Database
The $20 Brother PolarDB: What Should Databases Actually Cost?
April 25, 2024 in Database
Today we discuss the fair pricing of commercial databases, open-source databases, cloud databases, and domestic Chinese databases.
Today we discuss the fair pricing of commercial databases, open-source databases, cloud databases, and domestic Chinese databases.
Can Chinese Domestic Databases Really Compete?
April 25, 2024 in Database
Friends often ask me, **can Chinese domestic databases really compete?** To be honest, **it's a question that offends people**. So let's try speaking with data - I hope the charts provided in this article can help readers understand the database ecosystem landscape and establish more accurate proportional awareness.
Friends often ask me, **can Chinese domestic databases really compete?** To be honest, **it's a question that offends people**. So let's try speaking with data - I hope the charts provided in this article can help readers understand the database ecosystem landscape and establish more accurate proportional awareness.
Redis Going Non-Open-Source is a Disgrace to "Open-Source" and Public Cloud
March 25, 2024 in Database
Redis "going non-open source" is not a disgrace to Redis, but a disgrace to "open source/OSI" and even more so to public cloud. What truly matters has always been software freedom, while open source is just one means to achieve software freedom.
Redis "going non-open source" is not a disgrace to Redis, but a disgrace to "open source/OSI" and even more so to public cloud. What truly matters has always been software freedom, while open source is just one means to achieve software freedom.
How Can MySQL's Correctness Be This Garbage?
December 28, 2023 in Database
MySQL's transaction ACID has flaws and doesn't match documentation promises. This may lead to serious correctness issues - use with caution.
MySQL's transaction ACID has flaws and doesn't match documentation promises. This may lead to serious correctness issues - use with caution.
Database in K8S: Pros & Cons
December 06, 2023 in Database
Whether databases should be housed in Kubernetes/Docker remains highly controversial. While Kubernetes (k8s) excels in managing stateless applications, it has fundamental drawbacks with stateful services, especially databases like PostgreSQL and …
Whether databases should be housed in Kubernetes/Docker remains highly controversial. While Kubernetes (k8s) excels in managing stateless applications, it has fundamental drawbacks with stateful services, especially databases like PostgreSQL and …
Are Specialized Vector Databases Dead?
November 21, 2023 in Database
Vector storage and retrieval is a real need, but specialized vector databases are already dead. Small needs are solved by OpenAI directly, standard needs are captured by existing mature databases with vector extensions. The ecological niche left for specialized vector databases might support one company, but trying to build an industry around AI stories is impossible.
Vector storage and retrieval is a real need, but specialized vector databases are already dead. Small needs are solved by OpenAI directly, standard needs are captured by existing mature databases with vector extensions. The ecological niche left for specialized vector databases might support one company, but trying to build an industry around AI stories is impossible.
Are Databases Really Being Strangled?
November 02, 2023 in Database
Many "domestic databases" are just shoddy, inferior products that can't be helped. Xinchuang domestic OS/databases are essentially **IT pre-made meals in schools**. Users hold their noses while migrating, developers pretend to work hard, and everyone plays along with leaders who neither understand nor care about technology. The infrastructure software industry isn't being strangled by anyone - the real chokehold comes from the so-called "insiders."
Many "domestic databases" are just shoddy, inferior products that can't be helped. Xinchuang domestic OS/databases are essentially **IT pre-made meals in schools**. Users hold their noses while migrating, developers pretend to work hard, and everyone plays along with leaders who neither understand nor care about technology. The infrastructure software industry isn't being strangled by anyone - the real chokehold comes from the so-called "insiders."
Which EL-Series OS Distribution Is Best?
October 09, 2023 in Database
RHEL-series OS distribution compatibility level: RHEL = Rocky ≈ Anolis > Alma > Oracle >> Euler. Recommend using RockyLinux 8.8, or Anolis 8.8 for domestic requirements.
RHEL-series OS distribution compatibility level: RHEL = Rocky ≈ Anolis > Alma > Oracle >> Euler. Recommend using RockyLinux 8.8, or Anolis 8.8 for domestic requirements.
What Kind of Self-Reliance Do Infrastructure Software Need?
August 31, 2023 in Database
When we talk about self-reliance and control, what are we really talking about? Operational self-reliance vs. R&D self-reliance - what nations/users truly need is the former, not flashy "self-research".
When we talk about self-reliance and control, what are we really talking about? Operational self-reliance vs. R&D self-reliance - what nations/users truly need is the former, not flashy "self-research".
Back to Basics: Tech Reflection Chronicles
May 29, 2023 in Database
The cost-cutting imperative has triggered a reevaluation of all technologies, including databases. This series critiques hot DB technologies and poses fundamental questions about their trade-offs: Are cloud databases, distributed databases, microservices, and containerization real needs or false hype?
The cost-cutting imperative has triggered a reevaluation of all technologies, including databases. This series critiques hot DB technologies and poses fundamental questions about their trade-offs: Are cloud databases, distributed databases, microservices, and containerization real needs or false hype?