MongoDB Atlas: One Giant Leap, But More Steps Needed
Atlas, holding up your databases in the cloud. I’m not sure if that’s what MongoDB was going for, but I personally like the analogy. At MongoDB World’16, MongoDB announced Atlas, a database-as-a-service offering (in the cloud) of the company’s popular open-source NoSQL database. Rather than dealing with the complexities of setting up, provisioning and configuring […]
Using MongoDB for a Product Catalog Application
In today’s era of data-driven business, enterprises are continuously adopting new technologies to gain a competitive advantage. Distributed and cloud databases is one such technology. These databases are fundamentally different from relational databases, offering scalability, availability and flexible data models that are beyond the capabilities of traditional relational databases. MongoDB is one of the leading […]
DATICAL DEBUTS CONTINUOUS INTEGRATION SOLUTION FOR THE DATABASE
Datical DB 4.0 keeps database administrators from having to review vast majority of database changes Austin, Texas – July 7, 2016 – Datical, the leading provider of agile database automation solutions, today announced Datical DB 4.0. This latest release seamlessly maps development-driven database change management to proven continuous integration (CI) workflows. These modernized database change […]
Enterprise Cassandra Deployments
Successful Cassandra deployment in the cloud takes a certain amount of skill and knowledge. In this blog I will share best practices for a successful Cassandra deployment in the cloud such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP). I will also discuss how you can protect and recover the data in your Cassandra […]
DBmaestro Raises $3M in Series A Funding to Expand DevOps for Database
Financing came after DBmaestro tripled subscription revenue in 2015 Houston, Texas, February 24, 2016 – DBmaestro (http://www.dbmaestro.com/), the pioneer and leading provider of DevOps for Database solutions, announced today it raised $3 million in Series A funding from a number of venture capital firms including StageOne Ventures, lool Ventures and iAngels. The financing will be […]
Avoiding Database Migration Pitfalls with Continuous Software Delivery
When people talk about continuous software delivery, they often focus on the delivery mechanism itself, such as automation tooling or branching strategies. What is frequently overlooked is the simple truth that continuous software delivery is worthless without continuous service availability. In other words, if you’re going to frequently update your service, your customers shouldn’t frequently […]
Building an agile data tier improves devops efficiences
Meet the modern day agile data tier – improving DevOp efficiencies DevOps teams are constantly in the high-pressure environment of reacting to real-time market and industry changes and launching new features and functionality to maintain competitive positioning. Accelerating development is simply not possible if scalability is an issue. Scaling databases has proven to be especially […]
Why DevOps for the database must include three way analysis
Deployment automation is critical to practicing effective DevOps. Without deployment automation, releases still require a lot of manual steps and processes. Processes and steps that aren’t reliably repeatable, are prone to human errors, and can’t be handled consistently with high frequency. However, the software best practices can’t simply be grafted onto database deployments. Unlike software […]
Bringing the Database into the DevOps Fold
In my last post on DevOps.com I asked the question, “Where is the DBA in the DevOps Conversation?” I have wonderful news. I’ve found them! Having not been offered a seat at the table with everyone else, the DBAs have decided to have their own party in the form of a survey and corresponding report […]
Where is the DBA in the DevOps conversation?
In reading case studies, surveys, and research articles on DevOps I am reminded of a cartoon I saw taped to my high school physics teacher’s file cabinet. Two scientists stand in front of a complex proof scrawled on a chalkboard. Separating steps 1 and 3 of the proof is the statement, “Then a Miracle Occurs.” […]
Financial Sector Leading the Way with CD for the database
The financial industry, especially banks, are still using a programming language that is over 50 years old. However, this doesn’t necessarily mean they are out of date, rather these giant institutions have found in some cases that their ancient systems just work. They are stable and secure software programs. But databases are not like static […]
SQL vs. NoSQL – Unsettled Debate & DevOps Pitfalls
Big Data, a relatively new phenomenon driving the industry hype-cycle is a mainstay in the database business. IT companies are convinced over the endless value proposition of the operational insight that comes with leveraging Big Data ( or Big Small Data ), so much so that it’s easy to overlook its impact on traditional database […]
Walgreens reminds us to keep our database healthy
It’s clear that the super app you developed with your team, is really something, and it has high chance to be the “Bread and butter 3.0”, but are you prepared for the worst? There is a good chance that some combination of data, events and circumstances out of your control will eventually collude against you, […]
MongoDB Replication Pro-tips: Reporting Instances
Any shop that has a DevOps culture, and that has MongoDB backed applications, uses replica sets… not just for production applications, but for those still in the prototyping phase. Replication is critical for uptime, so your Ops team has been working with your Devs all through the development of your project, and you didn’t defer […]
MasterCard Israel 85% More Productive in Promoting Changes after Implementing DevOps for Database from DBmaestro
Mastercard Israel renews contract with DBmaestro to provide its Database Enforced Change Management Solution for a third year Tel Aviv, February 18, 2014 – DBmaestro, the pioneer and leading provider of DevOps for Database solutions has announced that Isracard, Israel’s leading credit card company and member of the worldwide MasterCard group, will be renewing their contract […]
Tokutek Announces Reselling Partnership With SkySQL
Leading MariaDB Distributor Adds TokuDB as Complementary Tool to Extend Database Performance and Scalability With TokuDB and the SkySQL MariaDB, database administrators and DevOps engineers can easily operate on continuously incoming data and incorporate analysis on large volumes of data. LEXINGTON, MA and LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM and HELSINKI, FINLAND–(Marketwired – Feb 12, 2014) – Tokutek, […]