Database
DDIA 2nd Edition, Chinese Translation
August 10, 2025 in Database
The second edition of Designing Data-Intensive Applications has released ten chapters. I translated them into Chinese and rebuilt a clean Hugo/Hextra web version for the community.
The second edition of Designing Data-Intensive Applications has released ten chapters. I translated them into Chinese and rebuilt a clean Hugo/Hextra web version for the community.
Column: Database Guru
August 08, 2025 in Database
The database world is full of hype and marketing fog. This column cuts through it with blunt commentary on industry trends and product reality.
The database world is full of hype and marketing fog. This column cuts through it with blunt commentary on industry trends and product reality.
Dongchedi Just Exposed “Smart Driving.” Where’s Our Dongku-Di?
July 26, 2025 in Database
Imagine a “closed-course” shootout for domestic databases and clouds, the way Dongchedi just humiliated 30+ autonomous cars. This industry needs its own stress test.
Imagine a “closed-course” shootout for domestic databases and clouds, the way Dongchedi just humiliated 30+ autonomous cars. This industry needs its own stress test.
Google AI Toolbox: Production-Ready Database MCP is Here?
July 09, 2025 in Database
Google recently launched a database MCP toolbox, perhaps the first production-ready solution.
Google recently launched a database MCP toolbox, perhaps the first production-ready solution.
Where Will Databases and DBAs Go in the AI Era?
June 30, 2025 in Database
Who will be revolutionized first - OLTP or OLAP? Integration vs specialization, how to choose? Where will DBAs go in the AI era? Feng's views from the HOW 2025 conference roundtable, organized and published.
Who will be revolutionized first - OLTP or OLAP? Integration vs specialization, how to choose? Where will DBAs go in the AI era? Feng's views from the HOW 2025 conference roundtable, organized and published.
Stop Arguing, The AI Era Database Has Been Settled
June 03, 2025 in Database
The database for the AI era has been settled. Capital markets are making intensive moves on PostgreSQL targets, with PG having become the default database for the AI era.
The database for the AI era has been settled. Capital markets are making intensive moves on PostgreSQL targets, with PG having become the default database for the AI era.
Open Data Standards: Postgres, OTel, and Iceberg
May 27, 2025 in Database
Three emerging standards in the data world: Postgres, OpenTelemetry, and Iceberg. Postgres is already the de facto standard.
Three emerging standards in the data world: Postgres, OpenTelemetry, and Iceberg. Postgres is already the de facto standard.
The Lost Decade of Small Data
May 23, 2025 in Database
If DuckDB had launched in 2012, the great migration to distributed analytics might never have happened. Data isnt that big after all.
If DuckDB had launched in 2012, the great migration to distributed analytics might never have happened. Data isnt that big after all.
Scaling Postgres to the Next Level at OpenAI
May 19, 2025 in Database
At PGConf.Dev 2025, Bohan Zhang from OpenAI shared a session titled Scaling Postgres to the next level at OpenAI, giving us a peek into the database usage of a top-tier unicorn. “At OpenAl, we’ve proven that PostgreSQL can scale to support massive …
At PGConf.Dev 2025, Bohan Zhang from OpenAI shared a session titled Scaling Postgres to the next level at OpenAI, giving us a peek into the database usage of a top-tier unicorn. “At OpenAl, we’ve proven that PostgreSQL can scale to support massive …
How Many Shops Has etcd Torched?
May 07, 2025 in Database
Plenty. If you’re rolling your own Kubernetes, odds are you’ll crash because etcd ships with a 2 GB time bomb.
Plenty. If you’re rolling your own Kubernetes, odds are you’ll crash because etcd ships with a 2 GB time bomb.