Love Your MongoDB
Pythian now officially supports MongoDB both as On-Demand and Managed Services offerings. We’ve been dipping our toes into the MongoDB pool for some time now, as more and more of our customers adopt...
View ArticleHow to Reduce Errors When Managing a Database
Want to reduce the possibility of making errors when managing a database? Hear Pythian founder Paul Vallee give an overview of Pythian’s FIT-ACER checklist and see how it helped Pythian reduce error...
View ArticleData Types and How They Affect Performance
When I was in high school, my practical arts teacher asked us to create a miniature of a structure. This meant looking at the blueprints of an existing structure and using it to create a small replica....
View ArticleWhen to use MongoDB and Hadoop
Pythian has been working with clients on big data consulting projects and when it comes to MongoDB and Hadoop we are often asked 2 questions. What is the differences between Hadoop and MongoDB? Can...
View ArticleThoughts on Intel’s Hadoop distribution
When I heard that Intel announced their own Hadoop distribution, my first thought was “Why would they do that?”. This blog post is an attempt to explore why would anyone need their own Hadoop...
View ArticleWhy upgrade to Oracle 12c
Oracle 12c: Making the Impossible, Possible? Pythian’s Oracle team has had the opportunity over this last year to explore, test, and assess every aspect of Oracle’s latest database release. Oracle 12c,...
View ArticleOracle Database 12c: Network Recovery in RMAN
Over the past 8 months, I have had the pleasure of working on a soon-to-be-released update for our popular Beginner’s Guide for Oracle Database 12c. The publisher was looking for a “new brand” for this...
View Article7 Best Practices for Preparing Your Database for Black Friday
Black Friday and its online equivalent, Cyber Monday, are a month away, which means retailers are busy gearing up for a four-day shopping frenzy—kicking off a holiday season that, for many, accounts...
View ArticleDo You Know Your Customers? The Truth Behind Millennial Shopping Habits
Black Friday is fast approaching and all eyes have turned toward retail and the holiday shopping season. After initial reports that 2013 would be the worst shopping season since 2009, new forecasts...
View ArticleSMB File Share and SQL Server: An option to consider
Introduction When we relate file share and databases, many people will turn up their noses – but today this is a reality that we can use even in production. Microsoft spent the last years working on...
View ArticleVIDEO: The Evolution of IT Outsourcing
“For us to understand what’s going on in the industry at large, it helps for us to have a deeper understanding of the history of the outsourcing industry.” Pythian founder, Paul Vallée shares his...
View ArticleHow to Reduce Errors When Managing a Database
Want to reduce the possibility of making errors when managing a database? Hear Pythian founder Paul Vallee give an overview of Pythian’s FIT-ACER checklist and see how it helped Pythian reduce error...
View ArticleThe Hadoop and the Hare
I speak to a lot of people who are terribly concerned with “real-time”. Can data get into the warehouse in real-time? Can we record everything the user does on the site in real-time? Real-time is a...
View ArticleLife at Pythian as a MySQL DBA
Several people have asked me in the last year what it is like to work for Pythian. There are many reasons for a question like this, depending on who is asking. Some people are concerned about the fact...
View ArticleWelcome to Blackbird.io Employees and Clients
Today, we announced that Pythian has entered into an agreement to acquire Blackbird.io, itself the result of a recent merger between PalominoDB and DriveDev. I want to start with a hearty welcome to...
View ArticleHow Different Datatypes Affect Performance
When I was in high school, my practical arts teacher asked us to create a miniature of a structure. This meant looking at the blueprints of an existing structure and using it to create a small replica....
View ArticleHow Different Datatypes Affect Performance
When I was in high school, my practical arts teacher asked us to create a miniature of a structure. This meant looking at the blueprints of an existing structure and using it to create a small replica....
View ArticleWhen to Use MongoDB and Hadoop
Pythian has been working with clients on big data consulting projects, and when it comes to MongoDB and Hadoop, we are often asked two questions. What is the differences between Hadoop and MongoDB? Can...
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