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Optimizing Database Performance in Middleware Applications

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In the realm of modern software architecture, middleware plays a pivotal role in connecting various components of distributed systems. One of the most significant challenges faced by middleware applications is optimizing database interactions.

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A Comprehensive Guide to Database Sharding: Building Scalable Systems

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In this article, we’ll dive deep into the concept of database sharding, a critical technique for scaling databases to handle large volumes of data and high levels of traffic. We’ll start by defining what sharding is and why it’s essential for modern, high-performance databases.

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What Is Database Normalization

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Database normalization is the process of structuring data in a relational database to eliminate redundancy and enforce data consistency. This article explains how normalization works, its importance , and where it fits into database design. What Is the Role of Design in Database Structure? Normalization follows modeling.

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Top Database Performance Issues and Solutions

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Database performance issues, such as slow queries and high CPU usage, can severely impact your applications. Implementing appropriate indexes is a critical strategy for optimizing database performance, as it helps identify frequently used columns in search conditions and enhances query efficiency.

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What is Greenplum Database? Intro to the Big Data Database

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Greenplum Database is a massively parallel processing (MPP) SQL database that is built and based on PostgreSQL. Greenplum Database is an open-source , hardware-agnostic MPP database for analytics, based on PostgreSQL and developed by Pivotal who was later acquired by VMware. What is an MPP Database?

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Distributed Systems 101

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Distributed systems are all around us: Facebook, Uber, Revolut even the Google search engine is one of them. What is more, they are the core of what we work with: multiple services working together, or maybe a database, or just a service or two with some cache layer, or even some service that connects via an async message queue.

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Optimizing Software Performance for High-Impact Asset Management Systems

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My extensive experience building complex software systems has shown that performance optimization is often the deciding factor between operational success and failure, especially in large-scale environments managing millions of interconnected components.