DZone

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Horizontally scalable data stores like Elasticsearch , Cassandra , and CockroachDB distribute their data across multiple nodes using techniques like consistent hashing. As nodes are added or removed, the data is reshuffled to ensure that the load is spread evenly across the new set of nodes. When deployed on bare-metal clusters or cloud VMs, database administrators are responsible for adding and removing nodes in a clustered system, planning the changes at times of low load to minimize disruptio

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Monitoring Scalability Database Cloud 263

InfoQ

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

At QCon San Francisco 2024, software architecture is front and center, with two tracks dedicated to exploring some of the largest and most complex architectures today. Join senior software practitioners as they provide inspiration and practical lessons for architects seeking to tackle issues at a massive scale.

Software Architecture 84

Software Architecture Architecture Software Software 84

DZone

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

When users worldwide woke up to their Windows devices inoperable, they feared they had fallen victim to the largest cyber-attack ever seen. But it wasn't an attack — their devices were down from a faulty CrowdStrike update. This $5 billion mistake could have been avoided with proper testing and quality assurance. With companies striving to update and publish software rapidly, the learnings from this global panic stemming from one endpoint security software update are telling.

Software 100

Software Software Testing Strategy 100

Percona

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

When I talk to old-timers in the MySQL community, I often hear this question: “How come MySQL is so awesome and still more popular than PostgreSQL (according to DB-Engines methodology at least), but it is losing ground while PostgreSQL’s growth in popularity has been unstoppable?

Engineering 131

Engineering Open Source 131