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Is MongoDB Open Source? Is Planet Earth Flat?

Percona

We’re equally convinced on both counts, but in this blog article, we’re focusing on why MongoDB is not open source. Let’s start with this: MongoDB is accurately referred to as source-available software. To be clear, we are rock-solid in our stance that MongoDB is not open source.

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Transparent Huge Pages Refresher

Percona

Transparent Huge Pages (THP) is a memory management feature in Linux operating systems that aims to enhance system performance. In this post, we will explore THP, its impact on database servers, and how to disable it for optimal performance and stability. What are Transparent Huge Pages? Try Percona Distribution for MySQL today!

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InnoDB Performance Optimization Basics

Percona

This blog is in reference to our previous ones for ‘Innodb Performance Optimizations Basics’ 2007 and 2013. Although there have been many blogs about adjusting MySQL variables for better performance since then, I think this topic deserves a blog update since the last update was a decade ago, and MySQL 5.7

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Using the Transparent Data Encryption Extension PG_TDE With PostgreSQL

Percona

PG_TDE (PostgreSQL Transparent Data Encryption) is an experimental transparent data encryption access method for PostgreSQL 16, available on GitHub as an extension for vanilla PostgreSQL. deb package, or as source code on github. Tell us what additional tooling about PG_TDE you would like to have, as well as any other feedback.

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Revamp MySQL Query Optimization and Overcome Slowness of ORDER BY with LIMIT Queries

Percona

The efficiency of database queries in MySQL can make all the difference in the performance and responsiveness of applications. However, for 16 years since 2007, the MySQL query optimizer has had a “bug” that not only makes LIMIT 1 slower than LIMIT 10 but can also make the former a table scan, which tends to cause problems.

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Brilliant Jerks in Engineering

Brendan Gregg

He is brilliant at convincing the company to let him do what he wants, even when that ignores market demand or his own past performance. Speaking events should be shared among staff who want to speak, and training can be made available to improve their skills (various companies offer this), so that Bob isn't the only good speaker.

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Alpha Returns Require an Alpha IT Capability

The Agile Manager

The highly-capable IT professional, one who has the ability to perform technical tasks as well as understand the business context, is already rare. Such strategic solutions can’t be sourced based on cost-of-capacity; they need to be sourced specifically on the capability of those delivering the solution. But it goes beyond this.