Blog posts written by Michelle Anne Tabirao

Michelle Anne Tabirao
12 February 2024

Charmed MongoDB®: use cases for financial services

Data Platform Article

MongoDB is the ideal fit, and it’s one of the most widely used databases in the financial services industry. It provides a sturdy, adaptable and trustworthy foundation. ...

Michelle Anne Tabirao
6 December 2023

Charmed MongoDB: the operator you need for managing your document database

Data Platform Article

Charmed MongoDB primary mission is to simplify the MongoDB experience so it can be an operated database powerhouse. ...

Michelle Anne Tabirao
31 October 2023

Running MongoDB on Kubernetes

Data Platform Article

Running databases like MongoDB in public, private and hybrid environments provides multiple benefits. Kubernetes provides the additional advantages of portability, reduced vendor lock-in, DevOps friendliness, scalability and cost-effectiveness. ...

Michelle Anne Tabirao
7 September 2023

OpenSearchCon 2023 is coming, meet us in Seattle

Ubuntu Article

The search, analytics, and database communities are buzzing with excitement as the countdown to OpenSearchCon 2023 begins. This second annual conference will be a 3-day event in Grand Sheraton Seattle on 27-29 September. This year’s conference program is divided into four tracks to reflect the community’s interests in search, analytics, ...

Michelle Anne Tabirao
31 August 2023

Meet Canonical and OpenSearch.org at Open Source Summit Europe 2023

Ubuntu Article

We are excited to celebrate all things open source at the upcoming Open Source Summit Europe 2023 in the beautiful city of Bilbao, Spain. The event will take place on 19-21 September. The summit serves as a reminder of the open source movement’s ongoing significance, fostering a space where attendees can explore the latest trends, ...

Michelle Anne Tabirao
1 November 2022

What is OpenSearch?

Data Platform Article

OpenSearch is an open-source search and analytics suite. Developers build solutions for search, data observability, data ingestion and more using OpenSearch. Another popular use case is log analytics. You take the logs from applications, servers and network elements, feed them into OpenSearch, and use the rich search and visualisation fun ...

Michelle Anne Tabirao
30 September 2022

That’s a wrap! Canonical attends the very first OpenSearchCon in Seattle

Data Platform Article

A few of us at Canonical travelled from Europe to the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Seattle, Washington and attended the very first OpenSearchCon. Huge congratulations to the OpenSearch team for the well-organised, first ever in-person conference held on 21 September 2022 at Fremont Studios. Best in class open-source search and analytics s ...

Michelle Anne Tabirao
10 June 2022

What is NoSQL and what are database operators?

Data Platform Article

In the previous blog, SQL vs NoSQL Database, we discussed the difference between two major database categories. In a nutshell, the main difference between NoSQL and SQL is that NoSQL adopts a ‘right tool for the job’ approach, whilst SQL adopts a ‘one tool for all the jobs’. While SQL remains a standard in organisations ...

Michelle Anne Tabirao
10 June 2022

SQL vs NoSQL: Choosing your database

Data Platform Article

IT leaders, engineers, and developers must consider multiple factors when using a database. There are scores of open source and proprietary databases available, and each offers distinct value to organisations. They can be divided into two primary categories: SQL (relational database) and NoSQL (non-relational database). This article will ...

Michelle Anne Tabirao
10 June 2022

Is your database on Kubernetes production-ready?

Data Platform Article

Last May, KubeCon gathered multiple tech enthusiasts, students, professionals, and companies. The event highlighted various topics and insights on how to collaborate on pushing the boundaries of cloud-native computing. One of our Engineering Directors, Mykola Marzhan, shared his knowledge about databases on Kubernetes at KubeCon, during a ...

Michelle Anne Tabirao
29 April 2022

Open source solutions that drive logistics sector’s digital transformation

Use Case Article

As with organisations in many other industries, logistics services are under intense pressure to remain competitive to face severe market disruption. Disruptive innovation has reached this industry, which is currently experiencing strong inflexion points. The logistics sector is being forced to innovate as rapidly and quickly as possible. ...

Michelle Anne Tabirao
27 April 2022

Open source technology in logistics sector

Use Case Article

Why use open source technology in industries? The word open source was first coined by Christine Petersen to a working group that was dedicated, with a goal to share open-source software practices in the broader marketplace. The working group values sharing of software for better use, cheaper offering and preventing vendor lock-in. In add ...

Michelle Anne Tabirao

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