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Distributed Database

Join Reorder - Core Technology of PolarDB for Xscale Optimizer

This article provides an overview of the implementation methods, advantages, and disadvantages of Join Reorder in various popular databases.

Learning about Distributed Systems - Part 23: Distributed Data Warehouse

Part 23 of this series explains why Offline data warehouses based on Hive and real-time data warehouses based on Kafka + Flink make it easy to distribute data warehouses.

About Database Kernel | What Happens to Distributed Databases When Two Machines Are Hung Up?

This article aims to answer one question – what happens to distributed databases when two machines are hung up? – (with examples).

PolarDB-X Kernel V5.4.14: A New Version with More Refined Data Management Capabilities

In this article, we discuss the interesting features of the latest version of PolarDB-X, kernel V5.4.14.

Knocking on the Door to Cloud-Native Database 2.0

In this article, David Chen, describes what you can expect from Cloud-Native Database 2.0.

How to Implement Join Operation on Distributed Databases

This article explores several ways for implementing join on distributed databases, namely Lookup Join using PolarDB-X.

Query Performance Optimization – Runtime Filter

In this blog, we'll introduce Runtime Filters and discuss how it can help improve query performance of the Join operation for databases.

Cloud-Native Database 2.0: All-in-One Comprehensive Data Management and Services

This is a transcript by Li Feifei, VP of Alibaba Group and Head of Alibaba Cloud's Database BU, on open-source and cloud-native distributed databases.

HEADING's ERP Help Retailers Reduce Costs by 50% with Alibaba Cloud PolarDB

HEADING's ERP Solutions Provide Full Compatibility with Alibaba Cloud Apsara PolarDB to Help Retailers Reduce Costs by 50%

BDS Supports Cassandra for Quick Data Migration

This article describes how BDS supports Cassandra to perform database migration.

Alibaba Cloud AnalyticDB Performance Ranks First Globally

AnalyticDB, the ultra-large-scale database developed by Alibaba Cloud, ranked first in TPC's latest database analysis performance rankings after a series of benchmarks.

Who Comes Next After the Rise of Data Warehouses and Data Lakes?

In this blog, two experts from Alibaba Cloud talk about the advantages that data warehouses and data lakes bring to handle large, complex architecture for businesses.

Alibaba Cloud E-MapReduce Sets World Record Again on TPC-DS Benchmark

This year, EMR increased its computing speed to 2.2 times of that from last year, breaking the world record again in the big data sector.

How Alibaba Have Made a High Availability Solution with HBase

This article looks at how Alibaba has implemented HBase into their own cloud infrastructure to produce a high availability solution for several different scenarios.

Cross-Chain Interaction and Continuous Stability Based on SimpleChain Beta

In this article, we introduce SimpleChain beta and discuss the challenges of maintaining continuous stability in cross-chain interactions for blockchains.

In-depth Analysis on HLC-based Distributed Transaction Processing

This article mainly describes clock solutions in distributed databases and distributed transaction management by He Dengcheng, Alibaba Senior Technical Expert.

When Databases Meet FPGA – Achieving 1 Million TPS with X-DB Heterogeneous Computing

The new FPGA-accelerated X-DB is turning heads for its path-breaking performance. This article throws some light on its research and development work.