Posts by Matt Lord
Data migrations are a critical part of the database lifecycle, and are sometimes necessary for version upgrades, sharding, or moving to a new platform. In many cases, migrations are painful and error-prone. In this article, we walk through how migrations are performed at PlanetScale, and offer advice on how to improve the migration experience. →
Learn the basics of Change Data Capture (CDC) and how to leverage Vitess VStream API to build data pipelines. →
In this release of Vitess, several significant enhancements have been introduced to improve the compatibility, performance, and usability of the system. →
Learn the main differences between MariaDB and MySQL, why you might choose one over the other, scaling options, and how Vitess fits into the picture. →