Your 20ms Query is the Worst Bottleneck in the System
The hunt for slow queries, a time-honored practice in database performance optimization, is a trap. Engineers and DBAs are trained to look for executions that
The hunt for slow queries, a time-honored practice in database performance optimization, is a trap. Engineers and DBAs are trained to look for executions that
The cost of a database instance in the cloud is a direct function of the efficiency of its workload. Vertically scaling to mitigate CPU or
Performance degradation in distributed systems is rarely a sudden event. It is a gradual, almost imperceptible erosion, until it manifests as a chronic problem: high
The root cause of latency in distributed applications lies, in the vast majority of cases, in the data layer. Diagnosing the origin of the problem,
In the world of IT management, there is a dangerous confusion between two fundamentally different concepts: monitoring and assessment. Many organizations believe that because they
The application is slow. Transactions take a long time, reports freeze, and the user experience degrades. The first solution that comes to the minds of
A database is a complex and dynamic asset, the operational heart of any modern company. As such, it requires more than just the monitoring of
Your IT environment is sending signals that something is wrong. The application experiences intermittent slowness during peak loads, cloud infrastructure costs are progressively increasing without
Your database, the beating heart of your digital operation, may be suffering from a chronic and silent disease. And the worst part is, the tools
The concept of “business continuity,” for many companies, is still stuck in a disaster recovery mindset. It evokes a checklist of reactive mechanisms: backups, failover