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Discover Database Servers In 3 Steps

I recently had a cloud migration client who was at the beginning stage of their discovery phase and looking to jump straight to “which database platforms should I be using in the cloud?” - a tall ask you might say, but following the three steps below they were able to discover and analyze all of their database servers in just two weeks.

Release 1.37.0: Infinite scalability, database tiering, and much more

Another release of the Netdata Monitoring solution is here! We focused on these key areas: IMPORTANT NOTICE This release fixes two security issues, one in streaming authorization and another at the execution of alarm notification commands. All users are advised to update to this version or any later!

Troubleshooting Azure SQL Database Performance Issues

When applications suffer performance degradation often the root cause of the issue is a database problem. In this guide we’ll show you 7 ways to troubleshoot your Azure SQL database performance issues using metrics and insights from the eG Enterprise monitoring solution.

Database Backups - Cloud 66 Demo

Cloud 66 supports two types of backups: managed and unmanaged. Managed backups: Using managed backups has several benefits: The 100 most recent managed backups are kept by default. Unmanaged backups: Unmanaged backups are stored on your local server and are available under `/var/cloud66/backups`. The 10 most recent unmanaged backups are kept by default. We don’t charge for unmanaged backups. What is Cloud 66? Cloud 66 gives you everything you need to build, deploy and maintain your applications on any cloud, without the headache of dealing with “server stuff”.

Database Replications - Cloud 66 Demo

Database replication involves configuring a master and replica database architecture, whereby the replica is an exact copy of the master at all times. This feature is supported for MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis and MongoDB. Database replication can be set up for a single application, between applications, or between database groups. What is Cloud 66? Cloud 66 gives you everything you need to build, deploy and maintain your applications on any cloud, without the headache of dealing with “server stuff”.

Upgrading Databases - Cloud 66 Demo

Cloud 66 will not do in-place database upgrades, because this process may cause your application to stop working or may not be possible automatically. To upgrade your database through Cloud 66, we recommend that you create a new application (at which point Cloud 66 will deploy the newer database version). Once the new application is created, you can migrate data from your old application to your new application.

Enabling digital transformation - and data modernization - with DevOps

I don’t need to highlight the impact of the last few years on the world and its businesses. Companies that once completely dismissed the idea of remote working now embrace online offices, with many now operating fully remotely. Externally, the marketplace is shifting too, and opportunities for creating and realizing value can be found in new, less familiar places.

A Complete Guide to PostgreSQL Performance Tuning: Key Optimization Tips DBAs Should Know

PostgreSQL is an open-source relational database that is highly flexible and reliable and offers a varied set of features. Even though it is a complex database, it provides great integrity and performance. Also, you can deploy it on multiple platforms, including a light version for websites and smartphones. Because you can deploy Postgres in different ways, it comes out of the box with only some basic performance tuning based on the environment you’re deploying on.

SQL Server Monitoring: What metrics to track

SQL Server Monitoring has become an essential part of modern-day applications since a major chunk of these applications rely heavily on a database. It is therefore important to monitor your metrics and make the best out of your database services. SQL Server Monitoring offers plenty of metrics to choose from. We will be breaking down the five key categories that an SQL server provides for a comprehensive view of their functionality.

Using ClickHouse with MetricFire

In the analytics domain, fast and reliable storage is an important aspect for businesses to handle a large amount of data. There are different types of data storage including RDBMS, NoSQL, data lake, data warehouse, and graph database. Among these, the most widely used is RDBMS that powers various systems and applications of companies of all sizes. RDBMS is easy to use and straightforward to understand thanks to its table-based (or column-based) data format.