PostgreSQL UUID v4 Kills Performance: 50% I/O Waste
UUID v4 causes 50% more I/O in PostgreSQL. Learn why random UUIDs destroy B-tree performance and how UUID v7 fixes it. PostgreSQL 18 ...
Azure HorizonDB: Microsoft’s 11-Year-Late Challenge to AWS Aurora
Microsoft just entered the managed PostgreSQL arena—11 years after AWS Aurora launched. Azure HorizonDB, now ...
NATS Data Loss Exposed: Jepsen Finds 49.7% Message Loss
Jepsen’s analysis of NATS 2.12.1 uncovered something every backend developer dreads: acknowledged messages that aren’t ...
LightRAG Tutorial: Build Smarter RAG With Knowledge Graphs
Vector search alone can’t handle complex AI queries. Ask “What treatments work for patients with ...
SQL Server 2025 Adds Vector Search: AI Meets Data
SQL Server 2025 brings native vector search and RAG via T-SQL, challenging Pinecone and Weaviate. ...
PocketBase: Single-File Backend Replaces Entire Stack
PocketBase packages database, auth, storage, and real-time in one 15MB file. See how it challenges backend complexity and when to use it over ...
Redis Abandons BSD License – Valkey Fork Wins
Redis Ltd ditched its BSD license for SSPL on Nov 18, forcing commercial users to ...
GraphLite: ISO GQL Embedded Graph Database in Rust
GraphLite, a new Rust-based embedded graph database, launched last week with full support for ISO ...
HelixDB: Open-Source Vector-Graph Database for RAG Applications
HelixDB, a new open-source database written in Rust, combines vector and graph capabilities in a ...
Snowflake pg_lake: Open-Source Postgres Data Lake Tool
Snowflake Just Open-Sourced a Tool That Makes Postgres More Powerful Snowflake Labs dropped pg_lake on ...