Databases were designed for human-paced interaction – sessions, think time and deliberate intent. AI agents remove all three assumptions simultaneously.
Databases Were Built for Humans – AI Agents Change the Equation
Category: Databases
Databases are the systems of record at the centre of the enterprise. They exist to ensure correctness, durability, and control over critical data.
For decades, they have been optimised around human interaction – predictable query patterns, bounded concurrency, and clear operational ownership.
That assumption is now under pressure. As AI systems begin to interact directly with data, the database remains the point of truth… but the way it is accessed is starting to change.
Inferencing Is a Database Problem Disguised as an AI Problem
AI inferencing is a database problem disguised as an AI problem. Real-time model workloads expose latency and concurrency demands that enterprise storage wasn’t designed for.
The Biggest Gap In The Clouds? High Performance RDBMS
Hyperscalers have solved cloud infrastructure for most workloads. High-performance RDBMS remains the exception – the gap between cloud promises and database reality is still real.
Cloud Compromises: Constrained and Optimized CPUs
Not all cloud vCPUs are equal. This article explains how constrained and optimised CPU configurations affect enterprise database performance in ways the spec sheet doesn’t reveal.
Overprovisioning: The Curse Of The Cloud
On-premises databases were overprovisioned for performance. Cloud databases are overprovisioned for a different reason: unpredictable pricing. This article explains the real cost.
Choosing The Right Path To The Cloud
Not all database migrations are equal. This article explains the main paths to public cloud and why choosing the wrong one for mission-critical workloads is an expensive mistake.
The Battle For Your Databases
AWS, Azure and GCP are competing hard for enterprise databases. This article explains why mission-critical RDBMS workloads are the prize and what that means for DBAs.
How To Look Stupid (Part #612)
Now is the winter of our discontent. But rather than dwell on what a terrible year 2020 has been, I thought I'd make my final post of the year something more positive... so I am going to look back on one of the (many) times I made a fool of myself, in the hope that … Continue reading How To Look Stupid (Part #612)
The Public Cloud: The Hotel For Your Applications
The public cloud is like a hotel – flexible and convenient but shared infrastructure. This article explains what that model really means for enterprise databases.
Cloud DBA: The Next Generation of Database Administrator?
Cloud databases come with cost levers on-premises never had. This article examines what the Cloud DBA role actually looks like and why cost is now a core DBA concern.
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