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Maximizing Performance of AWS RDS for MySQL with Dedicated Log Volumes

Percona

A Dedicated Log Volume (DLV) is a specialized storage volume designed to house database transaction logs separately from the volume containing the database tables. DLVs are particularly advantageous for databases with large allocated storage, high I/O per second (IOPS) requirements, or latency-sensitive workloads.

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Using Encryption-at-Rest for PostgreSQL in Kubernetes

Percona

In this blog post, you will learn: how to leverage FDE on Kubernetes with Percona Operator for PostgreSQL how to start using encrypted storage for already running cluster Prepare In most public clouds, block storage is not encrypted by default. The configuration of the storage class depends on your storage plugin.

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Compression Methods in MongoDB: Snappy vs. Zstd

Percona

Compression in any database is necessary as it has many advantages, like storage reduction, data transmission time, etc. Storage reduction alone results in significant cost savings, and we can save more data in the same space. By default, MongoDB provides a snappy block compression method for storage and network communication.

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Disaster Recovery for PostgreSQL on Kubernetes

Percona

pgBackrest on the Main site streams backups and Write Ahead Logs (WALs) to the object storage. Configure main site Use your favorite method to deploy the Operator from our documentation. Once installed, configure the Custom Resource manifest so that pgBackrest starts using the Object Storage of your choice.

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Reducing PostgreSQL Costs in the Cloud

Percona

Figure 1: PMM Home Dashboard From the Amazon Web Services (AWS) documentation , an instance is considered over-provisioned when at least one specification of your instance, such as CPU, memory, or network, can be sized down while still meeting the performance requirements of your workload and no specification is under-provisioned.

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Migrating Critical Traffic At Scale with No Downtime?—?Part 2

The Netflix TechBlog

Migrating Critical Traffic At Scale with No Downtime — Part 2 Shyam Gala , Javier Fernandez-Ivern , Anup Rokkam Pratap , Devang Shah Picture yourself enthralled by the latest episode of your beloved Netflix series, delighting in an uninterrupted, high-definition streaming experience. This is where large-scale system migrations come into play.

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Backup and Recovery for Databases: What You Should Know

Percona

An incremental backup, which is faster and requires less storage than a full backup, captures changes made since the previous backup. Some of them include: Redundant hardware: Both HA and DR use redundant hardware components, including servers and storage devices. It’s suitable for databases with moderate change rates.