Case Study: Multi-Primary MySQL for e-Commerce Sites
This next blog in our Continuent MySQL Case Study series is a sub-series on the topic of ‘multi-master MySQL’, in which we cover three multi-master MySQL use cases focusing on e-commerce to start with, financial services and telecommunications.
10 Reasons Why Tungsten Clustering Beats the DIY Approach for Geo-Distributed MySQL Deployments
Why does the DIY approach fail to deliver vs. the Tungsten Clustering solution for geo-distributed MySQL multimaster deployments? Before we dive into the 10 reasons, note why commercially-supported enterprise software is less risky and in fact less costly.
What on Earth is a Split-Brain Scenario in a MySQL Database Cluster?
In this blog post we will define what a split-brain scenario means in a MySQL database cluster, and then explore how a Tungsten MySQL database cluster reacts to a split-brain situation.
Understanding Cross-Site Replication in a Tungsten Composite Multi-Master Cluster for MySQL, MariaDB and Percona Server
In this blog post we will discuss how the managed cross-site replication streams work in a Composite Multi-Master Tungsten Cluster for MySQL, MariaDB and Percona Server.
How to Integrate Tungsten Clustering Monitoring Tools with PagerDuty Alerts
In this blog post we will discuss how to best integrate various Continuent-bundled cluster monitoring solutions with PagerDuty (pagerduty.com), a popular alerting service.
Webinar: Geo-Scale MySQL & MariaDB in AWS
Learn how to build a global, multi-region MySQL / MariaDB / Percona cloud back-end capable of serving hundreds of millions of online multiplayer game accounts:
Watch the Replay
No-Downtime Cluster Software Upgrades for MySQL / MariaDB / Percona Server
One important way to protect your MySQL / MariaDB / Percona Server data is to keep your Tungsten Clustering software up-to-date; but how can you achieve this with zero-downtime?
Picking a MySQL Clustering Deployment Method: Staging versus INI
Learn about the two different methods for installing, updating and upgrading Tungsten Clustering software for MySQL / MariaDB / Percona Server.
MySQL Cluster Performance Validation via Load Testing
Your MySQL database cluster contains your most business-critical data; in this post, we discuss how to ensure proper performance under load.
Global Read-Scaling for MySQL / MariaDB / Percona Server using Tungsten Clustering
This distributed topology, perfect for multi-region SaaS models, allows you to have all the benefits of high availability with centralized writes and local reads for all regions. Latency is limited only by the WAN link and the speed of the target node.
Global MySQL Clustering with Active/Active Meshed Replication
This blog post covers global MySQL / MariaDB / Percona Server clustering with Active/Active meshed replication, the architecture commonly used for globally-distributed SaaS companies.