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dotConnect for PostgreSQL: Advanced .NET Data Access with Full ORM Support

Supercharge your.NET applications with dotConnect for PostgreSQL — a fast, feature-rich ADO.NET data provider tailored for modern PostgreSQL development. In this video, explore how dotConnect for PostgreSQL simplifies data connectivity, enhances developer workflows, and empowers scalable, high-performance applications within the.NET ecosystem. What you’ll see: From SaaS platforms to data-driven enterprise systems, dotConnect for PostgreSQL offers the speed, reliability, and flexibility your applications need.

The Real Cost of Choosing the Wrong Database

Data is more than a record of what happened—it shapes what happens next. Across industries, connected devices continuously stream time-stamped data that reflects the current state of machines, environments, and systems. This steady flow gives organizations a live view of operations and the ability to catch issues early, adjust quickly, and operate more efficiently. However, capturing data alone does not create value.

vmanomaly Deep Dive: Smarter Alerting with AI (Tech Talk Companion)

I was thrilled to host our latest tech talk, where we got to do a deep dive into vmanomaly with the best possible guests: Fred Navruzov, the actual team lead for the product, and Co-Host, Matthias Palmersheim. We covered a ton of ground, from high-level concepts to the nitty-gritty of configuration. For everyone who couldn’t make it, I wanted to share my personal recap of the most important technical takeaways from our conversation.

Built for simplicity and scalability: why organizations choose Redgate Flyway

Redgate Flyway is renowned for its low-friction, SQL-first approach. Our customer stories share the wins seen in organizations worldwide for Redgate Flyway. And when it comes to community endorsement for Flyway OSS, the GitHub and Docker statistics prove it, with 9k+ GitHub stars and 50M Docker downloads advocating for its appreciation.

Visualize Logs Alongside Metrics: A Complete Guide for Monitoring Slow MySQL Queries

When a service slows down, metrics will tell you that it’s happening but logs tell you why. For MySQL, slow queries can be a silent performance killer, gradually chewing through resources until users start complaining. By enabling MySQL’s slow query log and forwarding it to Loki (via Promtail), you can visualize query-level details right alongside your metrics on Grafana dashboards. This makes it easy to correlate what is slow (metrics) with what is causing the slowdown (logs).

What Is ANSI SQL and Why You Should Use It

Every major RDBMS insists it’s SQL-compliant, but under the hood, proprietary quirks break portability and slow down development. That’s where ANSI SQL steps in—not just as a standard, but as a survival strategy for teams juggling multiple platforms. By adopting ANSI SQL, you’re not just writing cleaner, more portable code—you’re unlocking freedom.

How to use SQL to learn more about your Grafana usage

Wilfried Roset is an engineering manager who leads an SRE team, and he is also a Grafana Champion. Wilfried currently works at OVHcloud, where he focuses on prioritizing sustainability, resilience, and industrialization to guarantee customers satisfaction. Grafana needs a database to store all its objects, such as users, dashboards, or even data sources. Each time a user creates a dashboard, it results in a new row created in the database.

VictoriaLogs Practical Ingestion Guide for Message, Time and Streams

VictoriaLogs Practical Ingestion Guide for Message, Time and Streams This VictoriaLogs article serves as a quick way to grasp the core concepts of VictoriaLogs. It covers only the most important information from the documentation, along with common cases identified after troubleshooting many real-world scenarios. If you’re just getting started with VictoriaLogs, this is a great place to begin. For more in-depth or advanced details, refer to the official documentation.