Visualizing Kafka Data in Grafana: Consuming Real-Time Messages for DashboardsDec 19, 2025·9 min read
Benchmark, Profile, Prove: A 12x Go Performance WinHow pprof and benchstat found schema recompilation hiding in a Grafana Kafka plugin's hot pathJul 28, 2026·18 min read
ClickHouse Advanced Tutorial: Performance Comparison with MySQLIntroduction Nothing is perfect. In terms of databases, you can't expect the best performance for every task and query from your deployed database. However, the vital step as a software developer is to know their strengths and weaknesses and how to d...Jun 8, 2023·7 min read
ClickHouse Basic Tutorial: Keys & IndexesPhoto by Maksym Kaharlytskyi on Unsplash In the previous parts, we saw an introduction to ClickHouse and its features. Furthermore, we learned about its different table engine families and their most usable members. In this part, I will walk through ...Jun 2, 2023·9 min read
How to Schedule Database Backups with Cronjob and Upload to AWS S3Introduction The update procedure is a vital operation every team should consider. However, doing it manually can be exhausting. As a toil, you can automate it simply by creating a cronjob to take the backup and upload it to your desired object stora...May 23, 2023·4 min read
ClickHouse Basic Tutorial: Table EnginesIn this part, I will cover ClickHouse table engines. Like any other database, ClickHouse uses engines to determine a table's storage, replication, and concurrency methodologies. Every engine has pros and cons, and you should choose them by your need....Apr 29, 2023·7 min read
Step-by-Step Guide: Deploying Kafka Connect via Strimzi Operator on KubernetesPhoto by Ryoji Iwata on Unsplash Strimzi is almost the richest Kubernetes Kafka operator, which you can utilize to deploy Apache Kafka or its other components like Kafka Connect, Kafka Mirror, etc. This article will provide a step-by-step tutorial ab...Apr 25, 2023·8 min read
ClickHouse Basic Tutorial: An IntroductionThis is the first part of the ClickHouse Tutorial Series. In this series, I cover some practical and vital aspects of the ClickHouse database, a robust OLAP technology many enterprise companies utilize. In this part, I'll talk about the main features...Apr 13, 2023·4 min read
