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Scalable Annotation Service?—?Marken

The Netflix TechBlog

Scalable Annotation Service — Marken by Varun Sekhri , Meenakshi Jindal Introduction At Netflix, we have hundreds of micro services each with its own data models or entities. Annotations Sometimes people describe annotations as tags but that is a limited definition. The databases we pick should be able to scale horizontally.

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Percona Server for MongoDB 7 Is Now Available

Percona

Databases are different from a lot of software. This is not a general rule, but as databases are responsible for a core layer of any IT system – data storage and processing — they require reliability. Think of us as the extra set of eyes, the extra layer of QA to ensure your safety passage to the next database version.

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Why PostgreSQL Is a Top Choice for Enterprise-level Databases

Percona

When it comes to enterprise-level databases, there are several options available in the market, but PostgreSQL stands out as one of the most popular and reliable choices. PostgreSQL is a free and open source object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) that has existed since the mid-1990s.

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Announcing the General Availability of Percona Operator for PostgreSQL Version 2

Percona

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,

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Is ANALYZE TABLE Safe on a Busy MySQL Database Server?

Percona

version, like this: ANALYZE TABLE removes the table from the table definition cache, which requires a flush lock. This makes the query wait for any long-running queries to finish but also can trigger cascading waiting for other incoming requests. In short, ANALYZE could lead to nasty stalls in busy production environments. x are all safe.

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Backup and Recovery for Databases: What You Should Know

Percona

Data powers everything, and unlike coal and coal combustion, data and databases aren’t going away. In this blog, we’ll focus on the elements of database backup and disaster recovery, and we’ll introduce proven solutions for maintaining business continuity, even amid otherwise dire circumstances.

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Growth Engineering at Netflix- Creating a Scalable Offers Platform

The Netflix TechBlog

Plans & Offers Definitions Let’s define what a plan and an offer is at Netflix. This means we need to distinguish between availability of SKUs and eligibility for SKUs. You can think of eligibility as something that is applied at the user level, while availability is at the country level.