Tag: cloud
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AWS Community Day Poland 2026
On my way back from Warsaw after two days in Poland and a busy day at AWS Community Day Poland 2026, where I discussed serverless databases on AWS on a huge cinema screen.
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Unlocking the Secrets of the Magic Number 35
The maximum automatic backup retention period on RDS and many other cloud services is 35 days. But what is so special about 35?
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Back to All Day DevOps!
In October I will be back to All Day DevOps, the world’s largest DevOps conference, to talk about cost optimization on AWS. Below the abstract of my session. Watch Your Wallet! Cloud anti-patterns that make your AWS bill skyrocket Should you really always run your cluster in multiple availability zones? How can a transition rule…
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Changing innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit on the cloud?
I am always curious to find the differences between managed databases on public clouds. Let’s consider for example innodb_flush_log_at_trx_commit, a key system variable for MySQL. You cannot change it on Cloud SQL for MySQL (the managed service offered by Google) so you cannot make a durability/speed trade-off. I can see only a few reasons for…
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Avoiding a cloud wreckage
A cargo ship and a sailboat are different ways to cross the ocean. They both have different strengths and limitations but usually, reach port safely. Unless you swap crews and put the chief engineer in charge of the spinnaker. Cloud providers are not different, they have their own strengths and limitations. Just make sure you…