Tag: RDS
If There Was No Impact, Please Ignore This
A reader sent me this story: his RDS MySQL instance underwent two primary/standby failovers in five days. The cloud provider’s explanation was remarkable: its own back-end monitoring had queried the instance to death. The provider then promised to …
A reader sent me this story: his RDS MySQL instance underwent two primary/standby failovers in five days. The cloud provider’s explanation was remarkable: its own back-end monitoring had queried the instance to death. The provider then promised to …
Cloud Database: Michelin Prices for Cafeteria Pre-made Meals
Are cloud databases overpriced cafeteria meals The paradigm shift brought by RDS Quality, security, efficiency, and cost analysis, Cloud exit database self-building: how to implement in practice! TL;DR From commercial software to open source software …
Are cloud databases overpriced cafeteria meals The paradigm shift brought by RDS Quality, security, efficiency, and cost analysis, Cloud exit database self-building: how to implement in practice! TL;DR From commercial software to open source software …
Amateur Hour Opera: Alibaba-Cloud PostgreSQL Disaster Chronicle
In “Are Cloud Databases an IQ Tax”, I evaluated cloud database RDS as: “selling sky-high pre-made meals at five-star hotel prices” — but legitimate pre-made meals from industrial kitchens are at least edible and generally won’t kill you. However, a …
In “Are Cloud Databases an IQ Tax”, I evaluated cloud database RDS as: “selling sky-high pre-made meals at five-star hotel prices” — but legitimate pre-made meals from industrial kitchens are at least edible and generally won’t kill you. However, a …
Will DBAs Be Eliminated by Cloud?
Two days ago, the ninth episode of Open-Source Talks had the theme “Will DBAs Be Eliminated by Cloud?” As the host, I restrained myself from jumping into the debate throughout, so I’m writing this article to discuss this question: Will DBAs be …
Two days ago, the ninth episode of Open-Source Talks had the theme “Will DBAs Be Eliminated by Cloud?” As the host, I restrained myself from jumping into the debate throughout, so I’m writing this article to discuss this question: Will DBAs be …
Refuting "Why You Still Shouldn't Hire a DBA"
Guo Degang has a comedy routine: “Say I tell a rocket scientist, your rocket is no good, the fuel is wrong. I think it should burn wood, better yet coal, and it has to be premium coal, not washed coal. If that scientist takes me seriously, he …
Guo Degang has a comedy routine: “Say I tell a rocket scientist, your rocket is no good, the fuel is wrong. I think it should burn wood, better yet coal, and it has to be premium coal, not washed coal. If that scientist takes me seriously, he …
Are Cloud Databases an IQ Tax?
Winter is coming, tech giants are laying off workers entering cost-reduction mode. Can cloud databases, the number one public cloud cash cow, still tell their story? Recently, an article by DHH, co-founder of Basecamp & HEY, caused a stir【1,2】. The …
Winter is coming, tech giants are laying off workers entering cost-reduction mode. Can cloud databases, the number one public cloud cash cow, still tell their story? Recently, an article by DHH, co-founder of Basecamp & HEY, caused a stir【1,2】. The …
Is DBA Still a Good Job?
Ant Financial had a self-deprecating joke: besides regulation, only DBAs could bring down Alipay. In the digital age, data is the core asset of many enterprises, especially for internet/software service companies. The people responsible for …
Ant Financial had a self-deprecating joke: besides regulation, only DBAs could bring down Alipay. In the digital age, data is the core asset of many enterprises, especially for internet/software service companies. The people responsible for …
Cloud RDS: From Database Drop to Exit
In my previous article “Is DBA Still a Good Job”, I mentioned: Although DBA as a profession is declining, who knows if DBAs might become trendy again after several terrifying large-scale cloud database failures. Well, I recently witnessed a live …
In my previous article “Is DBA Still a Good Job”, I mentioned: Although DBA as a profession is declining, who knows if DBAs might become trendy again after several terrifying large-scale cloud database failures. Well, I recently witnessed a live …
Ready-to-Use PostgreSQL Distribution: Pigsty
What is Pigsty Pigsty is a ready-to-use production-grade open-source PostgreSQL distribution. A distribution refers to a complete database solution consisting of a database kernel and its suite of software packages. For example, Linux is an operating …
What is Pigsty Pigsty is a ready-to-use production-grade open-source PostgreSQL distribution. A distribution refers to a complete database solution consisting of a database kernel and its suite of software packages. For example, Linux is an operating …