The CAP Theorem in practice: The consistency vs. availability trade-off in distributed databases
When you choose a database you are making a design decision. One of the best frameworks for understanding what this means in practice is...
Different types of NoSQL databases and when to use them
Why NoSQL databases?
The popularity of NoSQL databases over the last decade or so has been driven by an explosion of data. Before what’s commonly...
Key skills every database programmer should have
According to Robert Half Technology’s 2019 IT salary report, ‘Database programmer’ is one of the 13 most in-demand tech jobs for 2019. For an...
The road to Cassandra 4.0 – What does the future have in store?
In May 2019, DataStax hosted the Accelerate conference for Apache Cassandra™ inviting community members, DataStax customers, and other users to come together, discuss the...
PostgreSQL 12 Beta 1 released
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announced yesterday its first beta release of PostgreSQL 12. It is now also available for download. This release contains...
MongoDB is going to acquire Realm, the mobile database management system, for $39 million
MongoDB, the open source NoSQL database, is going to acquire mobile database platform Realm. The purchase is certainly one with clear technological and strategic...
Must Read in Cloud & Networking
ServiceNow Partners with IBM on AIOps from DevOps.com
ServiceNow and IBM this week announced that the Watson artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps) platform from IBM will be integrated with the IT...
Must Read in Data
Server Review Essentials for Accidental and Junior DBAs—Setting Up (Part 1)...
Welcome to a new year, and a new look at what I’ve learned in my time as a beginner and junior DBA. So, I’ve...
