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VictoriaMetrics Cloud: What's New in Q1 2025?

Time flies, and just like that, we are already in April! The first quarter of 2025 has been packed with exciting updates for VictoriaMetrics Cloud. If you joined our latest Quarterly Virtual Meetup, you might have already seen some of these announcements alongside other great improvements across all things VictoriaMetrics. In this post, we’ll take a closer look at what’s new in VictoriaMetrics Cloud.

PostgreSQL vs. AlloyDB Omni: understanding the differences

With the introduction of Aiven for AlloyDB Omni, many of our customers have wondered what the difference is between AlloyDB Omni and its architectural source project, open source PostgreSQL. AlloyDB Omni is more than just a re-implementation of PostgreSQL, and understanding how it is similar – and how it differs – from open source PostgreSQL is a valuable exercise.

Tracking Azure Elastic Jobs using Redgate Monitor

Redgate Monitor has long helped data teams and DBAs keep track of SQL Agent Jobs. Now, with version 14.0.53, it extends that visibility to Azure Elastic Jobs, giving you a centralized view of all your scheduled tasks, whether they run on SQL Server, Azure SQL Managed Instances, or Azure SQL Databases.

How to Use MySQL Performance Analyzer

If you're dealing with slow MySQL queries and wondering why your database performance is lagging, you're not alone. MySQL performance analyzers are key tools for pinpointing bottlenecks, optimizing queries, and ensuring your databases stay efficient and responsive. Let’s explore how these tools can help you keep things running smoothly.

Apache Cassandra Monitoring: Tools, Challenges & Best Practices

When your distributed database architecture scales to handle massive workloads, keeping tabs on everything becomes critical and complex. With its masterless architecture and linear scalability, Apache Cassandra powers mission-critical applications across industries—but without proper monitoring, you might as well be flying blind through a storm.

Don't default to microservices: You'll thank us later!

Don’t default to microservices: You’ll thank us later! Donald Knuth, professor emeritus at Stanford University and “father” of algorithm analysis, once said – now quite famously – that “Premature optimization is the root of all evil.” It’s one of those sayings that all engineers know, most understand, and many struggle to follow through on consistently. What Knuth misses in this pithy, memorable quote is the fact that evil is tempting.

dbForge Edge - Your All-in-One Data Management Solution

Managing multiple databases and cloud services can be challenging… but dbForge Edge makes it easy! Looking for a powerful data management tool to handle data across multiple databases and cloud services through a unified UI? dbForge Edge has you covered! View, edit, sort, and filter data directly in the gridFind the required data instantlyCompare & synchronize data with auto-generated scriptsMigrate data between different environmentsImport & export data using 14 popular formats.

dbForge Edge: Your All-in-One Data Management Solution

Managing multiple database systems can be tricky , especially when each one requires its own tool . But what if a single data management tool could simplify everything by providing a unified UI for every database? With dbForge Edge, you can easily manage, migrate, and synchronize data across various platforms , including SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and many more.

Simple Talks Podcast | S2 Episode 7 - Louis Flies Solo

In this special solo episode, host Louis Davidson stays ‘full screen’ for the entire show and answers the very questions he asks of others! Where it all started, what tech he loves, the one obvious thing he loves to do outside of working with databases (which has been mentioned before)...it’s all covered here!