Hacker News with Generative AI: Database Management

Introducting dba: The Autonomous AI Agent for Postgres (tembo.io)
We made an autonomous AI Agent that closes the gap between Postgres monitoring and software engineering. We invite you to join the waitlist to try it out.

Artificial Intelligence, Database Management, PostgreSQL, Software Engineering, Open Source

10 points by samaysharma 16 days ago | 1 comments

Adminer: Database management in a single PHP file (github.com/vrana)

Database Management, PHP, Open Source, Tools

86 points by ustad 17 days ago | 34 comments

Handling Database Failures in a Distributed System with RabbitMQ Workers (ycombinator.com)
I have a worker that processes tasks from RabbitMQ and inserts data into a database. The system operates at high scale, handling thousands of messages per second, which makes proper failure handling crucial to avoid overwhelming the system.

Distributed Systems, RabbitMQ, Database Management, Failure Handling, High Performance

11 points by yakirbitan 27 days ago | 7 comments

Using high bandwidth PCIe 5 SSDs in databases (springer.com)

Database Management, Hardware, Performance

6 points by electricshampo1 59 days ago | 1 comments

Pgroll – Zero-downtime, reversible, schema changes for PostgreSQL (new website) (pgroll.com)

PostgreSQL, Databases, Database Management, DevOps, Zero-Downtime

262 points by todsacerdoti 113 days ago | 52 comments

Migrating billions of records: moving Cloudflare DNS database while it's in use (cloudflare.com)
According to a survey done by W3Techs, as of October 2024, Cloudflare is used as an authoritative DNS provider by 14.5% of all websites.

Cloud Computing, DNS, Database Management, Operations, Technology

5 points by programd 139 days ago | 0 comments

Cash App migrated 400TB of data to PlanetScale's cloud (planetscale.com)
Cash App's move to PlanetScale resulted in streamlined database operations, improved performance, and reduced operational overhead.

Cloud Computing, Database Management, Software, Fintech, Case Study

50 points by mschoening 141 days ago | 14 comments

Migrating billions of records: moving our active DNS database while it's in use (cloudflare.com)
According to a survey done by W3Techs, as of October 2024, Cloudflare is used as an authoritative DNS provider by 14.5% of all websites.

DNS, Cloud Computing, Database Management, Engineering, Networking

16 points by mikece 156 days ago | 0 comments

Nuance: Preventing Schema Migrations from Causing Outages (citystoragesystems.com)
At CloudKitchens, we reviewed all database-related outages over the last few years and found that roughly 80% were caused by schema management issues.

Database Management, Software Development, Cloud Computing

14 points by LaserToy 175 days ago | 1 comments

Compiling and running sqlite3-rsync from a branch (simonwillison.net)
Today I heard about the sqlite3-rsync command, currently available in a branch in the SQLite code repository. It provides a mechanism for efficiently creating or updating a copy of a SQLite database that is running in WAL mode, either locally or via SSH to another server.

Database Management, SQLite

63 points by tosh 180 days ago | 15 comments

Database Migrations in Kubernetes (packagemain.tech)
In the era of microservices and Kubernetes, managing database migrations has become more complex than ever. Traditional methods of running migrations during application startup are no longer sufficient.

Kubernetes, Database Management, Microservices

5 points by arguflow 182 days ago | 0 comments

Many small queries are efficient in SQLite (sqlite.org)

Database Management, SQLite, Performance

87 points by tosh 217 days ago | 80 comments

Postgres Psql: Settings, Presets, Echo, and Saved Queries (crunchydata.com)

Postgres, Database Management, SQL, Configuration

9 points by craigkerstiens 254 days ago | 0 comments

DB Browser for SQLite (Windows, macOS, and Most Versions of Linux) (sqlitebrowser.org)

Database Management, Software, Operating Systems

411 points by punnerud 268 days ago | 68 comments

LedgerStore Supports Trillions of Indexes at Uber (uber.com)