Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Maintaining optimal application performance is crucial for businesses, and fast databases are vital in achieving this goal. For an effective approach to database performance, it’s crucial to have a comprehensive overview of all databases, including server-side DBs.

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Database Monitoring Games Metrics 246

The Netflix TechBlog

DECEMBER 21, 2020

At this scale, we can gain a significant amount of performance and cost benefits by optimizing the storage layout (records, objects, partitions) as the data lands into our warehouse. We built AutoOptimize to efficiently and transparently optimize the data and metadata storage layout while maximizing their cost and performance benefits.

Storage 208

Storage Latency Efficiency Data Engineering 208

Dynatrace

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

In part 2, we’ll show you how to retrieve business data from a database, analyze that data using dashboards and ad hoc queries, and then use a Davis analyzer to predict metric behavior and detect behavioral anomalies. Similar to the tutorial extension, we created an extension that performs queries against databases.

Database 290

Database Artificial Intelligence Metrics Monitoring 290

Scalegrid

JUNE 4, 2020

ScaleGrid is a fully managed DBaaS that supports MySQL, PostgreSQL and Redis™, along with additional support for MongoDB® database and Greenplum® database. Along with many popular cloud providers, DigitalOcean also provides a Managed Databases service. So, which database service is right for your application? Single Node.

Database 230

Database Latency Benchmarking Performance 230

Scalegrid

JUNE 22, 2020

MySQL is the all-time number one open source database in the world, and a staple in RDBMS space. MySQL on DigitalOcean is a natural fit, but what’s the best way to deploy your cloud database? ScaleGrid provides 30% more storage on average vs. DigitalOcean for MySQL at the same affordable price. At a glance – TLDR.

Database 217

Database Benchmarking Latency Performance 217

Scalegrid

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Incremental Backups: Speeds up recovery and makes data management more efficient for active databases. Improved JSON Handling & Security: Improved logical replication and the new MAINTAIN privilege give database administrators more control and flexibility. Start your free trial today!

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Speed Database Storage Efficiency 130

DZone

AUGUST 6, 2021

Most log management solutions store log data in a database and enable search by storing an index of the data. As the database grows in size, so does the index management cost. When companies are handling terabytes of data every day, the database-backed log management system becomes untenable.

Storage 189

Storage Database Systems Efficiency 189

DZone

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Microsoft Azure SQL is a robust, fully managed database platform designed for high-performance querying, relational data storage, and analytics. For a typical web application with a backend, it is a good choice when we want to consider a managed database that can scale both vertically and horizontally.

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Metrics Azure Analytics Storage 165

Scalegrid

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

PostgreSQL is an amazing relational database. However, beyond just the features, there are other important aspects of a database that need to be considered. However, beyond just the features, there are other important aspects of a database that need to be considered. Feature-wise, it is up there with the best, if not the best.

Database 184

Database Open Source Servers Storage 184

Scalegrid

MAY 11, 2024

MongoDB offers several storage engines that cater to various use cases. The default storage engine in earlier versions was MMAPv1, which utilized memory-mapped files and document-level locking. The newer, pluggable storage engine, WiredTiger, addresses this by using prefix compression, collection-level locking, and row-based storage.

Storage 130

Storage Engineering Cache Database 130

High Scalability

JANUARY 11, 2022

We will use a graph database such as Neo4j to store the information. Additionally, we can use columnar databases like Cassandra to store information like user feeds, activities, and counters. After that, the post gets added to the feed of all the followers in the columnar data storage. Sample Queries supported by Graph Database.

Design 334

Design Media Storage Logistics 334

Dynatrace

OCTOBER 7, 2021

This means you no longer have to provision, scale, and maintain servers to run your applications, databases, and storage systems. Speed is next; serverless solutions are quick to spin up or down as needed, and there are no delays due to limited storage or resource access. AWS offers four serverless offerings for storage.

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Serverless AWS Lambda Storage 325

Scalegrid

JULY 17, 2020

Why should a relational database even care about unstructured data? JSON database in 9.2 It is useful to validate incoming JSON and store in the database. JSONB storage has some drawbacks vs. traditional columns: PostreSQL does not store column statistics for JSONB columns. JSONB Patterns & Antipatterns.

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Storage Database Efficiency Availability 321

Scalegrid

JULY 29, 2019

MySQL is a free open source relational database management system that is leveraged across a majority of WordPress sites, and allows you to query your data such as posts, pages, images, user profiles, and more. Managing a database is hard, as it needs continuous updating, tuning, and monitoring to ensure the performance of your website.

Database 166

Database Cloud Website Azure 166

Scalegrid

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

A distributed storage system is foundational in today’s data-driven landscape, ensuring data spread over multiple servers is reliable, accessible, and manageable. Understanding distributed storage is imperative as data volumes and the need for robust storage solutions rise.

Storage 130

Storage Systems Big Data Azure 130

Percona

JANUARY 30, 2023

As Ibrar Ahmed noted in his blog post on Transparent Database Encryption (TDE). PostgreSQL is a surprising outlier when it comes to offering Transparent Database Encryption. If database files are copied or otherwise exposed in their raw form, exposure does not happen. Does PostgreSQL Need TDE (Transparent Data Encryption)?

Database 145

Database Storage Government Open Source 145

The Netflix TechBlog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Central to this infrastructure is our use of multiple online distributed databases such as Apache Cassandra , a NoSQL database known for its high availability and scalability. Over time as new key-value databases were introduced and service owners launched new use cases, we encountered numerous challenges with datastore misuse.

Latency 256

Latency Storage Cache Efficiency 256

Percona

DECEMBER 11, 2023

There are a wealth of options on how you can approach storage configuration in Percona Operator for PostgreSQL , and in this blog post, we review various storage strategies — from basics to more sophisticated use cases. For example, you can choose the public cloud storage type – gp3, io2, etc, or set file system.

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Storage Strategy Cloud Network 122

Dynatrace

AUGUST 1, 2022

Interestingly, our partner RedHat reported in 2021 that around 80% of deployed workloads are databases or data caches, storing data in persistent volume claims (PVCs). You also decide to run your database for storing user uploads – such as images or videos – directly in Kubernetes. However, you lack insights into your PVCs.

Storage 246

Storage Database Network Metrics 246

The Netflix TechBlog

APRIL 27, 2023

Ruchir Jha , Brian Harrington , Yingwu Zhao TL;DR Streaming alert evaluation scales much better than the traditional approach of polling time-series databases. It allows us to overcome high dimensionality/cardinality limitations of the time-series database. It opens doors to support more exciting use-cases.

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Storage Cache Metrics Database 293

Percona

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Previously, deploying and maintaining a database usually meant many burdensome chores and repetitive tasks to ensure proper functioning. Today along with their team, we will see how pvc-autoresizer can automate storage scaling for MongoDB clusters on Kubernetes. In our lab we will use AWS EKS with a standard storage class.

Storage 130

Storage Blockchain AWS Cloud 130

DZone

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The load testing for the database needs to be conducted usually so that the impact on the system can be monitored in different scenarios, such as query language rule optimization, storage engine parameter adjustment, etc. Why Load Testing Matters in Nebula Graph? The operating system in this article is the x86 CentOS 7.8.

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Testing Operating System Storage Performance 240

All Things Distributed

JUNE 21, 2018

A common question that I get is why do we offer so many database products? To do this, they need to be able to use multiple databases and data models within the same application. Seldom can one database fit the needs of multiple distinct use cases. Seldom can one database fit the needs of multiple distinct use cases.

Database 167

Database AWS Games Latency 167

Dynatrace

JANUARY 11, 2023

Database monitoring. This ensures the database queries are performant, while also identifying host problems. For example, uptime detection can identify database instability and help to improve mean time to restoration. Cloud storage monitoring. Website monitoring. Virtual machine (VM) monitoring.

Cloud 295

Cloud Monitoring Best Practices Infrastructure 295

DZone

OCTOBER 24, 2023

The ELK stack is an abbreviation for Elasticsearch, Logstash, and Kibana, which offers the following capabilities: Elasticsearch: a scalable search and analytics engine with a log analytics tool and application-formed database, perfect for data-driven applications.

Analytics 267

Analytics Storage Infrastructure Scalability 267

Scalegrid

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The choice of self-managed cloud databases vs DBaaS is a common debate among those who are looking for the best option that will cater to their particular needs. Database as a Service (DBaaS) and managed databases offer distinct advantages along with certain challenges.

Database 130

Database Cloud Hardware Storage 130

High Scalability

APRIL 3, 2019

PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database system that has soared in popularity over the past 30 years from its active, loyal, and growing community. For the 2nd year in a row, PostgreSQL has kept the title of #1 fastest growing database in the world according to the DBMS of the Year report by the experts at DB-Engines.

Database 177

Database Cloud Open Source Engineering 177

DZone

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Cosmos DB is a multimodal database in Azure that supports schema-less storage. For key object storage, RU tends to be less, but it still depends on the payload size. Cosmos DB can be a good candidate for a key-value store. By default, Cosmos DB containers tend to index all the fields of a document uploaded.

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Azure Storage C++ Performance Testing 243

Dynatrace

JANUARY 16, 2023

The strongest Kubernetes growth areas are security, databases, and CI/CD technologies. Strongest Kubernetes growth areas are security, databases, and CI/CD technologies. Of the organizations in the Kubernetes survey, 71% run databases and caches in Kubernetes, representing a +48% year-over-year increase. Java, Go, and Node.js

Open Source 358

Open Source Java Operating System Programming 358

Scalegrid

JUNE 9, 2020

June 9, 2020 – ScaleGrid, a leading Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) provider, has just announced support for their MySQL , PostgreSQL and Redis™ solutions on DigitalOcean. This launch is in addition to their current DigitalOcean offering for MongoDB® database , the only DBaaS to support this database on DigitalOcean.

Availability 227

Availability Open Source Benchmarking Database 227

Percona

JANUARY 4, 2024

Managing storage and performance efficiently in your MySQL database is crucial, and general tablespaces offer flexibility in achieving this. In contrast to the single system tablespace that holds system tables by default, general tablespaces are user-defined storage containers for multiple InnoDB tables.

Storage 114

Storage Engineering Database Open Source 114

Dynatrace

JULY 29, 2022

Traditional databases help users and machines find data with a quick search. Databases, however, require indexing — a data structure that improves the speed of data retrieval — before log data can be searched and analyzed. Cold storage and rehydration. Indexing overhead. Inadequate context.

Analytics 246

Analytics Storage Retail DevOps 246

Scalegrid

JULY 8, 2019

Are you looking to get started with the world’s most popular open-source database, and wondering how you should setup your MySQL hosting ? While Microsoft Azure does offer a managed solution, Azure Database, the solution has some major limitations you should know about before migrating your MySQL deployments.

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Azure Cloud Virtualization Database 219

Dynatrace

JULY 29, 2022

Traditional databases help users and machines find data with a quick search. Databases, however, require indexing — a data structure that improves the speed of data retrieval — before log data can be searched and analyzed. Cold storage and rehydration. Indexing overhead. Inadequate context.

Analytics 245

Analytics Storage Retail DevOps 245

DZone

APRIL 11, 2023

It provides built-in connectors for various data sources such as databases, file systems, cloud storage, and more. Ingesting Data With Azure Data Factory Azure Data Factory is a cloud-based data integration service enabling you to ingest data from various sources into a cloud-based data lake or warehouse.

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Azure Analytics Storage Cloud 246

Dynatrace

JULY 11, 2024

Retention-based deletion is governed by a policy outlining the duration for which data is stored in the database before it’s deleted automatically. For instance, if data is mistakenly ingested into the database, it may need to be deleted to prevent inaccuracies or sensitive data from being stored.

Storage 264

Storage Government Best Practices Media 264

Percona

JANUARY 5, 2023

In PostgreSQL, vacuuming is a maintenance task that helps to optimize database performance and reclaim space. PostgreSQL and other database management systems use MVCC to ensure consistent reads and prevent data loss from concurrent updates. It is essential to run a vacuum to keep the database running smoothly periodically.

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Database Performance C++ Efficiency 138