--- title: "#176: Scaling the Relational Database with NewSQL" publication: "DB Weekly" issue: 176 published_at: "2017-10-13" canonical_url: "https://dbweekly.com/issues/176" --- Database Weekly 176 This week's database news -[Read this on the Web](http://dbweekly.com/issues/176) [Database Weekly](http://dbweekly.com) Issue 176 — October 13, 2017 [An Interview with SQL's Co-Creator, Don Chamberlin](https://www.mappingthejourney.com/single-post/2017/10/12/episode-11-interview-with-don-chamberlin-designer-of-sql-database-language/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — A fascinating researcher who has also had a major role in developing XPath and XQuery. This interview digs into some of the earliest database history. Mapping The Journeystory [AthenaX: Uber's Open Source Streaming Analytics Platform](https://eng.uber.com/athenax/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — Uber has open sourced its streaming analytics platform bringing large-scale SQL-driven event stream processing to everyone. Uber Engineeringtools [How to Stop a Runaway Index Build in MongoDB](https://hubs.ly/H08Rb4f0) — Index builds in MongoDB can have an adverse impact on the availability of your cluster. When triggering a foreground index build on a large collection, your cluster may be unresponsive until the build is complete. While the recommended best practice is... ScaleGridsponsored [![\](https://copm.s3.amazonaws.com/885e1209.jpg)](https://hubs.ly/H08Rb4f0) [Scaling the Relational Database with NewSQL](https://pingcap.github.io/blog/2017/10/10/nextcon/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — A thorough write up of a talk given by one of the creators of TiDB, a distributed SQL database, on why and how it was created. Shen Listory [MySQL Fixes An auto_increment Bug Reported in 2003](http://lefred.be/content/bye-bye-bug-199/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — A look at a long standing bug finally fixed in MySQL 8. Frédéric Descampsstory [CockroachDB 1.1 Released: Production Made Easy](https://www.cockroachlabs.com/blog/cockroachdb-1dot1/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — CockroachDB 1.1 (an open source, distributed SQL database) supports faster migrations from legacy databases, simplified cluster management, and improved performance. Nate Stewartnews [Mature MADlib Moves Up Apache Development Chain](https://www.datanami.com/2017/10/10/mature-madlib-moves-apache-development-chain/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — [MADlib](http://madlib.apache.org/) is an open source in-database analytics library making inroads in cloud-based AI applications. Datanaminews [NoSQL vs Relational Database File Storing](http://codingsans.com/blog/nosql-vs-relational-database?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — A look at storage in NoSQL vs relational databases by comparing MongoDB and SQL Server. Coding Sanstutorial [A Fast Track Hadoop Curriculum: Going from 0 to 60](http://howlongisthedata.com/post/166162299079/a-fast-track-hadoop-curriculum-going-from-0-to-60?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) How Long Is The Datatutorial [Free team guide on continuous delivery from GoCD](https://www.gocd.org/cd101/?utm_campaign=cooperpress&utm_medium=email&utm_source=cooperpress_db&utm_content=cd_101_ebook&utm_term=) — Free Continuous Delivery 101 ebook where you’ll get a reference guide with visuals on key concepts. GoCDsponsored [Taming SQL for Query Optimization](https://medium.com/hyrise/taming-sql-for-query-optimization-271c9e50ef21?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — The latest in a series on writing a query optimizer for Hyrise, a main-memory column-oriented research database. Sven Lehmannstory [Migrating to a New Database Without Impacting Users](https://www.runtastic.com/blog/en/tech/entity-database-migration/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) Runtastic Blogstory [DevOps Practices for Database Teams](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsFe5cfM8TY&utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) Pramod Sadalagevideo [6 SQL Data Warehouse Solutions For Big Data Analysts](https://blog.rakam.io/6-sql-data-warehouse-solutions-for-big-data-analysts-with-their-pros-and-cons-18d34ca58fa6?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — Complete with pros and cons of each. Burak Emreopinion [To SQL or Not to SQL?](https://capgemini.github.io/design/sql-vs-nosql/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — A comparison of SQL and NoSQL, and a overview of common databases of each type Paul Monkopinion [Data Lakes Are More Than Just 'Dump Your Data Here'](https://medium.com/@gatto.martin/data-lake-is-more-than-dump-your-data-here-2adee95c6866?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) Martin Gattoopinion [HumongouS.io: A universal admin interface for MongoDB](https://www.humongous.io/?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — Generate an enterprise grade admin interface for your MongoDB database with support for joins, smart forms & charts. HumongouS.​iotools sponsored [redis-graph: A Graph Database with Cypher Query Language as a Redis Module](https://github.com/swilly22/redis-graph?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) Roi Lipmancode [Wallaroo: An 'Ultrafast', Elastic Data Processing Engine](https://github.com/wallaroolabs/wallaroo?utm_source=dbweekly&utm_medium=email) — Currently with bindings for C++, Pony & Python. There’s also [a video explaining](https://vimeo.com/234753585) why it exists. Wallaroo Labscode Database Weekly is curated by Peter Cooper [Read this issue on the Web](http://dbweekly.com/issues/176) [See our archives](http://dbweekly.com/issues) [Change your email address](*|UPDATE_PROFILE|*) [Stop getting this newsletter](*|UNSUB|*) Published by [Cooperpress](https://cooperpress.com/) Fairfield Enterprise Centre, Lincoln Way, Louth, LN11 0LS, UK