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What is Graphite?
What is Graphite? Simply put, Graphite is an open-source enterprise-ready time-series database. So what is a time-series database? Well, a time series is a series of data points indexed (or listed or graphed) in time order. Time Series databases have excellent benefits over traditional databases in terms of high performance, higher writes, improved scalability, better reliability, and many more.
Why monitoring server estates from a single pane of glass is key
The last few years have seen a big change in the size, make-up, and nature of database estates. Data is growing both in volume and complexity, it is now normal to have workloads as well as data in multiple public clouds, and organizations are increasingly using different kinds of databases for different use cases.
How we tame high cardinality in time series databases
Part 1 of the series of posts which talk about engineering design decisions to make high cardinality work in time-series databases.
Top PostgreSQL Monitoring Tools in 2023
Armed with the right PostgreSQL monitoring tools, database administrators and developers can identify potential bottlenecks, troubleshoot problems and make informed decisions to optimize their database environments. Monitoring PostgreSQL databases provides invaluable insight into their performance, health and overall efficiency.
Getting Started with SQL Queries
Welcome to our tutorial on executing basic queries on pgAdmin, the intuitive GUI tool for managing PostgreSQL databases. In this video, we'll cover essential SQL commands such as SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE, and INSERT, and demonstrate how to utilize them effectively on pgAdmin. Whether you're a beginner or looking to refresh your SQL skills, this tutorial provides valuable insights and practical examples. Additionally, we'll share helpful resources like SQL cheatsheets and codecademy's SQL commands article to further enhance your understanding.
How Worldline uses Grafana Enterprise and Grafana Mimir to run its platform-as-a-service at a global scale
According to the World Bank, two-thirds of adults around the globe currently make or receive digital payments. Businesses have come to expect quick, reliable processing, and one company at the forefront of that is Worldline. The global payment service provider (PSP) is a leading payment processor and payment provider in Europe, with about 3.4 billion e-commerce transactions made in 2022.
Relational Databases: Exploring Indexes and Transactions
Indexes serve as the key to unlocking the immense potential of relational databases, enabling swift and optimized data access. They act as a roadmap, allowing the database engine to locate specific data quickly, ultimately enhancing query performance. Understanding the nuances of indexes and employing the appropriate indexing techniques can significantly impact the efficiency of a database system.
Managing the challenge of migrating to the cloud
Migrating to the cloud has many advantages … until you’re the one tasked with making it happen. For many data professionals, this will be a first step from the traditional, predictable challenges of managing on-premises servers to the many and varied databases and platforms in the cloud. As many have discovered, it’s not simply a case of ‘lift and shift’.
The promise - and the perils - of GitHub Copilot
There’s been a lot of talk about GitHub Copilot recently, loudly touted as Your AI pair programmer. According to GitHub, Copilot for Business brings the power of generative AI to engineering teams, accelerating the speed of software development and innovation. At the back end is OpenAI Codex, a modified version of the GPT-3 Large Language Model (LLM) used in ChatGPT. At the front end it integrates with code editors like Visual Studio and JetBrains to automatically generate code.