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Vector Databases in AI
Artificial intelligence requires special databases that rely on similarity searches for more effective processing of diverse data and embeddings to improve scalability, flexibility, and interpretability.

MongoDB
The basic concepts, features, and applications of MongoDB emphasize the advantages offered by this established NoSQL database.

Qdrant
Vector databases are one of the critical components for AI-based applications such as ChatGPT that rely on vector search queries to extract knowledge context from vast amounts of data.

Why NoSQL
Tables are an established format for storing information in databases, but they don't always fit the bill -- which is just one argument of many that speaks for NoSQL.

NVMe over Fabrics
NVMe-oF promises high-redundancy centralized storage with simple maintenance and management and almost twice the speed of its antiquated iSCSI predecessor.

From Confluence to BlueSpice
With Atlassian's announcement that they are moving to a cloud-only solution, many organizations will be looking for an alternative that lets them keep their collaboration data local. BlueSpice is a worthy open source alternative with easy-to-use migration tools.

iSCSI with Synology DSM
The iSCSI protocol lets you access block storage across a network connection. We show you how to connect a Debian 12 system with a Synology storage device over iSCSI.

Automated Deployments
OpenTofu and cloud-init help you deploy virtual machines in a Proxmox hypervisor and populate them automatically with services.

SQL Server Replication
Wherever Microsoft SQL Server runs on local networks, individual or all databases can be migrated to Azure SQL by transactional replication. Various opportunities unfold, including analytics in the Azure cloud and global access routes for mobile users and home and branch offices.

Sizing Monster VMs
Massive, performance-hungry VMs require proper handling to meet their dynamic requirements. We give you some rules to help size these monsters properly.

AIDE
If an attacker gains access to systems by working around your defenses, you need to discover their tracks in good time, at least to mitigate the further risk of damage, by monitoring changes to files.

Reduce Windows Attack Surface
The sum total of all possible points of attack can be defined as the attack surface, and you need to take every opportunity to minimize it to the extent possible. Windows has built-in rules that minimize the attack surface; they simply need to be enabled.

Ansible Automation
The Ansible automation tool makes it really easy to implement IT scenarios as code. We use structured YAML code to roll out Ansible in the form of AWX.

Gitea
Nothing is forever, not even a Git server. After the purchase of GitHub by Microsoft, I found a new home in Gitea for version control.

Key-Value Stores
Relational databases have been long-lived, but a completely different type of database, the key-value store, has established itself in the cloud market.

Perf Dojo
We test microSD, USB, and (especially) PCIe storage to push Raspberry Pi storage to the max.