sysadmin

So we’ve established how important backups are, RTO, RPO, and how you can be a hero by having backups that align with business objectives. We just need to pick a good backup tool(s) to take backups of your MySQL database. Databases evolve, grow, and business needs change. That’s why it is important to constantly reevaluate your backup strategy, because what worked last year may not be appropriate this year in terms of RPO/RTO, retention, or costs.

As system administrators, we are called upon to be responsible for a vast quantity of discrete subsystems, each with its own set of operating rules. When starting and stopping any subsystem, it is the best practice to do so gracefully whenever possible to ensure data integrity. In this blog post, we detail the best practices for stopping and starting a Tungsten Cluster.