Maximizing Database Query Efficiency for MySQL - Part One
Slow queries, inefficient queries, or long running queries are problems that regularly plague DBA's. They are always ubiquitous, yet are an inevitable part of life for anyone responsible for managing a...
View ArticleMaximizing Database Query Efficiency for MySQL - Part Two
This is the second part of a two-part series blog for Maximizing Database Query Efficiency In MySQL. You can read part one here.Using Single-Column, Composite, Prefix, and Covering IndexTables that are...
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Cloud Vendor Deep-Dive: PostgreSQL on DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean is a cloud service provider, more of an IaaS (Infrastructure-as-a-Service) provider which is more suitable for small to medium scale businesses. You can get to know more about DigitalOcean...
View ArticleAn Overview of Multi-Document ACID Transactions in MongoDB and How to Use Them
Database systems have a mandate to guarantee data consistency and integrity especially when critical data is involved. These aspects are enforced through ACID transactions in MongoDB. An ACID...
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Full MariaDB Encryption At-Rest and In-Transit for Maximum Data Protection -...
In this blog series, we are going to give you a complete walkthrough on how to configure a fully encrypted MariaDB server for at-rest and in-transit encryption, to ensure maximum protection of the data...
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Full MariaDB Encryption At-Rest and In-Transit for Maximum Data Protection -...
In the first part of this series, we have covered in-transit encryption configuration for MariaDB replication servers, where we configured client-server and replication encryptions. Taken from the...
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Tips for Delivering MySQL Database Performance - Part One
The database backend affects the application, which can then impact organizational performance. When this happens, those in charge tend to want a quick fix. There are many different roads to improve...
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Using OpenVPN to Secure Access to Your Database Cluster in the Cloud
The internet is a dangerous place, especially if you’re leaving your data unencrypted or without proper security. There are several ways to secure your data; all at different levels. You should always...
View ArticleDatabase Performance Tuning for MariaDB
Ever since MySQL was originally forked to form MariaDB it has been widely supported and adopted quickly by a large audience in the open source database community. Originally a drop-in replacement,...
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Tips for Delivering MySQL Database Performance - Part Two
The management of database performance is an area that businesses when administrators often find themselves contributing more time to than they expected.Monitoring and reacting to the production...
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A SOx Compliance Checklist for PostgreSQL
The United States SOx (Sarbanes-Oxley) Act, 2002, addresses a broad spectrum of fundamental information security principles for commercial enterprises, ensuring their functions are rooted and...
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Announcing ClusterControl 1.7.5: Advanced Cluster Maintenance & Support for...
We’re excited to announce the 1.7.5 release of ClusterControl - the only database management system you’ll ever need to take control of your open source database infrastructure. This new version...
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Cluster-Wide Database Maintenance and Why You Need It
Undoubtedly, there is a long list of maintenance tasks that have to be performed by system administrators, especially when it comes to critical systems. Some of the tasks have to be performed at...
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Database Management & Monitoring for PostgreSQL 12
A few months ago we blogged about the release of PostgreSQL 12, with notable improvements to query performance (particularly over larger data sets and overall space utilization) among other important...
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Why Did My MySQL Database Crash? Get Insights with the New MySQL Freeze Frame
In case you haven't seen it, we just released ClusterControl 1.7.5 with major improvements and new useful features. Some of the features include Cluster Wide Maintenance, support for version CentOS 8...
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MongoDB 4.2 Management & Monitoring Without Vendor Lockin
With the release of a new version of ClusterControl (1.7.5), we can see several new features, one of the main ones being the support for MongoDB 4.2.MongoDB 4.2 is on the market for a while. It was...
View ArticleRebuilding a MySQL 8.0 Replication Slave Using a Clone Plugin
With MySQL 8.0 Oracle adopted a new approach to development. Instead of pushing features with major versions, almost every minor MySQL 8.0 version comes with new features or improvements. One of these...
View ArticleMoving from MySQL 5.7 to MySQL 8.0 - What You Should Know
April 2018 is not just a date for the MySQL world. MySQL 8.0 was released there, and more than 1 year after, it’s probably time to consider migrating to this new version.MySQL 8.0 has important...
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Using PostgreSQL Replication Slots
What are Replication Slots?Back in the days when "Replication Slots" were not yet introduced, managing the WAL segments were a challenge. In standard streaming replication, the master has no knowledge...
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An Introduction to MySQL Deployment Using an Ansible Role
Ansible automates and simplifies repetitive, complex, and tedious operations. It is an IT automation engine that automates cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment,...
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