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June 27, 2024

CedarDB Blog

Working with JSON and Graphs in CedarDB

Working with JSON and Graphs in CedarDB

While relational database systems are still by far the most popular database systems in use today, other data models are growing in both importance and popularity. The perceived simplicity and greater flexibility of semi-structured data, such as JSON, has made it the first choice for many application developers, especially for web interfaces and log data. As a result, much of the data being generated today is semi-structured. And the shift to new data models does not stop at data generation. Analysts are increasingly turning to graphs to better capture real-world relationships in their data.

Vitess Blog

Announcing Vitess 20

We're delighted to announce the release of Vitess 20 along with version 2.13.0 of the Vitess Kubernetes Operator. Version 20 focuses on usability and maturity of existing features, and continues to build on the solid foundation of scalability and performance established in previous versions. Our commitment remains steadfast in providing a powerful, scalable, and reliable solution for your database scaling needs. What's New in Vitess 20 # Query Compatibility: enhanced DML support including improved query compatibility, Vindex hints, and extended support for various sharded update and delete operations.

June 26, 2024

June 25, 2024

Tinybird Engineering Blog

Migrating from Rockset? See how Tinybird features compare

This post will show you how Tinybird offers a natural migration path for user-facing analytics, applications and dashboards. It will cover what Tinybird is, how Rockset features map to Tinybird and what Tinybird uniquely offers.

June 20, 2024

Hack MySQL

Lessons From 20 Years Hacking MySQL (Part 1)

I vividly remember 2004 when I decided to specialize in MySQL because the year before I was homeless and living in my car. It’s been a long road and an amazing journey ever since.

by Daniel Nichter
Hack MySQL

Lessons From 20 Years Hacking MySQL (Part 2)

A relational database is more than a data bank, it’s a profound philosophical expression. This is the second and final part of “Lessons From 20 Years Hacking MySQL”.

by Daniel Nichter

June 19, 2024

June 18, 2024

Stack - Convex Blog

Can your database do this? Ep. 1: Magic caching

With Convex's magic query cache, Convex's powerful subscriptions are cached, not merely values. So you get fast, jank-free renders with no cache consistency or invalidation headaches.

June 17, 2024