How to Migrate a Node.js Application From PostgreSQL
See how how easy it is to use YugabyteDB Voyager to migrate a Node.js application backed by a single-node PostgreSQL database to a distributed YugabyteDB database cluster.
February 14, 2023
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October 19, 2022
Client-Side vs Server-Side Latencies Demystified in PostgreSQL and YugabyteDB
Every SQL execution in PostgreSQL and therefore in YugabyteDB YSQL takes time to process. A common way to identify how much is time spent on processing is to use the pg_stat_statements view in the database. However, the time visible in pg_stat_statements might differ from the time a database client registers for the execution. Where does this difference come from? Let’s take a look.
September 29, 2022
Make the Most of Query Planner Hints in YSQL
Learn how to best use Query Planner hints in the YugabyteDB database to optimize business queries based on how applications expose them. Walk through a use case that utilizes data sets from two popular TV shows to find total viewership per season, episode, etc.
August 25, 2022
Comparing the Maximum Availability of YugabyteDB and Oracle Database
Finding one-to-one mapping of the differences between monolithic and cloud-native databases is difficult.
In this blog, we compare YugabyteDB and Oracle (RAC, Data Guard) via availability objectives.
This should help you understand how Oracle MAA options map to YugabyteDB’s intrinsic features when considering migration projects.
July 13, 2022
Java Development: How Applications Litter Beyond the Heap
In Java development, garbage collection is a routine task. Applications generate garbage all the time. And that garbage is meticulously cleaned out by CMS, G1, Azul C4 and other types of collectors. Basically, our applications are born to bring value to this world, but nothing is perfect—including our applications that leave litter in the Java heap.
However, the story doesn’t end with the Java heap. In fact, it only starts there. Let’s take the example of a basic Java application that uses a relational database—such as PostgreSQL—and solid state drives (SSDs) as a storage device.
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April 4, 2022
Securing YugabyteDB: Part 2 – Client-to-Server Encryption in Transit
In the first post in this series, we covered how to secure YugabyteDB’s internal RPC protocol using the TLS encryption protocol, also referred to as server-to-server encryption in transit. In this post, we secure the communication between SQL clients and the PostgresQL query interface of YugabyteDB, also called client-to-server encryption in transit.
YugabyteDB—a 100% open source, distributed SQL database built to accelerate cloud native agility—stores important user and customer data at an organization.
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March 18, 2022
Performing Flexible IO Testing in YugabyteDB
ybio is a PL/pgSQL based load generator for PostgreSQL and YSQL. This YugabyteDB-specific IO testing toolkit performs flexible IO testing to specific parts of the YugabyteDB infrastructure with no client installation. And because this toolkit is PL/pgSQL-based, it can also work on native PostgreSQL.
ybio is strongly inspired by Kevin Closson’s SLOB and pgio. Yugabyte Developer Advocate Franck Pachot took pgio and turned it into ybio.
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February 23, 2022
Database Connection Management: Exploring Pools and Performance
There are many secrets to creating a high-performing database application. One such secret is proper database connection management. However, this secret is not specific to YugabyteDB or PostgreSQL, but applies to any database.
In this post, we examine database connection management through the lens of YugabyteDB. We explore pools and performance, and run tests to measure the results. By the end of this post, you’ll have a clear sense of how to make efficient use of database connection management.
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January 27, 2022
PostgreSQL Timestamps and Timezones: How to Navigate the Interval Minefield
In the second part of this blog series on PostgreSQL and YSQL date-time data types, the focus shifts to representing durations, or how long things last. Assuming the reader has read the first part and downloaded the companion code kit, this post explores the relevant data types, including interval, timestamp difference, and other related functions.
January 27, 2022
PostgreSQL Timestamps and Timezones: What You Need to Know—and What You Don’t
This is the first of a two-part blog post series that deals with the basic business of representing moments using time, date, and timestamp data types. YugabyteDB’s YSQL subsystem provides a similar experience to PostgreSQL, so the topic may still be enlightening for some YSQL users.