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Learn how open source database software is managing much of the world's data and information today.

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Getting started with PostgreSQL

Install, set up, create, and start using your first PostgreSQL database.
Greg Pittman 12 Nov 2019 1 comment
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What is BigchainDB?

This Lightning Talk from All Things Open 2018 covers a blockchain database for a cybersecurity learning environment.
Sophia Armstrong 28 Dec 2018
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How to set up PySpark for your Jupyter notebook

PySpark allows Python programmers to interface with the Spark framework to manipulate data at scale and work with objects over a distributed filesystem.
Tirthajyoti Sarkar 12 Nov 2018
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Gitbase: Exploring Git repos with SQL

Gitbase is a Go-powered open source project that allows SQL queries to be run on Git repositories.
Francesc Campoy 07 Nov 2018
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Monitoring database health and behavior: Which metrics matter?

Monitoring your database can be overwhelming or seem not important. Here's how to do it right.
Katy Farmer 25 Oct 2018
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Automating backups on a Raspberry Pi NAS

Turn your Raspberry Pi into a safe haven for your data.
Manuel Dewald 14 Aug 2018 10 comments
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The changing role of DBAs in an "as-a-service" world

Today's database administrators are more than the people who keep the lights on—now they are expected to play a strategic role in achieving the business' goals.
Peter Zaitsev 19 Jul 2018
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Building a data processing pipeline using the ELK stack and Ruby

How can we extract valuable data from application logs in a timely and cost-effective way?
Dmitry Polyakovsky 24 May 2018

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