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From Proprietary to Open Source: The Complete Guide to Database Migration

Percona

Migrating a proprietary database to open source is a major decision that can significantly affect your organization. Advantages of migrating to open source For many reasons mentioned earlier, organizations are increasingly shifting towards open source databases for their data management needs.

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Performance Testing with Open Source Tools – Myths and Reality

Alex Podelko

Some time ago Federico Toledo published Performance Testing with Open Source Tools- Busting The Myths. Otherwise we wouldn’t see so many commercial tools built on the top of open source including BlazeMeter (it is ironic that the article is posted on the BlazeMeter site), Flood, and OctoPerf.

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Top Ten Lightweight Linux Distributions

DZone

Linux is a popular open-source operating system that offers various distributions to suit every need. While some distributions are aimed at experienced Linux users, there are distributions that cater to the needs of beginners or users with older hardware.

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What is Greenplum Database? Intro to the Big Data Database

Scalegrid

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. Greenplum uses an MPP database design that can help you develop a scalable, high performance deployment. Greenplum Architectural Design. Open Source.

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An open-source benchmark suite for microservices and their hardware-software implications for cloud & edge systems

The Morning Paper

An open-source benchmark suite for microservices and their hardware-software implications for cloud & edge systems Gan et al., The paper examines the implications of microservices at the hardware, OS and networking stack, cluster management, and application framework levels, as well as the impact of tail latency.

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The Ultimate Guide to Database High Availability

Percona

Defining high availability In general terms, high availability refers to the continuous operation of a system with little to no interruption to end users in the event of hardware or software failures, power outages, or other disruptions. In addition to the disaster recovery site, this design includes an external layer of nodes.

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RSA guide 2024: AI and security are top concerns for organizations in every industry

Dynatrace

As organizations introduce generative AI and continue to use open source code libraries, APIs, microservices, and more to innovate faster, the risk of attack compounds with more entry points for bad actors access critical data. Cloud application security is crucial to every organization.