Using State Machines to Run Databases — Want a look at how a large as-a-service offering provides databases at scale? This gives you a look. The key under the covers is a state machine, used by both Citus and Heroku.
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10 Transformational Database Technologies — A piece from Oracle referencing in-memory databases, JSON, containers, and the cloud as major transformational influences on modern database systems.
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Context Aware MySQL Pools via HAProxy — Creating a self-managing topology that excludes lagging replicas automatically, handles disasters gracefully, and still allows for complete human control and visibility.
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