---
title: "#162: How Spanner Evolved Into a SQL System"
publication: "DB Weekly"
issue: 162
published_at: "2017-07-07"
canonical_url: "https://dbweekly.com/issues/162"
---

Database Weekly 162   

This week's database news -[Read this on the Web](http://dbweekly.com/issues/162) 

[Database Weekly](http://dbweekly.com) Issue 162 — July 7, 2017     

[MySQL Infrastructure Testing Automation at GitHub](https://githubengineering.com/mysql-testing-automation-at-github/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — _“Every git request touches MySQL in some way”_ at GitHub so keeping their MySQL infrastructure well tested is critical. This post explains how they do that. GitHub Engineeringstory [How Google's Spanner Evolved Into a SQL System](https://blog.acolyer.org/2017/07/03/spanner-becoming-a-sql-system/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — A dig into an ‘update’ paper on how Google’s [Spanner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanner_%28database%29) NewSQL database has evolved in the past 5 years. the morning paperstory [Analyzing Ethereum, Bitcoin, and 1200+ Cryptocurrencies with Postgres](https://blog.timescale.com/analyzing-ethereum-bitcoin-and-1200-cryptocurrencies-using-postgresql-3958b3662e51?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — Cryptocurrencies are fuelling a modern day gold rush. Can data help us better understand this evolving market? Timescaletutorial [[Free Tool\] Network Analyzer for MySQL](https://www.vividcortex.com/resources/network-analyzer-for-mysql?utm_campaign=DB%20Weekly&utm_source=ppc) — VividCortex’s network traffic analyzer tool for MySQL is an easy-to-use way to gain insight into your server’s activity. Built for MySQL servers running on Linux operating systems, it is a non-intrusive, safe way to understand your query workload. VividCortexsponsored [![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/81bd8a1e.png)](https://www.vividcortex.com/resources/network-analyzer-for-mysql?utm_campaign=DB%20Weekly&utm_source=ppc) [Syncing Redshift and Postgres in Real-Time with Kafka Connect](https://blog.insightdatascience.com/from-postgresql-to-redshift-with-kafka-connect-111c44954a6a?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) Ronak Nathanitutorial [Using S3 to Store Your MySQL or PostgreSQL Backups](https://medium.com/@francescoboffa/using-s3-to-store-your-mysql-or-postgresql-backups-6060415d11be?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) Francesco Boffatutorial [Searching & Fetching Large Datasets in Elasticsearch Efficiently](https://qbox.io/blog/efficient-search-fetch-large-datasets-elasticsearch-scroll-api?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) Adam Vanderbushtutorial [Building a Streaming Database for Fun](https://medium.com/@tech_grrrl/building-a-streaming-database-for-fun-not-profit-df9073b9334b?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) Emily Mazostory [Tuning Your DBMS Automatically with Machine Learning](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/ai/tuning-your-dbms-automatically-with-machine-learning/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) Amazon Web Servicesstory [How can you navigate the database technology maze?](http://blog.sqlizer.io/posts/database-tech-maze/) — Data is fragmented across apps and platforms. Knowledge of tools and trends can keep your data centralized. SQLizersponsored [Price Reductions for SQL Server Standard Edition on EC2](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/aws-price-reduction-sql-server-standard-edition-on-ec2/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) Amazon Web Servicesnews [ArangoDB Finalizes 4.2 Million Euro Investment](https://www.arangodb.com/2017/06/arangodb-finalizes-4-2-million-euro-investment-led-target-partners/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) ArangoDBnews [Horizontally Scalable Relational Databases with Spark](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oW_lNhzEotU&utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) Cody Koeningervideo [TimescaleDB: A Scalable Time-Series Database that Supports SQL](https://blog.timescale.com/new-oreilly-podcast-featuring-timescaledb-22d061f0924d?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — A new O’Reilly podcast featuring TimescaleDB’s Mike Freedman. Timescale [The Limits of the CAP Theorem](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/blog/limits-of-the-cap-theorem/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — Explains how the CAP theorem applies to CockroachDB, and why consistency is the better choice for most databases. Ben Darnellopinion [$20 Free on a new Linode account.](https://welcome.linode.com/db-weekly/?utm_source=cooperpress&utm_medium=email&utm_term=db&utm_campaign=db-weekly-sponsored) — Linux cloud hosting starting at 1GB of RAM for $5/mo. Use promo code DB20 for $20 credit. Linodesponsored [PopSQL: A Modern, Collaborative SQL Editor for Teams](https://popsql.io/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — Write queries, visualize data, and share your results. PopSQLtools [cpp_redis: A Lightweight C++11 Redis client](https://github.com/Cylix/cpp_redis?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — It’s async, thread-safe, and with no dependencies. Simon Ninoncode    

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