False alarms can be a significant problem in highly available clusters of PostgreSQL. They can cause unnecessary downtime and disruptions that can impact the performance of the nodes.
Critical data needs a resilient database that businesses can rely on. This write-up takes an abstract view of High Availability and Auto-Failover in PostgreSQL.
Big Data is a buzz word doing the rounds nowadays, and the tool people generally associate with Big Data is Hadoop. While it is true that the sheer volume of data Hadoop can efficiently and cost effectively manage is unparalleled, not all businesses actually need Hadoop.