Author: renato
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Triggering a failover when running out of credits on db.t2
Since 3 years ago, RDS offers the option of running a MySQL database using the T2 instance type, currently from db.t2.micro to db.t2.large. These are low-cost standard instances that provide a baseline level of CPU performance – according to the size — with the ability to burst above the baseline using a credit approach. You…
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Lightning Talk at Percona Live Europe
Here are the abstract and the slides of my lightning talk “Do not press that button” about modifying a RDS instance at Percona Live Europe. It was an inspiring open source database conference in Dublin! [googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQIg5j7_UOapwzgxSfA20Loyca1ublDeHZKPnreAW23b7pLfdOwADN32jisB4tGqt3su7xjQUwTonz5/embed” query=”start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000″ width=”480″ height=”299″ /] More details on the event and a few pictures from the talk on…
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Percona Live: Do Not Press That Button
If I had to mention a single technical blog that I always find informative and I have followed for many years, I would say without doubts the Database Performance Blog from Percona. That is why I am so keen to attend this year the Percona Live Open Source Database Conference in Dublin and present a…
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From Macedonia to Codemotion
As the BBC recently reported, Matthew Nimetz has spent the last 23 years trying to find a name for the republic of Macedonia that can be accepted both in Skopje and Athens. But a solution for the Macedonia naming dispute has not been agreed yet. What name should a developer use today when working on…
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Run Alexa Run
I have always been a slow but keen runner. And I have always loved joining running events as an excuse to travel and to have one more weekend on the road. What is now called a runcation. While looking for one more reason to play with Alexa and Amazon Lambda, developing a simple skill to…
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Presentation at Berlin AWS User Group
Here are the slides of my presentation last night at the Berlin AWS User Group on using Amazon Rekognition to find marathon cheats. Many thanks to Dirk and Konstantinos for organizing the event at FORUM Factory. [googleapps domain=”docs” dir=”presentation/d/1ENa5OdbTODNTtyEHPWAECqi5CpXr43iFb4snNElAsb0/embed” query=”start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000″ width=”480″ height=”299″ /]
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Location-based services and countries on AWS
A few weeks ago I covered my experience and challenges working with geolocation technologies for Funambol and RaceBase World, as the (accidental) political software developer. How does it work using AWS services? As the focus of this blog is AWS technologies, what about Amazon and their location-based services? Any way to keep those geolocation issues…