Observing The Hidden Complexity Behind Simple Cloud Networks with Avi Freedman
Screaming in the Cloud
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The Challenges of Running a Database in the Cloud
DuckDB is what I was using and I'm much happier with it for a variety of excellent reasons. We actually don't use swap, but I'm a big fan of having swap and monitoring it so the OM killer only does what you want or doesn't fire at all. The observability that you get within a given cloud is typically very limited. Google actually has the best. They show some topology and other things. It's like running a normal database with extra steps. Computers allow you to do amazing things and only occasionally slap you nowadays with it. It's pretty amazing.
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