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Importance of a cloud exit strategy and how to plan one
Nowadays, cloud computing has become an integral part of many companies. It offers flexibility, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. However, despite the numerous benefits, it is crucial for...
View ArticleWhat is Data Sovereignty & how to achieve it
Data privacy and security are not new themes for businesses, especially those that take advantage of cloud-based solutions. However, as data privacy concerns continue to rise, many countries (and some...
View ArticleThe most noteworthy improvements in MariaDB 10.11
Improving on its predecessor, MariaDB 10.6, MariaDB 10.11 is the latest long-term stable series. It was released in February 2023 with ClusterControl support introduced in August of the same year. So...
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The what, why, and how of Elasticsearch failover
Elasticsearch failover – what is it? Why did it happen? Why would you bother? Failover is a common situation in a database world. Some failovers are planned upfront, tested in detail and executed by...
View ArticleClusterControl adds in-place major PostgreSQL upgrade and pgvector extension...
We’re thrilled to announce that ClusterControl (CC) version 1.9.8 is now available! This latest release brings a range of exciting features to ClusterControl users, including an in-place major version...
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Vector Similarity Search with PostgreSQL’s pgvector – A Deep Dive
As the AI revolution surges forward, promising significant innovations, it also introduced new types of vector databases. A vector database stores data as high-dimensional vectors called embeddings,...
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What’s new in PG15
PostgreSQL releases major versions relatively often, about once a year. This is because the PostgreSQL Global Development Group (PGDG) is committed to providing new features and improvements to the...
View ArticleClusterControl Terraform provider now available
We’re pleased to announce that ClusterControl (CC) now integrates with the widely-used Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tool – Terraform. With our Terraform Provider, users can build provisioning...
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Scaling with elasticsearch: use cases
Elasticsearch Ability To Scale We scale database clusters for many reasons; primarily, we do so to spread the load amongst the cluster peers. Scaling can be done up or out. Scaling up is what is...
View ArticleHow to setup and install Elasticsearch: From a single node to a cluster of nodes
Elasticsearch is a complex software incomparable to other mainstream database software, whether it’s RDBMS or NoSQL. It functions primarily as your search engine and works as your document database to...
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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...
View ArticleClusterControl now easily deployable in Kubernetes with our Helm Chart
We’re pleased to announce that ClusterControl (CC) now integrates with Kubernetes environments via our newly introduced Helm Chart. Packaging ClusterControl into a singular Helm Chart simplifies...
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Simplifying database orchestration anywhere with Terraform and ClusterControl
Infrastructure as Code (IaC) has become key to modern software development. Terraform – one of the most popular IaC tools – won the hearts of DevOps teams by offering a vast ecosystem of providers...
View ArticleCCX for Cloud Service Providers is now generally available
We’re pleased to announce the general availability of CCX for Cloud Service Providers (CSPs), a cloud-native Database as a Service (DBaaS) designed to enable CSPs to enhance their services portfolio...
View ArticleClusterControl’s major version 2.0 release enhances its fit for modern workloads
We’re thrilled to announce the release of ClusterControl (CC) v2.0! This major release introduces a host of exciting new capabilities designed to scale and enhance ClusterControl’s fit for modern...
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DevOpsDays Houston 2024: Our conference highlights
After a one-year hiatus, DevOpsDays returned to Houston with great success this year. Our Tech Evangelist, Divine Odazie, attended and presented a demo titled “Kubernetes at Scale: Going Multi-Cluster...
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Beyond Semantics: Enhancing Retrieval Augmented Generation with Hybrid Search...
Large Language Models (LLMs) have shown incredible potential, but their reliance on static pre-trained knowledge has been a major limitation. To address this, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) was...
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Best practices for Elasticsearch security
In the early days of Elasticsearch, security features were less robust than those of the latest versions. For instance, versions prior to version 6.3 did not include the open-source X-Pack extension....
View ArticleThe Sovereign Cloud brief
Cloud computing is a core part of today’s world with more and more organizations moving their critical applications to the cloud. This shift highlights the need to manage and protect data, especially...
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An overview of running your databases on and with Kubernetes
While Kubernetes (K8s) was originally designed for stateless workloads, advancements over the years, including enhanced support for Persistent Volumes, StatefulSets, and Operators, have made it...
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