All Things Distributed

OCTOBER 8, 2014

We are introducing native support for document model like JSON into DynamoDB, the ability to add / remove global secondary indexes, adding more flexible scaling options, and increasing the item size limit to 400KB. The original Dynamo paper inspired many database solutions, which are now popularly referred to as NoSQL databases.

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Scalegrid

JANUARY 10, 2025

Heading into 2024, SQL databases will remain essential in data management, increasingly using distributed systems to meet growing needs for scalability and reliability. According to 2023 statistics, 49% of web applications use an SQL-based database , with SQL having a 75% adoption rate in the IT industry.

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Percona

MARCH 23, 2023

When it comes to enterprise-level databases, there are several options available in the market, but PostgreSQL stands out as one of the most popular and reliable choices. PostgreSQL is a free and open source object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) that has existed since the mid-1990s.

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Dynatrace

AUGUST 29, 2023

Dynatrace has announced that it has successfully achieved the Google Cloud Ready – Cloud SQL designation for Cloud SQL, Google Cloud’s fully-managed, relational database service for MySQL, PostgreSQL, and SQL Server.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Among these, you can find essential elements of application and infrastructure stacks, from app gateways (like HAProxy), through app fabric (like RabbitMQ), to databases (like MongoDB) and storage systems (like NetApp, Consul, Memcached, and InfluxDB, just to name a few). documentation. Prometheus Data Source documentation.

Technology 246

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Scalegrid

OCTOBER 17, 2019

In that environment, the first PostgreSQL developers decided forking a process for each connection to the database is the safest choice. It would be a shame if your database crashed, after all. Developers are often strongly discouraged from holding a database connection while other operations take place.

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The Netflix TechBlog

APRIL 12, 2022

By transacting with a database which is monitored by a CDC connector that creates events, or b. A GraphQL processor executes the user provided GraphQL query to fetch documents from the federated gateway. Writing an Avro schema for such a document is time consuming and error prone to do by hand.

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Percona

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Migrating a proprietary database to open source is a major decision that can significantly affect your organization. Today, we’ll be taking a deep dive into the intricacies of database migration, along with specific solutions to help make the process easier.

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Dynatrace

JULY 22, 2024

Metrics are typically aggregated and stored in time series databases for monitoring and alerting purposes. The OpenTelemetry website provides detailed documentation for each language to guide you through the necessary steps to set up your environment. There are three main types of telemetry data: Metrics.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Both methods ingest data, but by using the Dynatrace OneAgent, users can automatically discover additional insights about their infrastructure, applications, processes, services and databases. For details, see the OpenTelemetry demo application deployment documentation as a reference. Dynatrace documentation. git clone [link].

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Percona

AUGUST 29, 2018

For optimum performance, a PostgreSQL database depends on the operating system parameters being defined correctly. Poorly configured OS kernel parameters can cause degradation in database server performance. Therefore, it is imperative that these parameters are configured according to the database server and its workload.

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Dynatrace

APRIL 21, 2022

To stay tuned, keep an eye on our release notes. Log Monitoring documentation. Starting with Dynatrace version 1.239, we have restructured and enhanced our Log Monitoring documentation to better focus on concepts and information that you, the user, look for and need. Legacy Log Monitoring v1 Documentation. Log Monitoring.

Azure 246

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Dynatrace

APRIL 20, 2023

Logs are automatically produced and time-stamped documentation of events relevant to cloud architectures. ” Weighing the value and cost of indexed databases vs. Grail With standard index databases, teams must choose relevant indexes before data ingestion. Grail enables 100% precision insights into all stored data.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

This also means we do not rely on vulnerability databases but are able to identify and block such attacks automatically even if they are exploiting unknown weaknesses. We will further enhance the detection and blocking capability to cover additional attack types, so stay tuned for updates! How to get started.

Traffic 246

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Percona

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Sure, database migration is complex, particularly when you’re looking to migrate from a proprietary database to an open source one. Database migration is almost always time-consuming, tedious, and full of potential pitfalls. Database migration is complex Let’s start here. Have you tuned your environment?

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Alex Podelko

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

First of all, it is MongoDB and Atlas documentation: Performance , Monitoring , and Query Optimization. Atlas Performance Overview and Monitor Your Cluster documentation. Impact of Available IOPS On Your Database Performance. We do have a lot of great resources that can help with MongoDB performance.

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Performance IoT Education Best Practices 200

The Netflix TechBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Andreas Andreakis , Ioannis Papapanagiotou Overview Change-Data-Capture (CDC) allows capturing committed changes from a database in real-time and propagating those changes to downstream consumers [1][2]. In databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL, transaction logs are the source of CDC events. Designed with High Availability in mind.

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The Netflix TechBlog

MAY 14, 2021

Once you finally find useful identifiers, you may begin writing SQL queries against your production database to find out what went wrong. Prodicle Distribution Prodicle Distribution allows a production office coordinator to send secure, watermarked documents, such as scripts, to crew members as attachments or links, and track delivery.

Traffic 166

Traffic Java Latency Google 166

CSS Wizardry

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

I can see from the screenshot above that TTFB is my most stable metrics—no one page appears to have particularly expensive database queries or API calls on the back-end. For now, I’m usually sat with a coffee, some tunes on, and an old-school pen and paper making notes. With this suite of numbers, I can now begin to make assessments.

Speed 337

Speed Ecommerce Metrics Analytics 337

The Netflix TechBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Andreas Andreakis , Ioannis Papapanagiotou Overview Change-Data-Capture (CDC) allows capturing committed changes from a database in real-time and propagating those changes to downstream consumers [1][2]. In databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL, transaction logs are the source of CDC events. Designed with High Availability in mind.

Database 206

Database Traffic Transportation Open Source 206

The Netflix TechBlog

JUNE 13, 2023

They enable us to further fine-tune and configure the system, ensuring the new changes are integrated smoothly and seamlessly. Our system doesn’t require strict consistency guarantees and does not use database transactions. A/B Testing A/B testing is a widely recognized method for verifying hypotheses through a controlled experiment.

Traffic 285

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Dynatrace

JULY 23, 2019

When comparing Django and Flask , developers like to highlight that Django provides an all-inclusive experience for developers: you get an admin panel, database interfaces, ORM, and directory structure for your applications and projects out of the box. Tracing database requests. In case of issues, take a look at our documentation.

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Monitoring Software Software Database 178

Percona

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Today, we are excited to announce the release of Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) V2.35 , including a tech preview of label-based access control, the general availability of Helm Chart, and a range of enhancements to our Database as a Service (DBaaS) offerings, among other improvements and features. Stay tuned!

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Availability Metrics Monitoring Open Source 128

The Netflix TechBlog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Note: Contrary to what the name may suggest, this system is not built as a general-purpose time series database. Partitioning Scheme At Netflix’s scale, the continuous influx of event data can quickly overwhelm traditional databases. We do not use it for metrics, histograms, timers, or any such near-real time analytics use case.

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Percona

OCTOBER 11, 2023

There are other parameters as well in the configuration file, which you can tune as per your needs. Full means full synchronization only. only copy the data). Incr means incremental synchronization only. only apply the oplog). KiB config 240.00 KiB local 468.00 KiB mongoshake 56.00 KiB sample_airbnb 52.20 MiB sample_analytics 9.21

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Database Open Source Testing Servers 111

Percona

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

As a result, it becomes increasingly important to protect the confidentiality of information to prevent data leaks and facilitate easy access to relevant data sources and tools for the related teams without having to sift through unrelated databases or environmental data. to monitor and diagnose. +50

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Percona

OCTOBER 4, 2023

We discussed how roles can inherit permissions from other roles, simplifying access control in your database. Documentation: Document your role hierarchy in reverse for reference, compliance, and auditing purposes. But what if you need to discover which roles inherit from a specific role?

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Scalegrid

JUNE 21, 2024

Aug-23 Aug-26 MongoDB provides documentation and support to assist users through the upgrade process. This underscores the importance of timely software upgrades and strategic planning to keep pace with advancements in database technology. MongoDB Server Lifecycle Schedule Release Release Date End of Life Date MongoDB 2.6

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Database Efficiency Strategy Tuning 130

O'Reilly

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

The eval process combines: Human review Model-based evaluation A/B testing The results then inform two parallel streams: Fine-tuning with carefully curated data Prompt engineering improvements These both feed into model improvements, which starts the cycle again. Fine-tuning works best for specific jobs where you need higher accuracy.

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Percona

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

MongoDB is a dynamic database system continually evolving to deliver optimized performance, robust security, and limitless scalability. Our new eBook, “ From Planning to Performance: MongoDB Upgrade Best Practices ,” guides you through the entire process to ensure your database’s long-term success. In MongoDB 6.x:

Best Practices 111

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SQL Performance

JANUARY 23, 2020

Tom Davidson, Opening Microsoft's Performance-Tuning Toolbox SQL Server Pro Magazine, December 2003. Waits and Queues has been used as a SQL Server performance tuning methodology since Tom Davidson published the above article as well as the well-known SQL Server 2005 Waits and Queues whitepaper in 2006. The Top Queries That Weren't.

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Tuning Servers Monitoring Hardware 115

Percona

AUGUST 27, 2018

MySQL 8 introduced a feature that is explained only in a single documentation page. Database administrators with appropriate privileges can associate virtual CPUs with resource groups and assign threads to these groups. Then we need to see IF implementing the tuning will work or not. Currently, CPU affinity (i.e.,

Tuning 70

Tuning Virtualization Testing Servers 70

Percona

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Databases are different from a lot of software. This is not a general rule, but as databases are responsible for a core layer of any IT system – data storage and processing — they require reliability. Think of us as the extra set of eyes, the extra layer of QA to ensure your safety passage to the next database version.

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Servers Availability Database Open Source 120

Percona

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

With this data, we’ll be able to better understand and tune our Postgres servers. The main idea is to be able to easily detect what the server is doing at any point in time so we can better understand how it reacts to the workload and tune accordingly. You can search the blog for more information on this if needed.

Monitoring 125

Monitoring Tuning Metrics Servers 125

Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Containers are portable, self-contained operating environments that include applications and the dependencies they need to run, such as databases, middleware, and frameworks. Documentation is slow and laborious to produce. Teams can spin up and shut down containers quickly, as well as store them in libraries for reusability.

Cloud 162

Cloud Architecture Serverless Infrastructure 162

The Netflix TechBlog

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

For example, VQS relies on the Netflix Media Database (NMDB) to store and index the quality scores, while the Reloaded system uses a mix of non-queryable data models and files. To aid our transition, we introduced another Cosmos microservice: the Document Conversion Service (DCS).

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Media Innovation Metrics Latency 178

Percona

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Many changes and new features are brought to the system, and as part of keeping in tune with the changes and how they can impact us, we go through the changes to better understand them. Stricter downgrade policy The upstream documentation highlights the following: Starting in MongoDB 7.0, From that, this article is born. x -> 5.0.x

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