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The Fastest Distributed Database in the World | Adam Szymański
Adam Szymański shares how Oxla, the fastest distributed database, reduces infrastructure costs while delivering unmatched performance.
Rahil Parekh
Oct 8, 20244 min read


The True Cost of Database Management: RDS vs. EKS
Comparison of true costs between self-hosted databases and managed database services. Example of Postgres on EKS vs RDS.

Rob Pankow
Sep 12, 202410 min read


Ransomware Attack Recovery with Simplyblock
In 2023, the number of victims to Ransomware attacks more than doubled, with 2024 being off to an even stronger start. Oftentimes,...
Michael Schmidt
Sep 10, 20244 min read


Disaster Recovery with Simplyblock in AWS
When disaster strikes, a great recovery strategy is required. Simplyblock helps recovering entire infrastructures in minutes not hours.
Michael Schmidt
Sep 6, 20244 min read


Rockset alternatives: migrate with simplyblock
Explore top Rockset alternatives and learn how simplyblock's NVMe-based storage can supercharge your data migration.

Rob Pankow
Jul 24, 20244 min read


Neo4j in Cloud and Kubernetes: Advantages, Cypher Queries, and Use Cases
Find out more about Neo4j, the advantages of using a graph database, how its Cyper Query language works and practical use cases.

Chris Engelbert
Jul 15, 20246 min read


How to reduce AWS cloud costs with AWS marketplace products?
Key drivers of AWS Cloud costs, how to optimize aws cost & what tools are available in the AWS Marketplace to help you.

Rob Pankow
Jun 28, 20247 min read


Machine Learning driven Database Optimization with Luigi Nardi from DBtune (interview)
Luigi Nardi, Founder & CEO of DBtune, talks about database optimization, the role of ML, data privacy and the rice of vector databases.

Chris Engelbert
Jun 27, 202419 min read


How Oracle transforms its operation into a cloud business with Gerald Venzl from Oracle (video + interview)
Gerald Venzl, Oracle, discusses the shift to cloud, challenges, and Oracle's belief in a multi-cloud future over on-premise databases.

Chris Engelbert
May 17, 202415 min read


Coding the Cloud: A Dive into Data Streaming with Gunnar Morling from Decodable (video + interview)
Gunnar Morling from Decodable shares shares insights into how Decodable facilitates near real-time data movement and processing.

Chris Engelbert
Apr 26, 202416 min read


How API Gateways help to improve your security with Nicolas Fränkel from API7.ai (video + interview)
Nicolas Fränkel talks about how to choose the right tools fitting your needs based on your requirements.

Chris Engelbert
Apr 19, 202414 min read


Building a Time Series Database in the Cloud with Steven Sklar from QuestDB (video + interview)
Steven Sklar from QuestDB talks about how they implemented the Kubernetes orchestration and storage layer for their QuestDB cloud offering.

Chris Engelbert
Apr 12, 202413 min read
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