PostgreSQL is an open source object-relational database system that has soared in popularity over the past 30 years from its active, loyal, and growing community. For the 2nd year in a row, PostgreSQL has kept the title of #1 fastest growing database in the world according to the DBMS of the Year report by the experts at DB-Engines. So what makes PostgreSQL so special, and how … [Read more...] about 2019 PostgreSQL Trends Report: Private vs. Public Cloud, Migrations, Database Combinations & Top Reasons Used
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Managing High Availability in PostgreSQL Part II
Are you deploying PostgreSQL in the cloud and want to understand your options for achieving high availability? In our previous blog post, Managing High Availability in PostgreSQL “ Part I, we discussed the capabilities and functioning of PostgreSQL Automatic Failover (PAF) by ClusterLabs. In Part II, we're introducing you to an alternative open source tool, Replication Manager … [Read more...] about Managing High Availability in PostgreSQL Part II
Intro to Redis Cluster Sharding Advantages, Limitations, Deploying & Client Connections
Redis Cluster is the native sharding implementation available within Redis that allows you to automatically distribute your data across multiple nodes without having to rely on external tools and utilities. At ScaleGrid, we recently added support for Redis Clusters on our platform through our fully managed Redis hosting plans. In this post, we're going to introduce you to the … [Read more...] about Intro to Redis Cluster Sharding Advantages, Limitations, Deploying & Client Connections
MySQL Tutorial Understanding The Seconds Behind Master Value
In a MySQL hosting replication setup, the parameter Seconds_Behind_Master (SBM), as displayed by the SHOW SLAVE STATUS command, is commonly used as an indication of the current replication lag of the slave. In this blog post, we examine how to understand and interpret the MySQL Seconds Behind Master value in various situations. Possible Values of  Seconds Behind Master The … [Read more...] about MySQL Tutorial Understanding The Seconds Behind Master Value
How to Connect Your MongoDB Deployments to Robo 3T GUI
Robo 3T (formerly Robomongo) is a popular desktop graphical user interface (GUI) for your MongoDB hosting deployments that allows you to interact with your data through visual indicators instead of a text-based interface. This open source tool has cross-platform support and actually embeds the mongo shell within its interface to provide both shell and GUI-based interaction. As … [Read more...] about How to Connect Your MongoDB Deployments to Robo 3T GUI