Today, I’d like to discuss getting better MySQL scalability on Amazon RDS.
The question of the day: “What can you do when a MySQL database needs to scale write-intensive workloads beyond the capabilities of the largest available machine on Amazon RDS?”
SQLAuthority News – Microsoft Whitepaper – Optimizing Your Query Plans with the SQL Server 2014 Cardinality Estimator
I have been reading this Whitepaper from a couple of days and I am yet not done reading it completely, but I think it is one of the best white papers I have read in the recent time. First of all, it is written by my friend and SQL Expert…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Presenting 4 Technology Sessions at Great Indian Developer 2014 – Contest
The Great Indian Developer Conference (GIDS) is one of the most popular annual event held in Bangalore. This year GIDS is scheduled on April 22, 25. I will be presenting total four sessions at this event and each session is very different from each other. Event Location: J. N. Tata…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – Performance Statistic Collection – Notes from the Field #018
[Note from Pinal]: This is a 18th episode of Notes from the Field series. Performance is very crucial subject and to come up with the right strategy along with a performance one needs to have more knowledge related to the overall performance of the server. However, most of the organization does not come up with the best strategies related to performance. It is very crucial that DBA collects performance statistics of the entire collection methodologically and scientifically. Let us learn more Performance Statistic Collection in this episode.
SQL SERVER – 28 Links for Learning SQL Wait Stats from Beginning
It has been exact two years since I have written series on SQL Wait Statistics and Queues. I often received quite a few questions related to this subject. Here are my answers to the questions. Q: The series which you have written two years ago, is it still relevant to…
Read MoreSQL SERVER – SafePeak SQL Server Acceleration Software Gets an Upgrade
SafePeak, the SQL Server application acceleration software, gets a new version upgrade and launches on Amazon Cloud Marketplace. SafePeak’s idea in a nutshell is simple. SafePeak is a query-level automated caching middleware for SQL Server-based operational applications. SafePeak accelerates apps by caching SQL queries while keeping a 100% ACID compliance…
Read MoreBig Data – Real-Time Analytics Performance with ClustrixDB
Note: The product used in comparison is ClustrixDB. It is available to download for FREE. NewSQL databases provide scale-out of NoSQL without giving up on SQL or ACID transactions. While most NewSQL databases focus only on transactions, ClustrixDB also provides fast real-time analytics that are becoming increasing important to many…
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