Tag: MongoDB

Percona Live provides the open source database community with an opportunity to discover and discuss the latest open source trends, technologies, and innovations. The conference includes the best and brightest innovators and influencers in the open source database industry. This…

Indexes increase read performance and allow queries to access data faster. But they also need to be updated when the indexed keys are created or modified, which consumes additional time to complete C*UD operations. In this blog post, we will…

Indexing plays a quintessential role in database query performance and MongoDB is no exception. Choosing the best index for a query will improve its performance, while a bad one could lead to huge execution times and high memory utilization. In…

Recently a client came to me asking “How do we verify if a full text search index is being used on MongoDB?” The db.showIndexes() command shows an index on a text field, but explain() shows COLLSCAN and the query is…

DataOps Barcelona is an event organized by Binlogic and will be taking place June 21-22, 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. Pythian is proud to be supporting this inaugural open source-focused conference in Europe! DataOps is of course short for “Database +…

I had interesting use case with a MongoDB replica set I’d like to share. When the replica set consists of four nodes and the Primary goes down, no new node is elected to become the new Primary. The replica set…

Percona Live 2018 is coming up soon, and Pythian is excited to be participating again this year. The Percona Live Open Source Database Conference is the premier open source database event for individuals and businesses that develop and use open…

It’s November, time for MongoDB Europe event. For the second consecutive year, London hosted all the MongoDB experts to share what is new and exciting about the most popular NoSQL database in the world. After I missed the event last…

Once again, Pythian is organizing the traditional Open Source Database Community dinner in Santa Clara! When: Tuesday April 25, 7pm-10pm Where: David’s Restaurant, a short 5-minute walk from the Santa Clara Convention center. Tickets: Register here! Among the attendees will…

With PerconaLive 2017 coming up in a couple of months, go ahead and get excited! The conference is being held in Santa Clara, California from April 24-28, 2017. While you’re there, be sure to add these Pythian sessions to your…