The True Cost of Database Management: RDS vs. EKS
Comparison of true costs between self-hosted databases and managed database services. Example of Postgres on EKS vs RDS.
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Disaggregated storage, cloud, Kubernetes, and more...
Simplyblock's blog brings you the latest of storage, cloud, and thought leadership
Michael Schmidt
- Sep 10
- 4 min
Ransomware Attack Recovery with Simplyblock
In 2023, the number of victims to Ransomware attacks more than doubled, with 2024 being off to an even stronger start. Oftentimes,...
Michael Schmidt
- Sep 6
- 4 min
Disaster Recovery with Simplyblock in AWS
When disaster strikes, a great recovery strategy is required. Simplyblock helps recovering entire infrastructures in minutes not hours.
Rob Pankow
- Jul 24
- 4 min
Rockset alternatives: migrate with simplyblock
Explore top Rockset alternatives and learn how simplyblock's NVMe-based storage can supercharge your data migration.
Chris Engelbert
- Jul 15
- 6 min
Neo4j in Cloud and Kubernetes: Advantages, Cypher Queries, and Use Cases
Find out more about Neo4j, the advantages of using a graph database, how its Cyper Query language works and practical use cases.
Rob Pankow
- Jun 28
- 7 min
How to reduce AWS cloud costs with AWS marketplace products?
Key drivers of AWS Cloud costs, how to optimize aws cost & what tools are available in the AWS Marketplace to help you.
Chris Engelbert
- Jun 27
- 19 min
Machine Learning driven Database Optimization with Luigi Nardi from DBtune (interview)
Luigi Nardi, Founder & CEO of DBtune, talks about database optimization, the role of ML, data privacy and the rice of vector databases.
Chris Engelbert
- May 17
- 15 min
How Oracle transforms its operation into a cloud business with Gerald Venzl from Oracle (video + interview)
Gerald Venzl, Oracle, discusses the shift to cloud, challenges, and Oracle's belief in a multi-cloud future over on-premise databases.
Chris Engelbert
- Apr 26
- 16 min
Coding the Cloud: A Dive into Data Streaming with Gunnar Morling from Decodable (video + interview)
Gunnar Morling from Decodable shares shares insights into how Decodable facilitates near real-time data movement and processing.
Chris Engelbert
- Apr 19
- 14 min
How API Gateways help to improve your security with Nicolas Fränkel from API7.ai (video + interview)
Nicolas Fränkel talks about how to choose the right tools fitting your needs based on your requirements.
Chris Engelbert
- Apr 12
- 13 min
Building a Time Series Database in the Cloud with Steven Sklar from QuestDB (video + interview)
Steven Sklar from QuestDB talks about how they implemented the Kubernetes orchestration and storage layer for their QuestDB cloud offering.
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