Uber Engineering Moving from Postgres to MySQL and RebuttalInfoQ.comUber's main problem stems from the write amplification issue in Postgres. The write amplification happens because an update to a single row that touches indexes needs to update all ind …

Stop Over-Engineering, Build What the Customer Really NeedsInfoQ.comAfter working with many different teams Greg Young have found that they often are drastically over-engineering in their projects. Teams start to work on 9 month projects but by thinking on …

EE TimesHere's How to Acknowledge Your Rising Engineering Star EmployeesEE TimesAll you need to do is email Jennifer Campbell with a paragraph or two telling me why your employee, friend, or co-worker deserves the award, along with a few words describi …

Texas A&M UniversityProfessor Nobuo Morita joins Department of Petroleum EngineeringTexas A&M UniversityImage-of-Morita,-Nobuo Dr. Nobuo Morita, an expert in rock mechanics, has joined the Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering at Texas A&M U …

EE TimesEngineering Shortage PersistsEE TimesThe cost difference is one big reason why so any companies now have software engineering centers in India, including Aricent which has 75% of its total staff In India in centers in Bangalore, Delhi, Chenai, Hyde …

McGill ReporterMechanical engineering student wins CEMF scholarshipMcGill ReporterDa-Eun Kim, a fourth-year mechanical engineering student at McGill has been selected as one of five recipients of a 2015 CEMF Undergraduate Women in Engineering Scholarship. …

PE-backed Jensen Hughes buys Nexus as an add-onThomson Reuters' peHUB (press release)Jensen Hughes Inc, a portfolio company of Huron Capital Partners LLC, has acquired Nexus Technical Services Corp as an add-on. No financial terms were disclosed. Nexus is …

Allianz Engineering in UK Appoints Kelly as Senior Technical ManagerInsurance JournalIn his new role, Kelly will be responsible for delivering profitable growth by overseeing the development of Allianz's engineering propositions as well as supporting t …

Engineering for the Long Term at GoogleInfoQ.comAstrid Atkinson, director at Google, drew on their experiences over the last decade to present some rules and advice on engineering for the long term. The Velocity Conference 2015 attendees at Santa Clara lea …