Latest Databases 14 August 2026 4 min read
Choosing between PostgreSQL and MySQL for a new product
How we pick a relational database at the start of a build, and why the answer is usually less interesting than the question.
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Keeping a WordPress site maintainable without plugin sprawl
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Infrastructure 11 July 2026 4 min read
What monitoring should actually cover on a small server estate
Most small-estate monitoring watches the wrong things. What we alert on, what we only record, and what we deliberately ignore.
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