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How to Use ORMs and Survive
ORMs hide a lot of database work, and most performance disasters trace back to that abstraction. A practical guide to N+1 queries, fan-out joins, lazy vs eager loading, isolation levels, migrations, and when to drop to raw SQL.
Observability vs Monitoring: Key Differences and How They Pair
Monitoring watches known signals against thresholds and tells you that something broke. Observability lets you ask new questions of a system and understand why. Here is how the two differ, how they pair, and what that means for databases.
Everyone Uses PostgreSQL... But Why?
PostgreSQL is the most-used database in the Stack Overflow 2025 survey (55.6%), and in 2025 both Databricks and Snowflake paid billions to own a piece of it. Here is why - its permissive license, extensibility, SQL compliance, and the real trade-offs you take on at scale.
SQL Window Functions and CTEs: Writing Readable, Fast Queries
A practical guide to Common Table Expressions and window functions in PostgreSQL - using WITH for readable and recursive queries, and OVER/PARTITION BY/frame clauses for ranking, running totals, and row-to-row differences without self-joins.
What Is Database Monitoring and Why You Need It
Database monitoring is the continuous observation of a database's performance, health, and availability. This guide explains what to monitor, the difference between reactive and proactive monitoring, and how it connects to query optimization and capacity planning.
8 Proven Strategies to Improve Database Performance
A practical, vendor-neutral guide to faster databases: indexing, query optimization, caching, normalization, hardware, tuning, backup, and partitioning—what each technique does, when to use it, and the trade-offs.
The 3 Pillars of Successful Database Maintenance & Monitoring
Most developers query and migrate their databases but never truly own them. This article makes the case for a shift in ownership—and lays out the three pillars that make it work: database-aware observability, good processes, and the right mindset.
Why Developer Stress Is The Hidden Success Metric For Elasticsearch and OpenSearch Maintenance
Traditional search metrics tell you what already broke. Developer stress tells you what’s about to. This article explores why Elasticsearch and OpenSearch teams hit reliability limits when cognitive load rises—and why calmer operators build healthier clusters.
I Went Through 90 Days of OpenSearch Community Slack Messages. Here's What I Learned
A field report on what the OpenSearch community is actually talking about, from recurring pain points and unanswered questions to trends shaping self-managed search operations in 2026.
The Most Common Frictions In Running Self-Hosted OpenSearch—and How to Resolve Them
Running self-hosted OpenSearch is hard not because of missing tools, but because teams struggle with two frictions: executing changes safely and knowing which changes to make. This article explains how Kubernetes operators reduce execution risk, why observability alone isn’t enough, and how search-aware operational intelligence helps teams run OpenSearch reliably and cost-effectively at scale.
Cloud Repatriation: Why Search Infrastructure Exposes the Limits of Cloud-First Thinking
Cloud repatriation isn’t a step backward—it’s a response to reality. Search and observability workloads, with their always-on nature and relentless data growth, are exposing the economic and operational limits of cloud-first thinking earlier than most systems. This article examines why search infrastructure is leading that shift.
Wix’s xEngineer Is Changing What Shift-Left Means
An analysis of Wix’s AI-driven xEngineer model and what it signals about the future of engineering, DevOps, shift-left ownership, and how Pulse was built with the same approach in mind.
Search Industry 2026 Forecast: What AI Will Change — and What It Won’t
A 2026 search industry forecast based on insights from leading practitioners, exploring how AI will reshape relevance, RAG, trust, and what won’t change.
Pulse 2025 Product Roundup: From Monitoring to AI-Native Control Plane
The key features and developments that turned Pulse into an AI-native control center for optimizing and supporting Elasticsearch and OpenSearch
The State of Search 2025: A Year-End Reality Check
The state of search in 2025, highlighting the themes, discussions, and priorities shaping Elasticsearch and OpenSearch operations
The 11 Biggest Misconceptions About Search (According to the Experts)
15 of the Top Experts in the Search Industry Share The Most Commonly Held Misconceptions About Search That They Encounter
The Secret Bookshelf of Top Search Experts
Discover the lesser-known books, blogs, and resources recommended by the Top Voices in Search, featuring picks from leading Elasticsearch and OpenSearch experts.
MC+A and Pulse Announce Partnership to Deliver Superior, Proactive Elasticsearch Support
Pulse signs partnership agreement with MC+A - a leading provider of AI-powered search and digital transformation solutions
OpenTelemetry With OpenSearch: Use-Cases, Status and Roadmap
Watch Itamar Syn-Hershko's OpenSearchCon 2025 talk on OpenTelemetry with OpenSearch, covering use-cases, current integration status, and future roadmap.
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