https://chiraghasija.cc/tags/databases/ Recent content in Databases on Chirag Hasija https://chiraghasija.cc/og-image.png https://chiraghasija.cc/og-image.png Hugo -- 0.155.3 en-us Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0530 https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/postgresql-is-all-you-need/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:00:00 +0530 https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/postgresql-is-all-you-need/ PostgreSQL handles 90% of what startups need - OLTP, JSON, full-text search, time series, and more. Here is a practical map of what Postgres covers natively, when to add Redis, and when you genuinely need something else. https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/redis-single-threaded-to-io-threads/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0530 https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/redis-single-threaded-to-io-threads/ The full story of how Redis evolved from a single-threaded event loop to IO threads hitting 3.5M ops/sec - and why it still refuses to go fully multi-threaded. https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/redis-internals-clustering-sentinel-pipelining/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0530 https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/redis-internals-clustering-sentinel-pipelining/ A practical deep dive into Redis clustering, sentinel, sharding, and pipelining - with real numbers, architecture diagrams, and a decision framework for picking the right setup. https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/database-ops-per-second-when-to-shard/ Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0530 https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/database-ops-per-second-when-to-shard/ Real-world ops/sec, memory limits, and single-node ceilings for PostgreSQL, Redis, MongoDB, DynamoDB, and Cassandra - with a practical framework for when sharding actually makes sense. https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/sql-vs-nosql/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0530 https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/sql-vs-nosql/ SQL vs NoSQL - real trade-offs, real examples, and a decision framework to confidently pick the right database for any project. https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/redis-8-vs-valkey-which-fork-won/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:15:00 +0530 https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/redis-8-vs-valkey-which-fork-won/ Redis changed its license in 2024, spawning the Valkey fork. This post compares Redis 8 and Valkey in 2026 - performance, features, ecosystem, and which one to use. https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/sqlite-underrated-production-database/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:04:00 +0530 https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/sqlite-underrated-production-database/ SQLite is often dismissed as a toy database. In 2026, it powers production applications at significant scale. This post explains when and why SQLite is the right choice. https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/postgresql-winning-database-wars-2026/ Sat, 14 Jun 2025 19:44:00 +0530 https://chiraghasija.cc/posts/postgresql-winning-database-wars-2026/ PostgreSQL dominates new project decisions in 2026. This post breaks down the technical and ecosystem reasons why Postgres beat MySQL, MongoDB, and every other contender.