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Disaster Recovery for Databases: High-availability Architecture of PolarDB-X

This article systematically analyzes the high-availability (HA) architecture of PolarDB-X.

Solution: Manual Logical Migration from a Self-managed MySQL Database to PolarDB-X Standard Edition

This article outlines a manual logical migration from self-managed MySQL to PolarDB-X Standard Edition, while strongly recommending DTS for safer, more efficient migration.

Sevenfold Performance Improvement | Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDB Spark Vectorization Capability Analysis

This article describes how to improve the performance of AnalyticDB for MySQL Spark by using the vectorized engine in the current architecture.

Alibaba Cloud ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL 18: The Premier Data Foundation for AI Applications

The article introduces Alibaba Cloud ApsaraDB RDS for PostgreSQL 18 as an AI-optimized, enterprise-grade database to serve as a premier data foundation for AI applications.

Scale Smarter, Not Harder: The 2026 AI Growth Roadmap for SMBs

This article provides an actionable roadmap to empower small and growing businesses to innovate, scale, and thrive in the current economy.

How to Upgrade Major Version of ApsaraDB for MongoDB Instances in One Click

This article introduces how to perform a one-click major version upgrade for ApsaraDB for MongoDB instances with minimal downtime and no rollback option.

ApsaraDB RDS for SQL Server 2025 Released: Unlocking AI-Ready Enterprise Databases

This article provides an overview of SQL Server 2025 features.

Try New PostgreSQL 18 Now in Alibaba Cloud PolarDB

This article announces Alibaba Cloud PolarDB’s support for PostgreSQL 18.

Alibaba Cloud Tair Partners with SGLang to Build HiCache: Constructing a New Cache Paradigm for "Agentic Inference"

This article introduces HiCache, a hierarchical KVCache infrastructure developed by Alibaba Cloud Tair and SGLang to optimize performance and memory capacity for long-context "agentic" LLM inference.

[Infographic] Highlights | Database New Features in November 2025

Discover the latest database product updates for November 2025 in our informative infographic!

PolarDB-X Best Practice Series (9): N Ingenious Uses for the TABLE_DETAIL View

This article demonstrates several common use cases by using specific examples.

Alibaba Cloud Named a Leader in Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud Database Management Systems for Sixth Consecutive Year

Recognized for its Ability to Execute and Completeness of Vision

Database Encryption Strategies: When to Use TDE, Column-Level, or Application-Level

The article explains when to use Transparent Data Encryption (TDE), column-level, or application-level encryption based on data sensitivity and compliance.

PolarDB-X Best Practice Series (8): Lock-free DDL Operation Guide

The article explains how to perform safe, efficient, lock free DDL operations in PolarDB X to avoid table locking and minimize business impact.

PolarDB-X Best Practice Series (7): Partition Design

This article provides a case study of a specific business table and describes how to design a partitioning scheme for the table step by step.

PolarDB Brings Alibaba Cloud Another SIGMOD Best Paper Award

This article introduces how Alibaba Cloud’s PolarDB won another SIGMOD Best Paper Award for its breakthrough CXL based distributed memory pool architecture.

Implementation of PolarDB-X Distributed Transactions: Commit Optimization Based on the Lizard Transaction System (Part 2)

This article introduces how PolarDB‑X optimizes distributed transaction commits using the Lizard transaction system to reduce latency while preserving correctness.

Implementation of PolarDB-X Distributed Transactions: Commit Optimization Based on the Lizard Transaction System (Part 1)

This article introduces the optimization techniques applied to the commit process of distributed transactions in PolarDB-X, focusing on reducing latency and improving efficiency.

Are ETL and Wide Tables Still Necessary? Analysis of DuckDB-based Analytical Instances for ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL

This article introduces the performance benefits of DuckDB-based analytical instances for ApsaraDB RDS for MySQL, and discusses whether ETL and wide tables are still necessary.

[Infographic] Highlights | Database New Features in October 2025

Discover the latest database product updates for October 2025 in our informative infographic!