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Ideal Data Platform for Startups

Ideal Data Platform for Startups

April 25, 2023

Startups often have limited resources and fast, unpredictable growth so they require software solutions that are effective, flexible, and efficient. RavenDB is a powerful NoSQL database that is designed with startups in mind. This article will explore some of the key reasons why RavenDB is a great choice for startups. Total Cost of…

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MongoDB vs RavenDB

MongoDB vs RavenDB

April 11, 2023

MongoDB and RavenDB are both NoSQL document databases, which means that they provide the flexibility to quickly adapt your solution to the constantly changing business environment. They are both known for their speed in development, scaling, and server performance. However, some key differences have caused many RavenDB users to choose RavenDB…

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Accelerating DevOps, Performance, and Peace of Mind via RavenDB

Accelerating DevOps, Performance, and Peace of Mind via RavenDB

January 16, 2023

Some modern databases provide agility for DevOps teams to realize their goals quickly. The question for IT managers to consider is: What aspects of a database should be dynamic so that my DevOps team will have maximum velocity? To stay competitive, release cycles must be as agile a process as possible. Organizations that can respond with…

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Caching Data & Automatic Database Caching

Caching Data & Automatic Database Caching

October 3, 2022

Faster Reads with Automatic and Aggressive Database Caching What is Caching? Generally speaking, retrieving data from main memory is about 4 times faster than from a solid state drive, which in turn is about 150 times faster than from a server across the network. These values can vary a lot, but what’s certain is that the source of the data…

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Database Health and Server Monitoring

Database Health and Server Monitoring

June 27, 2022

How to monitor your database health and server, using RavenDB’s tools and instrumentation to proactively avoid issues. Throughout this series we’ve focused on strategies that will help your application remain highly available in the event of a disaster. In this article, we’ll cover how to monitor your database health to proactively avoid…

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Data Loss Prevention and Data Recovery

Data Loss Prevention and Data Recovery

June 22, 2022

How to prevent accidental loss of data and how to bring your application back online with RavenDB. In this series we’ve previously covered preparing for disasters with availability strategies, optimizing hardware performance, and how different read/write strategies affect application availability. In this article we’ll present some strategies…

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CAP and ACID Optimization Strategies for Database Consistency and Availability

CAP and ACID Optimization Strategies for Database Consistency and Availability

June 17, 2022

How different read and write strategies result in different trade-offs for database consistency and availability. In previous articles, we covered choosing the right availability strategy and optimizing hardware performance to ensure smooth database operation. In this article, we’ll discuss in what ways RavenDB offers ACID transactions that…

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Database Hardware Optimization Strategies to Reduce Hosting Costs

Database Hardware Optimization Strategies to Reduce Hosting Costs

June 13, 2022

What to consider when sizing your CPU, memory, and storage hardware to best optimize RavenDB’s performance for your needs After deciding on an availability strategy, choosing the right hardware configuration for your RavenDB workload is critical to maintain expected performance SLAs and keep your database healthy. In this article, we’ll cover…

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High Availability Database Clustering Strategies

High Availability Database Clustering Strategies

June 7, 2022

How RavenDB can help mitigate networking issues using different availability strategies and their trade-offs, with each one successively mitigating against larger and more catastrophic network disasters. As a baseline, RavenDB installations should follow the OS configuration and network/firewall settings guides for more detailed configuration…

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