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MySQL Performance Tuning 101: Key Tips to Improve MySQL Database Performance

Percona

While there is no magic bullet for MySQL performance tuning, there are a few areas that can be focused on upfront that can dramatically improve the performance of your MySQL installation. What are the Benefits of MySQL Performance Tuning? A finely tuned database processes queries more efficiently, leading to swifter results.

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PostgreSQL Performance Tuning: Optimizing Database Parameters for Maximum Efficiency

Percona

Out of the box, the default PostgreSQL configuration is not tuned for any particular workload. It is primarily the responsibility of the database administrator or developer to tune PostgreSQL according to their system’s workload. What is PostgreSQL performance tuning? Why is PostgreSQL performance tuning important?

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Upcoming Webinar Thurs 3/21: MySQL Performance Schema in 1 hour

Percona

It was born in 2010 as “a feature for monitoring server execution at a low level.” In this webinar, I will give an overview of Performance Schema, focusing on its tuning, performance, and usability. Additionally, it comes with hundreds of options which allow for greater precision tuning.

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What is chaos engineering?

Dynatrace

In 2010, Netflix introduced a technology to switch production software instances off at random — like setting a monkey loose in a server room — to test how the cloud handled its services. Watch webinar now! So, the organization sought to reduce complexity and raise production quality. Thus, the tool Chaos Monkey was born.

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Is MongoDB Open Source? Is Planet Earth Flat?

Percona

Whereas many open source software offerings — like the community version of MySQL — use the GNU General Public License ( GPL ), MongoDB has been under the GNU Affero General Public License ( AGPL ) and more recently under the Server Side Public License ( SSPL ), introduced by MongoDB itself. Is MongoDB free to use?

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Kubernetes vs Docker: What’s the difference?

Dynatrace

A standard Docker container can run anywhere, on a personal computer (for example, PC, Mac, Linux), in the cloud, on local servers, and even on edge devices. Running containers : Docker Engine is a container runtime that runs in almost any environment: Mac and Windows PCs, Linux and Windows servers, the cloud, and on edge devices.

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10 tips for migrating from monolith to microservices

Dynatrace

Because monolithic applications combine database, client-side interfaces, and server-side application elements in a single executable, they’re difficult to understand, even for their own administrators. With real-time observability, teams can easily plan their migration and fine-tune performance as they migrate microservices.