays a vital role in ensuring the reliable operations of data centers that are based on Microsoft platforms. It enables multiple operating systems to run simultaneously on the same physical hardware and integrates closely with Windows-hosted services. We’re always looking for feedback and opportunities to improve.

Efficiency 214

Efficiency Virtualization Hardware Performance 214

Percona

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

When it comes to Citus, successfully building out and scaling a PostgreSQL cluster across multiple nodes and even across data centers can feel, at times, to be an art form because there are so many ways of building it out.

Database 106

Database Benchmarking Latency C++ 106

Percona

JUNE 26, 2023

We have faced different levels of corruption related to databases in PostgreSQL. Though it is not at all recommended to touch the / data / base / directory and go through files under this / var / lib / postgresql / 14 / main / base / , however, sometimes it happens.

Hardware 77

Hardware C++ Database Open Source 77

Scalegrid

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A distributed storage system is foundational in today’s data-driven landscape, ensuring data spread over multiple servers is reliable, accessible, and manageable. Understanding distributed storage is imperative as data volumes and the need for robust storage solutions rise.

Storage 130

Storage Systems Big Data Azure 130

Scalegrid

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Regarding MySQL backups , knowing how to secure your data is crucial. Dive in to uncover the essentials of different backup types, command-line tools, and strategic practices for robust data protection. MySQL is a popular open-source relational database management system for online applications and data warehousing.

Best Practices 130

Best Practices Storage Strategy Database 130

Percona

JUNE 30, 2023

Percona, a leading provider of open-source database software and services, announced the general availability of Percona Operator for PostgreSQL version 2. Kubernetes provides many benefits, such as automation and scalability, but it also introduces new complexities when it comes to managing databases. In version 1.x,

Availability 95

Availability Open Source Azure Hardware 95

Scalegrid

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, the way we manage databases is undergoing a transformative shift. The rise of Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) is not just a trend but a strategic response to the growing complexities of data management. However, using a database as a service is not without its set of challenges.

Healthcare 130

Healthcare Hardware Database Scalability 130

Percona

JANUARY 4, 2024

Managing storage and performance efficiently in your MySQL database is crucial, and general tablespaces offer flexibility in achieving this. They provide flexibility in data organization and performance optimization compared to the default setup. What are MySQL general tablespaces?

Storage 89

Storage Engineering Database Hardware 89

Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

MySQL performance tuning offers several significant advantages for effective database management and optimization. Enhanced Database Efficiency By adjusting configuration settings, you can markedly enhance the overall efficiency of your MySQL database. Experiencing database performance issues?

Tuning 52

Tuning Database Performance Hardware 52

Percona

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Encrypting data at rest in a database management system (DBMS) refers to securing data by encrypting it when it is not being used or accessed. This is often done to protect sensitive data from unauthorized access or theft. This is independent of the database, and external tools can be used to achieve this.

Database 93

Database Storage Servers Strategy 93

Dynatrace

JANUARY 16, 2023

The study analyzes factual Kubernetes production data from thousands of organizations worldwide that are using the Dynatrace Software Intelligence Platform to keep their Kubernetes clusters secure, healthy, and high performing. The strongest Kubernetes growth areas are security, databases, and CI/CD technologies. Java, Go, and Node.js

Open Source 343

Open Source Java Operating System Programming 343

Percona

MAY 1, 2023

It has default settings for all of the database parameters. It is primarily the responsibility of the database administrator or developer to tune PostgreSQL according to their system’s workload. What is PostgreSQL performance tuning?

Tuning 52

Tuning Efficiency Database Performance 52

HammerDB

OCTOBER 23, 2023

HammerDB uses stored procedures to achieve maximum throughput when benchmarking your database. However, there can be a lack of understanding of the benefits that stored procedures bring or if you have a benchmarking tool or database that doesn’t support stored procedures, then you have nothing to compare against.

Benchmarking 62

Benchmarking Database Network C++ 62

Dynatrace

APRIL 15, 2024

While the benefits of multicloud environments are crucial to agency success, they introduce complexity and overwhelming data volumes that are impossible for humans to manage alone. In contrast, observability enables teams to understand a system’s internal state by analyzing the data it generates, including logs, metrics, and traces.

Infrastructure 208

Infrastructure Efficiency Government Transportation 208

Scalegrid

DECEMBER 21, 2023

In today’s data-driven world, the ability to effectively monitor and manage data is of paramount importance. Redis®, a powerful in-memory data store, is no exception. Redis® Monitoring Essentials Ensuring the performance, reliability, and safety of a Redis® database requires active monitoring.

Strategy 130

Strategy Monitoring Latency DevOps 130

Percona

AUGUST 29, 2023

Columnar storage of tables can compress data, speeding up scans and supporting fast projections, both on regular and distributed tables. Data redundancy, a database version of a RAID Pondering the case of high availability and redundancy, one replicates data by creating a replica via streaming replication.

C++ 81

C++ Database Storage Testing 81

The Morning Paper

MARCH 3, 2020

Millions of tiny databases , Brooker et al., It takes you through the thinking processes and engineering practices behind the design of a key part of the control plane for AWS Elastic Block Storage (EBS): the Physalia database that stores configuration information. NSDI’20. This paper is a real joy to read.

Database 106

Database AWS Network Design 106

Scalegrid

JULY 13, 2020

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.

Open Source 244

Open Source Tuning C++ Database 244

Percona

JULY 1, 2023

Now that Database-as-a-service (DBaaS) is in high demand, there are multiple questions regarding AWS services that cannot always be answered easily: When should I use Aurora and when should I use RDS MySQL ? These may be performance, high availability, operational cost, management, capacity planning, scalability, security, monitoring, etc.

AWS 52

AWS Database Serverless Storage 52

Percona

MARCH 23, 2023

Hardware Memory The amount of RAM to be provisioned for database servers can vary greatly depending on the size of the database and the specific requirements of the company. Storage The type of storage and disk used for database servers can have a significant impact on performance and reliability.

Performance 127

Performance Hardware Tuning Storage 127

SQL Performance

APRIL 27, 2020

Azure SQL Database is Microsoft's database-as-a-service offering that provides a tremendous amount of flexibility. Microsoft is continually working on improving their products and Azure SQL Database is no different. Gen 5 is the primary hardware option now for most regions since Gen 4 is aging out. HyperScale Database.

Azure 55

Azure Database Serverless Hardware 55

Dynatrace

JANUARY 26, 2021

This allows teams to sidestep much of the cost and time associated with managing hardware, platforms, and operating systems on-premises, while also gaining the flexibility to scale rapidly and efficiently. REST APIs, authentication, databases, email, and video processing all have a home on serverless platforms.

Serverless 243

Serverless Efficiency Lambda Azure 243

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Cloud migration is the process of transferring some or all your data, software, and operations to a cloud-based computing environment that offers unlimited scale and high availability. With an on-prem data center, the organization bears the burden of securing the physical infrastructure and its digital assets. Reduced cost.

Cloud 165

Cloud Traffic Best Practices Strategy 165

Percona

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Before open source was available, there was little to no interoperability between computer systems. If you ran IBM hardware, then you ran IBM software, and that handy calendaring program that ran on Data General or Digital hardware/software was unavailable to you.

Open Source 114

Open Source Software Software Hardware 114

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 7, 2021

This means you no longer have to provision, scale, and maintain servers to run your applications, databases, and storage systems. Instead of worrying about infrastructure management functions, such as capacity provisioning and hardware maintenance, teams can focus on application design, deployment, and delivery. Data Store.

Serverless 280

Serverless AWS Lambda Storage 280

Scalegrid

APRIL 16, 2020

Where you decide to host your cloud databases is a huge decision. But, if you’re considering leveraging a managed databases provider, you have another decision to make – are you able to host in your own cloud account or are you required to host through your managed service provider? Where to host your cloud database?

Cloud 242

Cloud Azure AWS Database 242

Scalegrid

JANUARY 25, 2024

Redis® is an in-memory database that provides blazingly fast performance. This makes it a compelling alternative to disk-based databases when performance is a concern. Redis returns a big list of database metrics when you run the info command on the Redis shell. This blog post lists the important database metrics to monitor.

Metrics 130

Metrics Monitoring Latency Cache 130

Dynatrace

JUNE 29, 2022

Hybrid cloud architecture is a computing environment that shares data and applications on a combination of public clouds and on-premises private clouds. A hybrid cloud, however, combines public infrastructure and services with on-premises resources or a private data center to create a flexible, interconnected IT environment.

Infrastructure 182

Infrastructure Cloud Azure AWS 182

Percona

MARCH 28, 2023

Every database system has to ensure durability and reliability. It’s to ensure that our data is durable after each write operation and to make it persistent and consistent without compromising the performance. In terms of MongoDB, it achieves WAL and data durability using a combination of both Journaling and Checkpoints.

Hardware 89

Hardware C++ Storage Cache 89

Percona

APRIL 17, 2023

We’ll also go over some best practices for MongoDB security as well as MongoDB data modeling. Note that the intent of tuning the settings is not exclusively about improving performance but also enhancing the high availability and resilience of the MongoDB database. Spoiler alert: This post focuses on MongoDB 3.6.X

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Design Tuning Database 52

Highly Scalable

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Although it can hardly be said that NoSQL movement brought fundamentally new techniques into distributed data processing, it triggered an avalanche of practical studies and real-life trials of different combinations of protocols and algorithms. Data Placement. Data Consistency. This fact is often referred to as the CAP theorem.

Database 213

Database Latency C++ Scalability 213

Dynatrace

APRIL 5, 2021

These include website hosting, database management, backup and restore, IoT capabilities, e-commerce solutions, app development tools and more, with new services released regularly. Real-time stream processing to perform live activity tracking, data cleansing, metrics generation, and more. A new record entering a database table.

Lambda 180

Lambda AWS Serverless Hardware 180

Dynatrace

AUGUST 26, 2020

“ Dynatrace just makes observability easy—it works out-of-the-box, no silos of data, no DIY stitching together tools, no wasted time, and no wasted resources.” There’s no other competing software that can provide this level of value with minimum effort and optimal hardware utilization that can scale up to web-scale!

Performance 150

Performance Hardware Java Storage 150