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Open Source vs. Proprietary Database Software: What To Choose?

Percona

We are a company of open source proponents. We’re also dedicated and active participants in the global open source community. Both open source and proprietary options have advantages. With open source database software , anyone in the general public can access the source code, read it, and modify it.

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SVT-AV1: an open-source AV1 encoder and decoder

The Netflix TechBlog

SVT-AV1: open-source AV1 encoder and decoder by Andrey Norkin , Joel Sole , Mariana Afonso , Kyle Swanson, Agata Opalach , Anush Moorthy , Anne Aaron SVT-AV1 is an open-source AV1 codec implementation hosted on GitHub [link] under a BSD + patent license.

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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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Introducing SVT-AV1: a scalable open-source AV1 framework

The Netflix TechBlog

Scalable Video Technology (SVT) is Intel’s open source framework that provides high-performance software video encoding libraries for developers of visual cloud technologies. Reference software serves as the basis for standard development, a framework, in which the performance of video coding tools is evaluated.

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Which Is the Best PostgreSQL GUI? 2019 Comparison

Scalegrid

PostgreSQL graphical user interface (GUI) tools help these open source database users to manage, manipulate, and visualize their data. It supports all PostgreSQL operations and features while being free and open-source. pgAdmin Cost: Free (open source). 2019 Comparison Click To Tweet.

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MySQL on Azure Performance Benchmark – ScaleGrid vs. Azure Database

Scalegrid

MySQL is the number one open source database that’s commonly hosted through Azure instances. While Microsoft offers their own Azure Database product, there are other alternatives available that may be able to help you improve your MySQL performance. MySQL Azure Performance Benchmark. MySQL Read-Intensive Performance.

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Comparing PostgreSQL DigitalOcean Performance & Pricing – ScaleGrid vs. DigitalOcean Managed Databases

Scalegrid

In this post, we are going to compare the performance and pricing of DigitalOcean PostgreSQL vs. ScaleGrid PostgreSQL to help you determine the best PostgreSQL hosting service on DigitalOcean. PostgreSQL DigitalOcean Performance Test. Now, let’s take a look at the throughput and latency performance of our comparison.

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