Databases Resources

Custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) for NL2SQL: A Rigorous Evaluation Framework on Oracle Database

Used MCP to evaluate LLM-generated SQL on Oracle: baseline vs MCP, comparing semantics, order, strings, and EXPLAIN PLAN on 500-query TPC-H.

May 8, 2026

by Sanjay Mishra

· 2,121 Views

RAG Done Right: When to Use SQL, Search, and Vector Retrieval and How To Combine Them

RAG failures stem from retrieval, not models. Replace one-size-fits-all vector search with a decision framework, hybrid flow, and guardrails for reliable systems.

May 8, 2026

by Ram Ghadiyaram

CORE

· 3,288 Views · 8 Likes

How to Test PUT API Request Using REST-Assured Java

This tutorial demonstrates how to test PUT requests with REST Assured in Java for API testing, including code examples to update data.

May 7, 2026

by Faisal Khatri

CORE

· 2,192 Views · 3 Likes

When Retries Become a Denial-of-Wallet

Retries can silently DDoS your wallet — amplifying failures into massive costs. Without limits, jitter, and circuit breakers, “resilience” becomes self-inflicted damage.

May 6, 2026

by David Iyanu Jonathan

· 4,320 Views · 1 Like

Why PostgreSQL CDC Breaks in Production

PostgreSQL CDC often fails after WAL reading: snapshot handoff gaps, unsafe checkpoints, bad ordering, and retry logic can silently corrupt replicated data.

May 6, 2026

by Dmitry Narizhnykh

CORE

· 1,663 Views

The Hidden Latency of Autoscaling

Autoscaling isn’t real elasticity — it’s slow, reactive, and can mislead. Use demand metrics, keep warm capacity, and pair with circuit breakers & observability.

May 5, 2026

by David Iyanu Jonathan

· 2,161 Views

Engineering LLMOps: Building Robust CI/CD Pipelines for LLM Applications on Google Cloud

Master LLMOps on GCP by automating prompt evaluation, model deployment, and monitoring with Cloud Build and Vertex AI for robust AI apps.

May 5, 2026

by Jubin Soni, FBCS

CORE

· 2,110 Views

Setting Up Claude Code With Ollama: A Guide

Claude Code is a terminal-based AI coding assistant by Anthropic that can integrate with Ollama for local model inference.

May 5, 2026

by Gunter Rotsaert

CORE

· 3,949 Views · 3 Likes

Modernization Is Not Migration

CI/CD-driven modernization of data platforms, improving release speed, observability, and reliability through automation, parallelization, and job-level telemetry.

May 5, 2026

by vaibhav Sharma

· 2,012 Views

Mastering Kubernetes to Maximize Your Cloud Potential

Understanding Kubernetes architecture through seven critical layers: storage, compute, networking, observability, security, dev tools, and CI/CD.

May 4, 2026

by Jaswinder Kumar

· 1,999 Views · 2 Likes

Building Fault-Tolerant Kafka Consumers in Spring Boot Using Retry, DLQ, and Idempotent Code Patterns

Retry transient failures, route poison messages to a DLQ, and deduplicate with a DB table three layers that turn a fragile Kafka consumer into a fault tolerant one.

May 4, 2026

by Mallikharjuna Manepalli

· 2,618 Views · 1 Like

Understanding MCP Architecture: LLM + API vs Model Context Protocol

PDF chatbot demo comparing LLM+API vs MCP: direct calls are simple for one app; MCP adds a server layer for tool discovery, reuse, and standardization.

May 1, 2026

by Sanjay Mishra

· 4,977 Views · 3 Likes

How to Log HTTP Incoming Requests in Spring Boot

In this article, you will learn how to log incoming requests in Spring Boot, using the class CommonsRequestLoggingFilter, through some simple configuration steps.

May 1, 2026

by Mario Casari

· 2,780 Views · 3 Likes

Unlocking Smart Meter Insights with Smart Datastream

Platform turning complex smart meter data into usable, real-time insights via APIs — enabling scalable analytics, efficiency, and smarter energy decisions.

May 1, 2026

by Muhammad Rizwan

· 2,599 Views · 18 Likes

6 Integration Patterns That Look Good on Paper and What Happens When They Hit Production

This article explores six commonly used enterprise integration patterns, the real world risks and the practical controls to build resilient systems.

May 1, 2026

by Priyanka Jayavel

· 2,214 Views · 1 Like

Generate Random Test Data in PostgreSQL

Learn how to use PostgreSQL to generate random data for testing purposes, and use PL/pgSQL to automatically insert random values into your database tables.

May 1, 2026

by arvind toorpu

CORE

· 2,385 Views