Articles by Shiv Iyer

About Shiv Iyer
Open Source Database Systems Geek in MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL and ClickHouse with core expertise in performance, scalability, high availability and database reliability engineering, Shiv currently is the founder and principal of MinervaDB, An boutique private-label consulting, support, remote DBA and education services provider for MySQL, MariaDB, Percona Server, MyRocks, PostgreSQL and ClickHouse with over 300 customers worldwide. Shiv in the past worked for companies like MySQL AB, SUN Microsystems, AOL, eBay, PayPal, PalominoDB and Percona. Shiv also is a frequent speaker in open source conferences worldwide.
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PostgreSQL Limitations

PostgreSQL Limitations – Understanding What PostgreSQL can do for you and when not recommend PostgreSQL   

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A Brief History of PostgreSQL

PostgreSQL History The object-relational database management system now known as PostgreSQL is derived from the POSTGRES package written at the University of California at Berkeley. With over two decades of development behind it, PostgreSQL is […]

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MySQL DBA

MySQL 8 Query Rewriter Plugins and DDL Rewriter

Optimizing MySQL 8 performance with Query Rewriter Plugins and DDL Rewriter  When you are building a Database Systems Infrastructure for performance of an WebScale application, the optimal query performance is very important for both customer […]

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PostgreSQL DBA

PostgreSQL DBA Daily Checklist

The daily checklist of a PostgreSQL DBA We often get this question, What are the most important things a PostgreSQL DBA should do to guarantee optimal performance and reliability, Do we have checklist for PostgreSQL […]

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MinervaDB Athena

MinervaDB Athena 2020 – Karthik.P.R

MySQL Shell for Database Engineers by Karthik.P.R Karthik.P.R of Mydbops spoke about how MySQL shell can be used for Database Infrastructure Operations on MinervaDB Athena 2020, His topic was “MySQL Shell for Database Engineers”. The […]