In today’s digital era, data-driven applications are becoming increasingly prevalent, making it essential for developers to efficiently manage databases. Node.js, a popular runtime environment, offers seamless integration with various databases, including PostgreSQL. This article aims to provide a comprehensive step-by-step guide on connecting PostgreSQL with Node.js, enabling you to harness the power of this robust…
Connect MySQL to Power BI – Step by Step
In today’s data-driven world, organizations rely heavily on data analysis and visualization to make informed decisions and gain a competitive edge. Microsoft Power BI and MySQL are two powerful tools that can facilitate this process. In this article, we will explore the process of how to connect MySQL to Power BI, a leading business intelligence tool.
What’s new at ScaleGrid – August 2023
We’ve got a few new features and updates to share with you this month! We have been focusing a lot on PostgreSQL this past month, and we also have a brand new customer story we’d like to share with you. Without further ado, let’s get started with the new PostgreSQL updates. pgVector Support pgVector is…
Mastering Disk Space Management with MongoDB Storage Engines
MongoDB offers several storage engines that cater to various use cases. The default storage engine in earlier versions was MMAPv1, which utilized memory-mapped files and document-level locking. This allowed for sequential access and indexed access, but random writes could cause performance issues. The newer, pluggable storage engine, WiredTiger, addresses this by using prefix compression, collection-level…
What’s new at ScaleGrid – July 2023
June was a productive month for our engineering team, with several new additions to our DBaaS that we’d like to share with you. We have a bunch of new data centers you can deploy to, including new Akamai data centers, as well as an exciting new addition in the form of AWS Local Zone support…
AWS Local Zones – Deploy Databases with Single Digit Latency
AWS recently announced the release of their new infrastructure deployments called Local Zones. With Local Zones you are able to deploy your latency sensitive applications, databases, storage, and similar, in close proximity to the actual end user. The latency can go down as low as single digit milliseconds, which can greatly improve your performance and…
What’s new at ScaleGrid? May 2023 – Role-Based Access Control
A long anticipated update to our console has finally arrived, that we’d like to share with you today. In this month’s ScaleGrid product update Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) is our biggest addition, and we know this feature is something you have been requesting for a while. Without further ado, let’s get right into it with…
Why Updating Your MongoDB® Database Matters: Benefits of Staying Current
Upgrading your MongoDB® database to the latest major version can offer a range of benefits for developers, administrators, and businesses alike. Newer versions of MongoDB® often include performance improvements that can help you achieve faster query execution, lower latency, and reduced I/O operations. This can be especially important for applications that require real-time processing or…
What’s new at ScaleGrid? March 2023
We’ve got several new features and updates to share with you this month! From additional data centers and MongoDB® database updates to faster drives and UI updates, we’re excited to share all this with you so let’s get right into it! Linode Washington DC Data Center (us-iad) Linode’s Washington DC data center is available on…
How to Optimize Your Relational Database Performance
Relational databases are the backbone of almost every application we interact with on a daily basis. They store and organize the vast amounts of data that we produce and consume every second of every day. Since we are so dependent on databases, ensuring they are performing at their best is of the utmost importance. Imagine…