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PostgreSQL Database Security: External Server-Based Authentication
Database security is crucial to protecting sensitive information stored in a database. A critical aspect is authentication, which refers to [...]
February 2, 2023
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Why PostgreSQL Needs Transparent Database Encryption (TDE)
As Ibrar Ahmed noted in his blog post on Transparent Database Encryption (TDE). PostgreSQL is a surprising outlier when it comes [...]
January 30, 2023
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Deep Dive into MySQL’s Performance Schema
Recently I was working with a customer wherein our focus was to carry out a performance audit of their multiple [...]
January 4, 2023
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PostgreSQL Database Security: External Server-Based Authentication
Database security is crucial to protecting sensitive information stored in a database. A critical aspect is authentication, which refers to [...]
February 2, 2023
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PostgreSQL Database Security: External Server-Based Authentication
Database security is crucial to protecting sensitive information stored in a database. A critical aspect is authentication, which refers to [...]
February 2, 2023
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An Argument for Logical Failover Slots
These days, the typical PostgreSQL cluster consists not only of a multi-node replication cluster, which is ordinarily an asynchronous streaming [...]
February 2, 2023
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Unlocking the Secrets of TOAST: How To Optimize Large Column Storage in PostgreSQL for Top Performance and Scalability
PostgreSQL is a fantastic database, but if you’re storing images, video, audio files, or other large data objects, you need [...]
February 1, 2023
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Why PostgreSQL Needs Transparent Database Encryption (TDE)
As Ibrar Ahmed noted in his blog post on Transparent Database Encryption (TDE). PostgreSQL is a surprising outlier when it comes [...]
January 30, 2023
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Percona Backup for MongoDB 2.0.3, Updates to Percona Distribution for MySQL: Release Roundup January 30, 2023
It’s time for the release roundup! Percona is a leading provider of unbiased open source database solutions that allow organizations [...]
January 30, 2023
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Why You Need To Keep Track of Bugs
Most of us are lucky that software bugs are a small part of our lives. The ‘things just work’ attitude [...]
January 26, 2023
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Identify Active Databases and Users in MySQL
Database administrators often need to identify inactive databases and users to save resources. This can be done using various methods [...]
January 25, 2023
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WAL Compression in PostgreSQL and Recent Improvements in Version 15
Attempts to compress PostgreSQL WAL at different levels have always been around since the beginning. Some of the built-in features [...]
January 24, 2023
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Backup Databases on Kubernetes With VolumeSnapshots
Databases on Kubernetes continue their rising trend. We see the growing adoption of our Percona Kubernetes Operators and the demand [...]
January 24, 2023
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Working of MySQL Replication Filters When Using Statement-based and Row-based Replication
A couple of days ago I was creating an index on the source and when I checked the replica side [...]
January 23, 2023
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[BUG] Stopping Purge/Resuming Purge in Error Logs After Upgrade to MySQL 5.7.40
We had a couple of cases where clients reported that the MySQL error log was flooded with the below note: [...]
January 23, 2023
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