Improving LLM Fidelity with Retrieval Augmented Generation using pgvector
Large language models (LLMs) have taken the world by storm, wowing us with their ability to generate remarkably human-like text. But for all their prowess, these AI marvels still face major roadblocks – especially when...
10 Considerations for Architecting a Multi-Cloud Database
Thinking about architecting a multi-cloud database? It’s an increasingly common topology nowadays. The adoption rate of a multi-cloud approach has been growing fast for years. It’s a solid option for a disaster recovery plan (DRP)...
Best Practices for Scaling A Multi-Cloud Database Infrastructure
Scaling a multi-cloud database infrastructure can be a complex and challenging task, but it's essential for businesses that require high scalability, availability, and reliability. With multi-cloud becoming increasingly popular, organizations are leveraging the benefits of...
What’s new in SQL Server 2022
SQL Server 2022 is the latest database version released by Microsoft in November 2022. The release builds upon previous versions to add more choice for SQL Server users when it comes to development languages, data...
ClusterControl supports Redis with version 1.9
If you are a frequent user of ClusterControl, you might have heard that the Severalnines team recently released ClusterControl version 1.9.0. The full changelog can be found here, but in this blog post, we are...
Your DBA Is Absent: What Now?
When you find yourself running a company and your business is steadily growing, one day you might feel the need to hire people. As the business grows, most people in the executive branch (CTO, CEO,...
Your DBA is Absent: What Do You Do?
If you are running a company, chances are that you already have a lot of things to take care of - you need to hire developers, designers, perhaps a couple of security experts, as well...
How to verify a backup?
Backups are a must in all Disaster Recovery Plans, and in general, all companies have implemented them in some way. The question is, what happens if, in case of failure, you need to restore a...
Comparing CCX with Amazon DynamoDB
If you are a developer or a database administrator, you have probably heard of database-as-a-service, in other words, DBaaS, solutions. Such solutions help us manage complex clustered database environments easily, efficiently, and effortlessly. In this...
Why Database as a Service?
If you are a software developer or even a technical director, you have probably heard of all kinds of things you should use to help your software grow. Some of those things might have been...
What’s the Use of Developer Studio in ClusterControl?
If you are a frequent user of Severalnines’ products, you have probably heard of one of its flagship products - ClusterControl. And since you have probably heard of ClusterControl, you have probably heard of at...
DBaaS Use Cases for Cloud-Related Organizations
Database-as-a-service (DBaaS) companies can be useful for a lot of industries. In this blog post we will go through some of the database-as-a-service use cases for cloud-related organizations. What do Cloud-related Companies Need? Before actually...
Are my MySQL server connections encrypted and safe?
One of the greatest factors and fundamentals of data governance is security. It is a good practice to have database security implemented in place whenever you have your data management involved for enterprise or mass...
What Monitoring Tool Do You Use To Keep An Eye On Your Database Clusters?
Choosing a monitoring tool that helps you keep an eye out on your database clusters might not be a very easy task. At least not until you know what you need out of it and...
What Do You Use To Monitor Query Performance?
If you have found yourself in the shoes of a database administrator or a database-savvy developer or a system administrator, you have most likely already heard about queries. Heck, it’s impossible not to, right? Queries...
Why Choose a DBaaS Over an On-premises Deployment?
If you have ever used an on-premises deployment, you are probably wondering if it is even worth it to move away. For example, one of the questions that you might have pondered could include the...