Datascape podcast episode 24 – MariaDB and the MySQL ecosystem
Today on the show, I am joined by my colleagues, John Schulz and Valerie Parham-Thompson. Both John...
Pythian Blog: Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, and Database Management (90)
Why column stores?
Introduction I’ve been working with data in many forms for my entire career. During this time, I...
Lightweight transactions in Cassandra
Cassandra support for transactions Unlike commonly used relational database platforms, Cassandra...
SQL Server and Azure - hybrid partitioning - a low-cost solution to retain your data
It's already a fact: cloud is here to stay. As time goes by, we have a better understanding of how...
Using AI for database administration automation - extracting useful information from log files
When talking about automation for Oracle Database Administration, besides automation of software...
Trials and tribulations of reactivating an Oracle Cloud Account
I recently tried to reactivate an Oracle Cloud Account and it turned out to be quite a bit more...
Cassandra as a time series database
When I think of Time series databases, my first thoughts go to my own experiences using a...
MySQL log rotation
Overview I find far too often that MySQL error and slow query logs are unaccounted for. Setting up...
Running sysbench based benchmarks against Cassandra
I was recently discussing benchmarking options for Cassandra with some colleagues and given my...
Cassandra use cases: when to use and when not to use cassandra
Introduction I have a database server that has these features: High available by design. Can be...
