What's New in MariaDB Cluster 10.4
In one of the previous blogs, we covered new features which are coming out in MariaDB 10.4. We mentioned there that included in this version will be a new Galera Cluster release. In this blog post we...
View ArticleAn Overview of PostgreSQL to MySQL Cross Replication
This blog is aimed at explaining an overview of cross replication between PostgreSQL and MySQL, and further discussing the methods of configuring cross replication between the two database servers....
View ArticleDatabase Automation with Puppet: Deploying MySQL & MariaDB Galera Cluster
In the previous blog post, we showed you some basic steps to deploy and manage a standalone MySQL server as well as MySQL Replication setup using the MySQL Puppet module. In this second installation,...
View ArticleHow to Deploy MariaDB Server to a Docker Container
Nowadays, terms like Docker, Images or Containers are pretty common in all database environments, so it’s normal to see a MariaDB server running on Docker in both production and non-production setups....
View ArticleExploring the Different Ways to Encrypt Your MariaDB Data
Encrypting your MariaDB database, whether it is in-transit and at-rest, is one of the most important things that an organization should consider if you value your data.Organizations that deal with...
View ArticleMaintaining MongoDB Replica Sets in the Cloud Using Ansible
Replication has been widely applied in database systems for ensuring high availability of data through creating redundancy. It is basically a strategy of making a copy of the same data in different...
View ArticleAn Overview of MongoDB Schema Validation
Everyone knows that MongoDB is schemaless, then why it is required to perform schema validation? It is easy and fast to develop the application with MongoDB's schema-less behavior and use it as a proof...
View ArticleAutomating PostgreSQL Daily Tasks Using Jenkins
This blog is a brief presentation about Jenkins and shows you how to use this tool to help with some of your daily PostgreSQL administration & management tasks.About JenkinsJenkins is an open...
View ArticleMigrating from MySQL Enterprise to MariaDB 10.3
While it shares the same heritage with MySQL, MariaDB is a different database. Over the years as new versions of MySQL and MariaDB were released, both projects have differed into two different RDBMS...
View ArticleUsing the MyRocks Storage Engine with MariaDB Server
MariaDB Server is one of the most popular, open source database servers. It was created by the original developers of MySQL and it became popular for being fast, scalable, and robust. MariaDB has a...
View ArticleMariaDB MaxScale Load Balancing on Docker: Deployment - Part 1
MariaDB MaxScale is an advanced, plug-in database proxy for MariaDB database servers. It sits between client applications and the database servers, routing client queries and server responses. MaxScale...
View ArticleMariaDB MaxScale Load Balancing on Docker: Management - Part 2
This blog post is a continuation of MariaDB MaxScale Load Balancing on Docker: Deployment - Part1. In this part, we are going to focus more on management operations with advanced use cases like...
View ArticleA Guide to the MariaDB Columnstore for MySQL Admins
The typical MySQL DBA might be familiar working and managing an OLTP (Online Transaction Processing) database as part of their daily routine. You may be familiar with how it works and how to manage...
View ArticleDatabase User Management: Managing Roles for MariaDB
It’s always a headache... you need to add a new user role or change some privileges, and you need to assign it one... by... one. This is a regular duty, especially in large organizations, or in a...
View ArticleHow to Setup Asynchronous Replication Between MariaDB Galera Clusters
Galera Cluster, with its (virtually) synchronous replication, is commonly used in many different types of environments. Scaling it by adding new nodes is not hard (or just as simple a couple of clicks...
View ArticleMigrating PostgreSQL Databases From On-Prem to the Cloud Using AWS RDS
The following is a step-by-step guide to migrating your PostgreSQL on-premise databases to the cloud using Amazon RDS. For this tutorial, you will need to be running PostgreSQL 10 or later on a...
View ArticleCommon Errors When Migrating PostgreSQL Databases From On-Prem to AWS RDS
In part one, Migrating PostgreSQL Databases From On-Prem to the Cloud Using AWS RDS, we showed you how to perform the migration. In this blog, we will explore some common errors that might pop up...
View ArticleHow to Use Failover Mechanism of MaxScale
Ever since ClusterControl 1.2.11 was released in 2015, MariaDB MaxScale has been supported as a database load balancer. Over the years MaxScale has grown and matured, adding several rich features....
View ArticlePostgreSQL Deployment and Maintenance with Ansible
Ansible is one of the most well-known and widely-used IT automation tools, it helps us in automating IT operational tasks such as...Bootstrapping the host (VM or bare-metal machine) from...
View ArticleHandling Large Data Volumes with MySQL and MariaDB
Most databases grow in size over time. The growth is not always fast enough to impact the performance of the database, but there are definitely cases where that happens. When it does, we often wonder...
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