Dynatrace

JANUARY 11, 2023

With more organizations taking the multicloud plunge, monitoring cloud infrastructure is critical to ensure all components of the cloud computing stack are available, high-performing, and secure. Cloud monitoring is a set of solutions and practices used to observe, measure, analyze, and manage the health of cloud-based IT infrastructure.

Cloud 214

Cloud Monitoring Best Practices Infrastructure 214

Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

To make data count and to ensure cloud computing is unabated, companies and organizations must have highly available databases. A basic high availability database system provides failover (preferably automatic) from a primary database node to redundant nodes within a cluster. HA is sometimes confused with “fault tolerance.”

Availability 104

Availability Database Open Source Hardware 104

Dynatrace

JANUARY 8, 2020

Anyone moving to the cloud knows that it isn’t just a change from running servers in your data center to running them in someone else’s data center. If you’re doing it right, cloud represents a fundamental change in how you build, deliver and operate your applications and infrastructure. And that includes infrastructure monitoring.

Infrastructure 146

Infrastructure Cloud Monitoring Metrics 146

Dynatrace

JANUARY 16, 2023

Findings provide insights into Kubernetes practitioners’ infrastructure preferences and how they use advanced Kubernetes platform technologies. Kubernetes infrastructure models differ between cloud and on-premises. The strongest Kubernetes growth areas are security, databases, and CI/CD technologies.

Open Source 333

Open Source Java Operating System Programming 333

Scalegrid

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

MySQL is a popular open-source relational database management system for online applications and data warehousing. Because of this, preserving the availability and integrity of the data stored in MySQL databases requires regular backups. Having MySQL backups for your database can speed up and simplify the recovery process.

Best Practices 130

Best Practices Storage Strategy Database 130

Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

Simply put, it’s the set of computational tasks that cloud systems perform, such as hosting databases, enabling collaboration tools, or running compute-intensive algorithms. This article analyzes cloud workloads, delving into their forms, functions, and how they influence the cost and efficiency of your cloud infrastructure.

Cloud 130

Cloud Virtualization Storage Efficiency 130

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Serverless architecture shifts application hosting functions away from local servers onto those managed by providers. This means you no longer have to provision, scale, and maintain servers to run your applications, databases, and storage systems. AWS offers four serverless offerings for storage. Reliability.

Serverless 269

Serverless AWS Lambda Storage 269

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Secondly, determining the correct allocation of resources (CPU, memory, storage) to each virtual machine to ensure optimal performance without over-provisioning can be difficult. Firstly, managing virtual networks can be complex as networking in a virtual environment differs significantly from traditional networking.

Efficiency 203

Efficiency Virtualization Hardware Performance 203

Percona

APRIL 14, 2023

Below, we outline some proactive steps for achieving cost efficiency and maintaining performant database environments amid a turbulent economy: 1. Here are a few ways you can scale down and save: Audit your systems: Auditing your system for unused servers and eliminating those servers can reduce your cloud spend.

Database 81

Database Serverless Tuning Cloud 81

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 90

Open Source Database Hardware Strategy 90

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

High Scalability

JANUARY 11, 2022

When the server receives a request for an action (post, like etc.) FUN FACT : In this talk , Rodrigo Schmidt, director of engineering at Instagram talks about the different challenges they have faced in scaling the data infrastructure at Instagram. We will use a graph database such as Neo4j to store the information. API Design.

Design 334

Design Media Storage Logistics 334

Percona

MAY 2, 2023

That’s why it’s essential to implement the best practices and strategies for MongoDB database backups. Why are MongoDB database backups important? Regular database backups are essential to protect against data loss caused by system failures, human errors, natural disasters, or cyber-attacks.

Best Practices 52

Best Practices Database Storage Servers 52

Percona

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

In the Home Dashboard of PMM, a low CPU utilization on any of the database services that are being monitored could mean that the server is inactive or over-provisioned. Marked in red in Figure 1 is a server with less than 30% of CPU usage. Over-provisioned instances may lead to unnecessary infrastructure costs.

Cloud 116

Cloud Serverless AWS Storage 116

Scalegrid

JANUARY 8, 2024

AI-driven cloud solutions like ScaleGrid offer a diverse range of database hosting options, robust infrastructure optimized for scalability and security, and enable significant cost reductions, supporting businesses in efficient growth and improved ROI. These services are tailored to meet various business requirements.

Artificial Intelligence 147

Artificial Intelligence Cloud Scalability Analytics 147

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 ? What we should really compare is the MySQL and Aurora database engines provided by Amazon RDS.

AWS 52

AWS Database Serverless Storage 52

The Morning Paper

JANUARY 28, 2020

Narrowing the gap between serverless and its state with storage functions , Zhang et al., In databases you probably know it as stored procedures. Shredder is " a low-latency multi-tenant cloud store that allows small units of computation to be performed directly within storage nodes. " SoCC’19. "Narrowing

Serverless 99

Serverless Storage Latency Cloud 99

Scalegrid

JANUARY 9, 2024

With the prevalence of cyber threats and regulatory pressures, safeguarding your enterprise’s cloud infrastructure is more critical than ever. Defining Enterprise Cloud Security In today’s business landscape, the reliance on cloud services for data storage and processing has made enterprise cloud security a crucial factor.

Strategy 130

Strategy Cloud Best Practices Government 130

Scalegrid

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Redis® Monitoring Essentials Ensuring the performance, reliability, and safety of a Redis® database requires active monitoring. With these essential support systems in place, you can effectively monitor your databases with up-to-date data about their health and functioning status at all times.

Strategy 130

Strategy Monitoring Latency DevOps 130

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

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 4, 2022

However, cloud infrastructure has become increasingly complex. Further, the delivery infrastructure that makes this happen has also become complex. Traditionally, though, to gain true business insight, organizations had to make tradeoffs between accessing quality, real-time data and factors such as data storage costs.

Analytics 180

Analytics Software Software Storage 180

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Among these, you can find essential elements of application and infrastructure stacks, from app gateways (like HAProxy), through app fabric (like RabbitMQ), to databases (like MongoDB) and storage systems (like NetApp, Consul, Memcached, and InfluxDB, just to name a few). Our monitoring coverage already includes ?

Technology 206

Technology Technology Metrics Infrastructure 206

Dynatrace

MAY 8, 2023

DevOps monitoring is an observability practice that creates a real-time view of the status of applications, services, and infrastructure in pre-production and production environments. The process involves monitoring various components of the software delivery pipeline, including applications, infrastructure, networks, and databases.

DevOps 209

DevOps Efficiency Monitoring Infrastructure 209

Scalegrid

JANUARY 8, 2024

Both multi-cloud and hybrid cloud models come with their advantages, like increased flexibility and secure, scalable IT infrastructure but face challenges such as management complexity and integration issues. What is Multi-Cloud? In a multi-cloud setting, enterprises utilize multiple cloud vendors to fulfill various business functions.

Strategy 147

Strategy Cloud Scalability Artificial Intelligence 147

Scalegrid

JANUARY 20, 2020

Follower clusters are a ScaleGrid feature that allows you to keep two independent database systems (of the same type) in sync. Note: ScaleGrid implements follower clusters using storage snapshots. It is not available for our in-memory database offerings like hosting for Redis™*. Database Dev/Test Setup. The best part?

Analytics 185

Analytics Storage Database Systems 185

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Nevertheless, there are related components and processes, for example, virtualization infrastructure and storage systems (see image below), that can lead to problems in your Kubernetes infrastructure. Configuring storage in Kubernetes is more complex than using a file system on your host.

Virtualization 158

Virtualization Infrastructure Monitoring Cloud 158

SQL Performance

DECEMBER 17, 2019

One initial, easy step to moving your SQL Server on-premises workloads to the cloud is using Azure VMs to run your SQL Server workloads in an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) scenario. You will still have to maintain your operating system, SQL Server and databases just like you would in an on-premises scenario.

Azure 72

Azure Virtualization Servers Storage 72

Percona

JULY 7, 2023

Unfortunately, using certain open source database software as part of an HA architecture can present significant challenges. This blog highlights considerations for keeping your own PostgreSQL databases highly available and healthy. The same changes made in the primary database are made in the replicas.

Availability 82

Availability Open Source Architecture Database 82

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. Not available.

Open Source 244

Open Source Tuning C++ Database 244

High Scalability

APRIL 3, 2019

PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database system that has soared in popularity over the past 30 years from its active, loyal, and growing community. For the 2nd year in a row, PostgreSQL has kept the title of #1 fastest growing database in the world according to the DBMS of the Year report by the experts at DB-Engines.

Database 177

Database Cloud Open Source Systems 177

SQL Server According to Bob

DECEMBER 18, 2018

SQL Server relies on Forced-Unit-Access (Fua) I/O subsystem capabilities to provide data durability, detailed in the following documents: SQL Server 2000 I/O Basic and SQL Server I/O Basics, Chapter 2. Be sure to deploy SQL Server 2017 CU6 or newer for best data durability and performance results. “. 4 Socket, TPCC.

Servers 90

Servers Media Cache Storage 90

Percona

AUGUST 22, 2023

Estimates vary, but most reports put the average cost of unplanned database downtime at approximately $300,000 to $500,000 per hour, or $5,000 to $8,000 per minute. With so much at stake, database high availability and fault tolerance have become must-have items, but many companies just aren’t certain which one they must have.

Availability 78

Availability Hardware Open Source Database 78

KeyCDN

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

With cloud-based infrastructure, organizations can easily scale their web applications to handle increased traffic or demand without the need for expensive hardware upgrades. Another benefit is cost savings associated with server and data center setup and maintenance.

Artificial Intelligence 111

Artificial Intelligence Development Serverless Website 111

Percona

JANUARY 30, 2023

Percona is a leading provider of unbiased open source database solutions that allow organizations to easily, securely, and affordably maintain business agility, minimize risks, and stay competitive. This update to the release of Percona Distribution for MySQL using the Percona Server for MySQL includes a new version of Percona Toolkit 3.5.1

Open Source 82

Open Source Storage AWS Cloud 82

Percona

AUGUST 17, 2023

PostgreSQL is open source relational database management software. Most recently, in StackOverflow’s 2022 Stack Developer Survey , PostgreSQL took a slight lead over MySQL (46.48% to 45.68%) as the most popular database platform among professional developers. What is PostgreSQL used for? Is PostgreSQL enterprise-ready?

Open Source 77

Open Source Healthcare Social Media Database 77

Percona

JUNE 4, 2023

In this blog, we’ll provide a comparison between MariaDB vs. MySQL (including Percona Server for MySQL ). Introduction: MariaDB vs. MySQL The goal of this blog post is to evaluate, at a higher level, MariaDB vs. MySQL vs. Percona Server for MySQL side-by-side to better inform the decision making process. What is MariaDB?

Open Source 52

Open Source Servers Storage Scalability 52

Percona

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Database architects working with MongoDB encounter specific challenges related to database systems and system growth. Scalability is a significant concern, as databases must handle growing data volumes and user demands while maintaining peak performance.

Best Practices 71

Best Practices Traffic Database Servers 71