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MySQL Performance at Scale
MySQL still powers a large share of the world's production databases, particularly in e-commerce, SaaS, and applications built on the LAMP stack. But the performance challenges that emerge at scale are often different from what teams expect, and the tooling to diagnose them has improved significantly in recent years.
Read moreEven If MySQL Became the Default Again
PostgreSQL's rise was driven by defaults, not deliberate selection. But reversing the defaults would not reverse the outcome. PostgreSQL has built two structural advantages that MySQL cannot easily replicate, and Oracle's recent refusal to change course suggests it has no intention of trying.
Read morePostgreSQL Isn't Winning Because It's Better
It's winning because it's become the default. And defaults have a power that technical superiority can't match.
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