Adrian Cockcroft

JANUARY 27, 2025

I went to the launch event, got an iPhone on day 1, and when Apple finally shipped their SDK in March 2008 I was in the first wave of people who signed up as an iOS developer. In September 2008 Netflix ran an internal hack day event. One of the Java engineers on my teamJian Wujoined me to help figure out the API.

C++ 88

C++ Mobile Hardware Java 88

All Things Distributed

MAY 8, 2012

of administrative tasks such as OS and database software patching, storage management, and implementing reliable backup and disaster recovery solutions. Amazon RDS currently supports SQL Server 2008 R2 and plans to add support for SQL Server 2012 later this year.

Cloud 92

Cloud Development AWS Servers 92

O'Reilly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

It progressed from “raw compute and storage” to “reimplementing key services in push-button fashion” to “becoming the backbone of AI work”—all under the umbrella of “renting time and storage on someone else’s computers.” ” (It will be easier to fit in the overhead storage.)

Hardware 134

Hardware Storage Big Data Blockchain 134

Percona

JUNE 4, 2023

MariaDB is a popular SQL open source relational database management system that originated as a fork of MySQL after MySQL was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2008 and later Oracle in 2010. Some key features and functionalities of MySQL include: Support for multiple storage engines, allowing users to choose what is suitable for their needs.

Open Source 52

Open Source Servers Storage Scalability 52