Tag: database
All the articles with the tag "database".
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Optimizing Graph Databases through Denormalization
Kruno Golubić
How and why to denormalize graph databases to improve performance: identifying candidates for denormalization, strategies (data duplication, aggregation, path materialization), and trade-offs.
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Understanding Database Snapshots
Kruno Golubić
A deep dive into database snapshots: how they work, copy-on-write vs redirect-on-write, how Memgraph handles snapshots, advantages, pitfalls, and best practices.
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What is a Key-Value Database?
Kruno Golubić
An introduction to key-value databases: how they work, their benefits (speed, horizontal scaling, flexible data models), potential drawbacks, and when to use them.
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What is PostgreSQL Database?
Kruno Golubić
A comprehensive introduction to PostgreSQL: its features, benefits, ACID compliance, extensibility, and when to consider migrating to a graph database like Memgraph.