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AWS Database Blog

Similarweb’s migration from HBase to Amazon DynamoDB

Managing massive data volumes at scale presents significant operational challenges. At Similarweb we faced these challenges with Apache HBase and found a solution in Amazon DynamoDB. Similarweb is a digital intelligence platform that provides AI-powered insights into website traffic, app usage, and market trends to help businesses benchmark competitors and optimize growth strategies. We faced growing scalability and operational complexity issues with our existing Apache HBase infrastructure, whi

Advanced (300)Amazon DynamoDBAmazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
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ExternalDevOps
Docker Blog

Docker Content Trust: Retirement and Migration Guidance

TLDR: Docker Content Trust (DCT) and the Notary v1 service at notary.docker.io are being fully retired (first announced in July of 2025). This blog explains what is changing, who is affected, and how to move to modern alternatives.  Ten years ago, Docker Content Trust (DCT) gave the container ecosystem one of its first ways to...

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ExternalDatabase
AWS Database Blog

Improve query performance with EXPLAIN plans in Amazon Aurora DSQL

In this post, we show you how to use EXPLAIN plans to diagnose and improve query performance in Amazon Aurora DSQL. We introduce a three-layer filter model as a practical framework for understanding where your predicates are evaluated, and walk through the architecture differences that make Aurora DSQL plans unique, the anatomy of an EXPLAIN output, access method selection, and a step-by-step query improvement workflow.

Advanced (300)Amazon AuroraBest Practices
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The Verge Tech

All the latest news on Android 17, Wear OS 7, and Android XR

Google’s Android 17 update includes highlights like new floating “Bubble” app windows for easier multitasking, a Screen Reaction recording mode, and a 50/50 split gaming mode for foldable phones. Meanwhile, Wear OS 7 brings Live Updates and better battery life for smart watches, and it prepares connections for new Android XR smart glasses that will launch this fall.  The update is rolling out to Pixel phones first, then other devices, with some features, like Gemini Intelligence, set to debut la

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DZone

Encryption Won't Survive Quantum Computing: What to Do?

Every time you open your banking app, send a private message, or log into your company's systems, a math problem is standing between your data and the rest of the world. A very specific kind of math problem, one that takes thousands of years to solve, even for the fastest computers we have today. Here is the uncomfortable truth: quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, that math problem gets solved in hours. The lock breaks. Everything behind it becomes readable.

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