Cassandra

Troubleshooting Thread Contention in Apache Cassandra

Mastering Thread Contention in Apache Cassandra: A DBA’s Complete Guide As Cassandra DBAs, we’ve all been there—your cluster is running smoothly until suddenly latencies spike, CPU usage soars, but throughput plummets. Welcome to the world […]

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Mastering Redis TTL

Mastering Redis TTL: A Deep Dive into Ephemeral Data Management In the world of high-performance data stores, Redis stands out for its blazing speed and versatility. One of its most powerful yet often underutilized features […]

Cassandra

Cassandra Architecture for SQL Server DBAs

Cassandra Architecture for SQL Server DBAs Core Architecture Differences As a SQL Server DBA, you’ll find that Cassandra’s architecture differs fundamentally from the relational model you’re familiar with: Cassandra uses a masterless, peer-to-peer distributed architecture […]

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Cassandra Background Processes and Performance Impact

Apache Cassandra employs several background processes that are critical to its operation and performance. Understanding these processes helps in optimizing Cassandra deployments for maximum efficiency. Key Background Processes 1. Compaction Compaction is one of the […]

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How can you transfer backed-up data to a MariaDB Replica?

Transferring Backed-Up Data to a MariaDB Replica: Methods and Best Practices MariaDB replication provides data redundancy, load distribution, and disaster recovery capabilities by maintaining synchronized copies of databases across multiple servers. When setting up a […]