The fastest way to validate cloud database architectures, minimizing surprises and maximizing ROI. I have an update on my plans for an application-based Proof Of Concept Delivery for Cloud Infrastructure Database Architectures. This consists of a service that provides Proof of Concepts (POCs) for cloud database architectures through an application platform. The platform leverages pre-built […]
With my experience in databases in the cloud and several projects doing proof-of-concepts for customers, I see a benefit from an application / website showing the differences between DBaaS and self-managed databases. At the same time I can show performance differences between various types of cloud providers and database products. Eventually a customer could upload […]
If you own a website or are thinking of creating one, you should be mindful about your ecological footprint. Because the tech industry plays a big role in the current climate crisis. With its data centers, large manufacturing operations, and huge amounts of e-waste, it’s accountable for nearly 4% of global CO2 emissions. Which, shockingly […]
I run into all kinds of challenges with consulting services. At this occassion I was involved into a performance issue with a rapidly growing Church app called DonkeyMobile. Since upgrading their Aurora RDS MySQL instances from 5.7 to 8.0 they were hitting a CPU bottleneck on one of the reader nodes. This is the kind […]
Amazon RDS (Relational Database Service) and Amazon Aurora are both managed database services provided by Amazon Web Services (AWS), but they have some key differences. Here’s an overview of each: Amazon RDS: Amazon Aurora: Key Differences: In summary, both Amazon RDS and Amazon Aurora are powerful managed database services, and the choice between them depends […]
In the past 25 years working as database consultant and being one of the founders of a database consultancy firm I have learned a lot. I want to share my insights indepently with visitors. This website offers all the information you need to be a DataBase Reliability Engineer. DBRE.nu contains assets to become a database […]