Tungsten Clustering vs. Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL
Learn why Tungsten Clustering is a better (complete, proven) and more cost-effective (software, 24/7 support and consulting all included) MySQL High Availability (HA), Disaster Recovery (DR) and Geographically-Distributed (Geo-Scale) solution compared to Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL.
For any MySQL clustering to be a complete high-availability and disaster recovery solution, it requires three core components working in sync: connectivity (proxy), management (orchestration) and replication (local/global).
Tungsten Clustering includes three highly integrated and fully tested components Tungsten Proxy, Tungsten Manager and Tungsten Replicator working together to provide both local (individual clusters) and global (multiple clusters working together) data service for continuous 24/7 MySQL operations.
Connectivity
Complete and Integrated
(Tungsten Proxy)
Orchestration
Integrated Business Rules
(Tungsten Manager)
Replication
Advanced Local
(Tungsten Replicator)
Azure Database for MySQL comes in two varieties: “Single Server” with no failover replica, or “Flexible Server” with a failover replica. Flexible Server was just released as GA in November 2021. Read replicas can be used on either version and a 3rd-party proxy would be needed to fully utilize the read replicas without application changes.
Connectivity
Direct (might benefit from 3rd party solution)
Orchestration
Limited
Replication
Synchronous for failover replica, asynchronous for local read replicas, N/A for global needs
Tungsten Cluster | Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL | |
---|---|---|
Connectivity | Complete and Integrated (Tungsten Proxy) |
Direct (might benefit from 3rd party solution) |
Orchestration | Integrated Business Rules (Tungsten Manager) |
Limited |
Replication | Advanced Local (Tungsten Replicator) |
Synchronous for failover replica, asynchronous for local read replicas, N/A for global needs |
Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL Comparison
Use Cases Supported
Features & Benefits
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Intangibles
Tungsten Clustering
Tungsten Clustering comes at an equal or often lower total cost of ownership (TCO) versus alternative solutions and provides access to the best MySQL database engineers at a moments notice via 24/7 human-only enterprise support.
The Tungsten Clustering family of products is the only complete, fully-integrated, fully-tested MySQL HA, DR and geo-clustering solution running on-premises and in the cloud combined with industry-best and fastest, 24/7 support for business-critical MySQL, MariaDB, & Percona Server applications.