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Three Ways that Fractal Tree Indexes Improve SSD for MySQL
Since Fractal Tree indexes turn random writes into sequential writes, it’s easy to see why they offer a big advantage for maintaining indexes on rotating disks. It turns out that that Fractal Tree...
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MySQL Schema Agility on SSDs
TokuDB v6.5 adds the ability to expand certain column types without downtime. Users can now enlarge char, varchar, varbinary, and integer columns with no interruption to insert/update/delete...
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Scalable Databases for Startups
One of the great things about the MassTLC unConference is the spontaneity of the ideas. In the morning I ran into an old colleague whose startup was looking at switching databases and struggling with...
View ArticleMove over Marcia: Top Ten for 2012
Well, it’s that time of the year again for top ten lists. There have been many versions showing up on the web the last few days, including Time Magazine’s “Top 10 Everything of 2012″ list, with 55 wide...
View ArticlePresenting at tomorrow’s Effective MySQL Meetup (New York City)
At tomorrow’s Effective MySQL Meetup, I’ll be presenting “Fractal Tree Indexes : Theory and Practice (MySQL and MongoDB).” The meetup is at 6:30pm Tuesday, May 14, 2013, and will be held at Alley NYC...
View ArticleComparing MongoDB, MySQL, and TokuMX Data Layout
A lot is said about the differences in the data between MySQL and MongoDB. Things such as “MongoDB is document based”, “MySQL is relational”, “InnoDB has a clustering key”, etc.. Some may wonder how...
View ArticleIntroducing TokuMX Clustering Indexes for MongoDB
Since introducing TokuMX, we’ve discussed benefits that TokuMX has for existing MongoDB applications that require no changes. In this post, I introduce an extension we’ve made to the indexing API:...
View ArticleThe Effects of Database Heap Storage Choices in MongoDB
William Zola over at MongoDB gave a great talk called “The (Only) Three Reasons for Slow MongoDB Performance”. It reminded me of an interesting characteristic of updates in MongoDB. Because MongoDB’s...
View ArticleThoughts on Small Datum – Part 1
A little background… When I ventured into sales and marketing (I’m an engineer by education) I learned I would often have to interpret and simply summarize the business value that is sometimes hidden...
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Thoughts on Small Datum – Part 2
If you did not read my first blog post about Mark Callaghan’s (@markcallaghan) benchmarks as documented in his blog, Small Datum, you may want to skim through it now for a little context. ——————- On...
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