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A MySQL backup and recovery tutorial on K8s using the MySQL Operator for...
Supported by the growing maturity of operators, many organizations have graduated from using Kubernetes to deploy and manage stateless applications to adopting it for all kinds of stateful workload...
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SREday London 2024: Our conference highlights
From Conf42 to SREdays, the brothers Mark and Miko Pawlikowski bring developers, DevOps engineers, analysts, executives, etc from all over the world to learn from each other. Conf42 is a series of...
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The siren song of the cloud is undeniable, promising scalability, resilience, and reduced operational overhead. However, the reality can be different. Factors like vendor lock-in, limited control, and...
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We recently attended and spoke at the 2024 Data Community Conference in Bern. Leading voices in IT and database management came together for one day to discuss wide-ranging topics, covering everything...
View ArticleClustercontrol adds Percona Server Pro, and support for MySQL v8.4,...
Clustercontrol (CC) v2.3.0 is now live, featuring new enterprise binaries support for Percona Server Pro clusters and support for MySQL v8.4, Elasticsearch v8.15, and Valkey v8.0. Let’s dive into...
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Elasticsearch performance optimization
Performance optimization, or “performance tuning,” is an ongoing process, not a one-time task. After making changes and testing them, continuous monitoring is essential to determine if further...
View ArticleFIPS Compliance and Why It Matters for Modern Data Security
Cryptography has always been at the heart of data security, but it wasn’t always the standardized process we see today. In the past, it was more of an art, with different organizations developing...
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A Deep Dive on Kubernetes Container Storage Interface (CSI)
Discussions around deploying stateful applications on Kubernetes are more friendly today because of advancements over the years — particularly Kubernetes operators. Operators are Kubernetes extensions...
View ArticleClusterControl brings flexible pay-as-you-go self-serve experience to on-prem...
Our brand promise, “Database ops your way”, rests on three pillars: accessibility, portability and selection. That is why we’re thrilled to share that ClusterControl’s powerful automation platform for...
View ArticleClustercontrol adds PostgreSQL Bi-Directional Logical Replication and Valkey...
Clustercontrol v2.3.1 is here, packed with powerful new enhancements to simplify database management and ensure high availability across databases. This release introduces PostgreSQL Bi-Directional...
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PostgreSQL Bi-Directional Logical Replication — A Deep Dive
PostgreSQL offers a robust, open-source, reliable, and flexible database system allowing businesses to scale their data operations effectively. PostgreSQL continues to improve to meet the needs of...
View ArticleCCX: Simplifying Database Operations with Kubernetes-Powered Automation
As Kubernetes adoption accelerates for modern applications and workloads, managing database operations in these environments remains challenging. CCX is designed to address these complexities,...
View ArticleSovereign DBaaS Decoded Season 3 Episode 2, The cloud of Babel, summary
In Season 3 Episode 2 of Sovereign Database Decoded, host Vinay Joosery speaks with Justin Garrison, Head of Products at Sidero Labs, about the repatriation movement and navigating the complexities of...
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In Season 3 Episode 3 of Sovereign DBaaS Decoded, host Vinay Joosery speaks with John White, COO at US Signal, discussing the motivations behind the cloud repatriation movement, its current landscape,...
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Automating Day 2 operations: Scaling, upgrades and maintenance
The first launch of your database is not the end; it is the beginning of Day-2 operations. Day-2 operations include critical, ongoing tasks such as rolling upgrades, patching, capacity scaling, and...
View ArticleWhy Cloud Repatriation Matters Now More Than Ever
As companies face unprecedented economic volatility and evolving regulations around privacy and data control, many are rethinking their cloud-first strategies. Cloud repatriation—the process of moving...
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ClusterControl adds Kubernetes Database Operator management in v2.3.2
ClusterControl v2.3.2 is here and is taking its first sincere step into the cloud native world with its Kubernetes operator management panelTech Preview and support for PostgreSQL’s cloudnative-pg and...
View ArticleSovereign DBaaS Decoded Season 3 Episode 4, The cloud merry-go-round, summary
In Season 3 Episode 4 of Sovereign DBaaS Decoded, host Vinay Joosery welcomes renowned cloud strategist and author David Linthicum to unpack the evolution of enterprise cloud strategy—from the rush...
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Comparing DevOps tooling approaches: Terraform, Ansible, Chef, Puppet, and...
In today’s DevOps landscape, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform, Ansible, Chef, and Puppet have become essential for automating infrastructure provisioning and configuration,...
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Replacing MySQL Enterprise Monitor with Enterprise Manager
Keeping a close eye on MySQL databases is essential for maintaining top-notch performance, reliability, and security. For many years, MySQL Enterprise Monitor (MEM) was the go-to tool for monitoring,...
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