Scalegrid

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Imagine a world where your PostgreSQL® database connections are seamless and secure. Key Takeaways Understanding PostgreSQL hostname is essential for successful database connections. Configure the PostgreSQL hostname by editing configuration files and restarting the server, with secure storage of connection details to enhance security.

Database 130

Database Servers Storage Network 130

High Scalability

JANUARY 11, 2022

When the server receives a request for an action (post, like etc.) The streaming data store makes the system extensible to support other use-cases (e.g. System Components. The system will comprise of several micro-services each performing a separate task. High Level Design. Architecture. Component Design.

Design 334

Design Media Storage Logistics 334

Percona

JANUARY 24, 2023

Databases on Kubernetes continue their rising trend. Our Operators provide built-in backup and restore capabilities, but some users are still looking for old-fashioned ways, like storage-level snapshots (i.e., Both your storage and Container Storage Interface (CSI) must support snapshots. AWS EBS Snapshots).

Database 65

Database Storage Open Source AWS 65

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

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. You will need to know which monitoring metrics for Redis to watch and a tool to monitor these critical server metrics to ensure its health.

Metrics 130

Metrics Monitoring Latency Cache 130

Scalegrid

JANUARY 19, 2024

When a MongoDB rollback happens, it can cause trouble to your data integrity and system consistency. Data-bearing members face a higher risk of encountering issues caused by rollbacks, compared to others who utilize different storage methods.

Database 130

Database Network Servers Monitoring 130

Percona

MARCH 13, 2023

to MySQL 8, we could choose to do an in-place upgrade or set up another MySQL 8 server(s) from the existing running MySQL 5.7 server with Percona XtraBackup. In my lab, we have two test nodes: PRIMARY: mysql57 (192.168.56.111) with Percona Server 5.7 server instances are ready for an upgrade. On primary server mysql5.7,

Servers 100

Servers C++ Storage Systems 100

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. Here are a few critical ways in which it differs from replication: You can control how frequently the destination system syncs from source – once a week, once a day, or even less frequently.

Analytics 185

Analytics Storage Database Systems 185

The Netflix TechBlog

JUNE 12, 2023

To be a client systems engineer is to take joy in small endpoint automations that make your fellow employees’ day a little better. In its typical configuration the Crypt agent enforces FileVault upon login and escrows the resulting recovery key to a corresponding Crypt server. We call this new tool Escrow Buddy.

Open Source 194

Open Source Database Servers Storage 194

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. The performance of a PostgreSQL database has a significant impact on the overall effectiveness of an application.

Tuning 52

Tuning Efficiency Database Performance 52

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

Scalegrid

JANUARY 9, 2024

As more and more enterprises incorporate cloud-based systems, ensuring their security becomes a key concern. 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

SQL Performance

APRIL 15, 2020

SQL Server has always provided the ability to capture actual queries in an easily-consumable rowset format – first with legacy SQL Server Profiler, later via Extended Events, and now with a combination of those two concepts in Azure SQL Database. Enter the New SQL Server Profiler. Legacy Profiler "Standard" trace events.

Azure 96

Azure Database Tuning Network 96

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

JUNE 22, 2023

As a MySQL database administrator, keeping a close eye on the performance of your MySQL server is crucial to ensure optimal database operations. PMM monitors the MySQL uptime: show global status like 'uptime'; Indicates the amount of time (seconds) the MySQL server has been running since the last restart.

Performance 102

Performance Monitoring Traffic Database 102

SQL Server According to Bob

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I have previously tested and blogged about the NTFS, sparse, file system limitation error 665: [link] when running DBCC or using Snapshot databases with SQL Server. This paper details XFS storage format and structures: [link] – Specifically the theoretical limits table section. filefrag -v test.dat.

Servers 45

Servers Systems Storage Database 45

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

IT infrastructure is the heart of your digital business and connects every area – physical and virtual servers, storage, databases, networks, cloud services. AI-assistance: Use AI to detect anomalies and benchmark your system. We’ve seen the IT infrastructure landscape evolve rapidly over the past few years.

Infrastructure 205

Infrastructure Monitoring Virtualization Serverless 205

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 222

Technology Technology Metrics Infrastructure 222

Percona

MARCH 17, 2023

These updates are designed to keep databases running at peak performance and simplify database operations. But as companies grow and see more demand for their databases, we need to ensure that PMM also remains scalable so you don’t need to worry about its performance while tending to the rest of your environment.

Monitoring 95

Monitoring Scalability Cache Database 95

Percona

OCTOBER 13, 2023

MySQL writes a.sdi file to accommodate the serialized dictionary information for storage engines that lack support for this functionality. Purpose of.sdi files Serialized dictionary information (SDI) files store serialized metadata about various database objects, such as tables, indexes, and other schema-related details. sdi -rw-r --.

Storage 90

Storage Database Engineering Open Source 90

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 162

Virtualization Infrastructure Monitoring Cloud 162

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

MAY 1, 2023

This message is normally a side effect of a storage subsystem that is not capable of keeping up with the number of writes (e.g., After some time of receiving these messages, eventually, they hit performance issues to the point that the server becomes unresponsive for a few minutes. This was exactly what was happening on this server.

AWS 117

AWS Hardware Storage Tuning 117

Percona

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This type of backup is suitable for large, important databases that need to be recovered quickly when problems occur. Physical backups are the backups that consist of raw copies of the directories and files that store database contents. Your MySQL connection id is 10 (X protocol) Server version: 8.0.33-25 Press ^C to stop.

C++ 101

C++ Servers Storage Speed 101

Percona

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Percona is a leading provider of unbiased, performance-first, open source database solutions that allow organizations to easily, securely, and affordably maintain business agility, minimize risks, and stay competitive, free from vendor lock-in. Find more information in the Telemetry on Percona Server for MySQL document.

Open Source 77

Open Source Azure Servers Programming 77

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 76

Open Source Healthcare Social Media Database 76

SQL Performance

APRIL 17, 2020

Ultimately, tables are stored as a sequence of bytes with some metadata elsewhere in the system to describe what each of those bytes mean, and how they relate to each of the table's various columns. It requires only a few changes to system tables, and a minimal amount of logging. Improvements in SQL Server 2016.

Servers 63

Servers Database Testing Efficiency 63

Percona

MAY 9, 2023

Many MongoDB clusters use storage-level snapshots to provide fast and reliable backups. Background story I recently worked with a company running a large four-shard MongoDB Enterprise Server database cluster on VMs on premises that decided to migrate to the Google Cloud Platform. Set spec.image to a specific image version.

Storage 102

Storage Cloud Servers Google 102

HammerDB

APRIL 19, 2023

Among the different components of modern software solutions, the database is one of the most critical. There are many times we get asked why some cloud instance performed poorly for their database application and almost always turned out to be some configuration error. For storage, FIO is generally used.

Performance 54

Performance Benchmarking Cache Storage 54

Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Maintaining optimal application performance is crucial for businesses, and fast databases are vital in achieving this goal. For an effective approach to database performance, it’s crucial to have a comprehensive overview of all databases, including server-side DBs.

Database 188

Database Monitoring Games Metrics 188

Smashing Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The resource loading waterfall is a cascade of files downloaded from the network server to the client to load your website from start to finish. On design systems, UX, web performance and CSS/JS. Client Side Rendering, Server Side Rendering And Jamstack. But during SSR, the client retrieves the HTML from the server.

Cache 125

Cache Performance Servers Social Media 125

Percona

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Let’s look at some of the most popular Percona Database Performance Blog posts in 2018. With the Percona Database Performance Blog, Percona staff and leadership work hard to provide the open source community with insights, technical support, predictions and metrics around multiple open source database software technologies.

Database 40

Database Tuning Performance AWS 40

All Things Distributed

AUGUST 17, 2011

Werner Vogels weblog on building scalable and robust distributed systems. No Server Required - Jekyll & Amazon S3. As some of you may remember I was pretty excited when Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) released its website feature such that I could serve this weblog completely from S3. No Server Required. Comments ().

Servers 126

Servers Social Media AWS Website 126

Percona

AUGUST 18, 2023

uses the Aria engine for system tables. 2023-05-12T08:10:39.374389Z 1 [ERROR] [MY-011013] [Server] Failed to initialize DD Storage Engine. It also shows the importance of thorough testing in complex database upgrades. The incompatibility roadblock MariaDB 10.4 to MySQL 8.x and MySQL 8.0.

Open Source 65

Open Source Database Storage Engineering 65

Percona

JULY 25, 2023

The data is internally inconsistent because the server concurrently modifies the data files while they are being copied. Percona XtraBackup performs crash recovery on the files to make a consistent, usable database again. The redo apply phase wouldn’t make the database consistent with respect to a transaction.

Cache 83

Cache Benchmarking Servers Design 83

Percona

DECEMBER 27, 2023

of respondents are currently utilizing databases in Kubernetes (k8s). These indicators suggest that the adoption of databases on k8s is in its early stages and is likely to continue growing in the future. Creating repositories for memory-safe patterns in cloud systems to improve overall security.

Cloud 77

Cloud Open Source Strategy Best Practices 77

Percona

JANUARY 3, 2023

Table and database names are stored on disk using the lettercase specified in the CREATE TABLE or CREATE DATABASE statement. You should not set this variable to 0 if you are running MySQL on a system that has case-insensitive file names (such as Windows or macOS). This behavior also applies to database names and table aliases.

Database 72

Database Servers Storage Systems 72