Pigsty Blog Articles
Oracle Finally Killed MySQL
June 20, 2024 in Database
Peter Zaitsev, founder of Percona, criticizes how Oracles actions and inactions have killed MySQL. About 15 years after acquiring Sun and MySQL.
Peter Zaitsev, founder of Percona, criticizes how Oracles actions and inactions have killed MySQL. About 15 years after acquiring Sun and MySQL.
MySQL Performance Declining: Where is Sakila Going?
June 19, 2024 in Database
Higher MySQL versions mean worse performance? Percona monitoring shows slow migration from 5.7 to 8.x. PostgreSQL is pulling ahead.
Higher MySQL versions mean worse performance? Percona monitoring shows slow migration from 5.7 to 8.x. PostgreSQL is pulling ahead.
PGCon.Dev 2024, The conf that shutdown PG for a week
June 17, 2024 in PostgreSQL
Experience & Feeling on the PGCon.Dev 2024
Experience & Feeling on the PGCon.Dev 2024
PostgreSQL 17 Beta1 Released!
May 24, 2024 in PostgreSQL
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces PostgreSQL 17's first Beta version is now available. This time, PostgreSQL has truly burst the toothpaste tube!
The PostgreSQL Global Development Group announces PostgreSQL 17's first Beta version is now available. This time, PostgreSQL has truly burst the toothpaste tube!
How Ahrefs Saved US$400M by NOT Going to the Cloud
May 22, 2024 in Cloud
After Alibaba-Cloud's epic global outage on Double 11, setting industry records, how should we evaluate this incident and what lessons can we learn from it?
After Alibaba-Cloud's epic global outage on Double 11, setting industry records, how should we evaluate this incident and what lessons can we learn from it?
Why PostgreSQL is the Future Standard?
May 16, 2024 in PostgreSQL
One of the biggest trends in software development today is PostgreSQL becoming the de facto database standard. This article explains why.
One of the biggest trends in software development today is PostgreSQL becoming the de facto database standard. This article explains why.
Database Deletion Supreme - Google Cloud Nuked a Major Fund's Entire Cloud Account
May 11, 2024 in Cloud
Due to an "unprecedented configuration error," Google Cloud mistakenly deleted trillion-RMB fund giant **UniSuper**'s entire cloud account, cloud environment and all off-site backups, setting a new record in cloud computing history!
Due to an "unprecedented configuration error," Google Cloud mistakenly deleted trillion-RMB fund giant **UniSuper**'s entire cloud account, cloud environment and all off-site backups, setting a new record in cloud computing history!
Cloud Dark Forest: Exploding Cloud Bills with Just S3 Bucket Names
April 30, 2024 in Cloud
The dark forest law has emerged on public cloud: **Anyone who knows your S3 object storage bucket name can explode your cloud bill.**
The dark forest law has emerged on public cloud: **Anyone who knows your S3 object storage bucket name can explode your cloud bill.**
The $20 Brother PolarDB: What Should Databases Actually Cost?
April 25, 2024 in Database
Today we discuss the fair pricing of commercial databases, open-source databases, cloud databases, and domestic Chinese databases.
Today we discuss the fair pricing of commercial databases, open-source databases, cloud databases, and domestic Chinese databases.
Can Chinese Domestic Databases Really Compete?
April 25, 2024 in Database
Friends often ask me, **can Chinese domestic databases really compete?** To be honest, **it's a question that offends people**. So let's try speaking with data - I hope the charts provided in this article can help readers understand the database ecosystem landscape and establish more accurate proportional awareness.
Friends often ask me, **can Chinese domestic databases really compete?** To be honest, **it's a question that offends people**. So let's try speaking with data - I hope the charts provided in this article can help readers understand the database ecosystem landscape and establish more accurate proportional awareness.