Articles on performance
How to keep your etcd lean and mean
How big is your database? Is it the size of all the records you keep in it? Or is it like etcd where your workload is reflect…
Be careful what you count - Noteworthy at Compose
This is your weekly summary of Compose news for those changes and updates which can make your life easier. In this edition, w…
Easy PostgreSQL performance stats with pgHero and Docker
The first thing you'll find about PostgreSQL is that every scrap of information about the performance of the database is insi…
The mystery of etcd's rationed requests
With etcd in beta at Compose, the complexity of workloads on the database has been steadily increasing. That increasing workl…
Improved Performance for Redis Cache Mode on Compose
tl;dr - We've boosted the reliability of Cache Mode on Compose by disabling backups and persistence by default on all Redis d…
Faster Performance with Unlogged Tables in PostgreSQL
In the first "Addon" article of this cycle of Compose's Write Stuff, Lucero Del Alba takes a look at how to get better perfo…
Compose PostgreSQL's new Performance and Extensions views
The PostgreSQL team at Compose have been busy working on ways for you to get more control over your PostgreSQL deployments an…
Comparing Hosted Database Performance
While Compose is all about open source databases we also live in the cloud and so does Gary Sieling, who's written this Write…
Improve Performance by Removing Query Logic
You know what the following is? db.blog_posts.find({status: {$in: ["draft", "waiting on proof", "approved"]}}).sort({_id: -1}…
Debunking Myth of RAID 10 as Best Practice on AWS
For the most amazing performance on AWS, use RAID 10 with provisioned i/ops (henceforth piops). A combination of RAID 10 and…
MongoDB Slow Queries Tracker & Profiler
Update: This feature was deprecated in March 2016. For further details see this Compose Note. “How can I get more performance…
MongoHQ + New Relic = <3
With the release of the New Relic Platform, customers can instantly route MongoHQ database performance metrics to New Relic.…
Get Database Alerts - Anywhere
Important: The features referred to in this article are no longer available in this form as the Compose platform has evolved…