Database Insights

MySQL InnoDB Cluster combines Group Replication, MySQL Shell, and MySQL Router into a complete HA solution. Here's how to deploy and manage it in production.

MySQL 8 introduced comprehensive password management — password validation policies, reuse history, expiration, and dual passwords for zero-downtime credential rotation.

Explore PostgreSQL 18 revolutionary features including async I/O, improved parallelism, enhanced JSON support, and developer experience improvements coming in 2025.

Aurora and RDS share the MySQL engine but diverge at the storage layer in ways that produce very different cost and performance profiles — the right choice depends entirely on your I/O pattern.

A detailed comparison of ClickHouse and BigQuery for analytical workloads — MergeTree engine vs Capacitor storage, self-hosted vs serverless cost models, query latency, real-time ingestion, and when to choose each.

A detailed comparison of Google Cloud SQL, Amazon RDS, and Azure Database for MySQL and PostgreSQL — HA architecture, failover times, connection pooling, pricing for equivalent instances, and platform-specific features.

MongoDB 8.0 brings significant replication improvements including faster elections, durable oplog writes, and changes to write concern behavior. Here's what changed and how to take advantage of it.

PostgreSQL offers multiple index types for different access patterns — and choosing wrong means slow queries or wasted space. A comprehensive guide to indexing strategy, from type selection to monitoring and maintenance.

MariaDB and MySQL have diverged significantly. This guide compares licensing, Galera vs Group Replication, thread pool, cloud support, and migration paths.

PostgreSQL disaster recovery requires more than just running pg_dump — it needs WAL archiving, PITR capability, regular restore testing, and clear RTO/RPO targets. Here's how to build it.

MongoDB indexes fragment over time as documents are inserted, updated, and deleted. Here's how to detect fragmentation, measure its performance impact, and rebuild indexes safely.

An honest comparison of MongoDB and PostgreSQL in 2026 — document model vs relational model, JSONB as a document store, ACID transaction trade-offs, horizontal scaling, licensing, and migration paths.