June 2023 Summaries

Tessell has been named a finalist for the Open Source Software on Azure 2023 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award, recognized for its innovative and efficient customer solutions utilizing Microsoft technology. Tessell stands out as a top Oracle Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) provider on Azure, offering a 10X performance-to-price ratio, robust data management, and seamless integration with Azure Data Services. The company allows customers to bring their own custom management and security stack to their Azure tenancy and provides a comprehensive range of databases, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MS SQL Server, and Oracle, without the need for managing infrastructure. Tessell's high-performance infrastructure and cross-region replication make it an ideal choice for production databases, freeing developers from manual management tasks and enabling them to focus on innovation and customer satisfaction. The Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards, announced annually before the Microsoft Inspire conference, highlight partners who excel in delivering exceptional applications and services on the Azure platform, with Tessell being acknowledged for its outstanding open-source solutions.

Tessell focuses on enhancing database input/output operations per second (IOPS) for Oracle production workloads on Azure, providing a high-performance environment essential for Database as a Service (DBaaS). It offers features such as self-service, Terraform provisioning, database management, and data lifecycle management, which include patching, upgrades, and operations management. The article discusses how Tessell facilitates cost savings that can be reinvested or used to improve the bottom line, emphasizing the importance of performance benchmarks to evaluate database efficiency on chosen infrastructure. The benchmarking process described uses the SLOB tool on the Azure L8as_v3 shape, demonstrating a performance outcome of 152,027 IOPS, which supports optimal price/performance evaluation for specific workloads. This performance assessment is crucial for infrastructure modernization, potentially leading to operational savings and enabling database consolidation.

In June 2021, Bala Kuchibhotla introduced the concept of "data tessellation" with his company Tessell, aiming to innovate the Database as a Service (DBaaS) sector by applying the art and science of tessellation to data management. Tessellation, an art form popularized by M.C. Escher, involves creating repeating patterns without gaps and has applications in art, mathematics, and computer science. In data management, this concept translates to better organization and management of data across various environments, optimizing infrastructure costs, and creating a self-service database experience. This innovative approach could reshape data management practices and elevate the appreciation of tessellation, potentially increasing the value of related art, including Escher's lithographs.