Percona

JUNE 22, 2023

To make data count and to ensure cloud computing is unabated, companies and organizations must have highly available databases. This guide provides an overview of what high availability means, the components involved, how to measure high availability, and how to achieve it.

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Percona

JULY 7, 2023

With the average cost of unplanned downtime running from $300,000 to $500,000 per hour , businesses are increasingly using high availability (HA) technologies to maximize application uptime. Where a high availability design once worked well, it can no longer keep up with more complex requirements.

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DZone

AUGUST 16, 2023

Caching is the process of storing frequently accessed data or resources in a temporary storage location, such as memory or disk, to improve retrieval speed and reduce the need for repetitive processing. Bandwidth optimization: Caching reduces the amount of data transferred over the network, minimizing bandwidth usage and improving efficiency.

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Dynatrace

JUNE 25, 2020

Dynatrace Managed is intrinsically highly available as it stores three copies of all events, user sessions, and metrics across its cluster nodes. Our Premium High Availability comes with the following features: Active-active deployment model for optimum hardware utilization. Dynatrace news. Minimized cross-data center network traffic.

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Scalegrid

MARCH 28, 2024

Introduction Caching serves a dual purpose in web development – speeding up client requests and reducing server load. This article will explore how they handle data storage and scalability, perform in different scenarios, and, most importantly, how these factors influence your choice. Data transfer technology.

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Scalegrid

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Because of this, preserving the availability and integrity of the data stored in MySQL databases requires regular backups. The biggest drawbacks are that a full backup can be time-consuming, and they require a significant amount of storage space. There are numerous options available, each with its advantages and disadvantages.

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Scalegrid

MAY 13, 2020

It can scale towards a multi-petabyte level data workload without a single issue, and it allows access to a cluster of powerful servers that will work together within a single SQL interface where you can view all of the data. High performance, query optimization, open source and polymorphic data storage are the major Greenplum advantages.

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Percona

AUGUST 22, 2023

With so much at stake, database high availability and fault tolerance have become must-have items, but many companies just aren’t certain which one they must have. This blog article will examine shared attributes of high availability (HA) and fault tolerance (FT). What does high availability mean?

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Percona

JULY 24, 2023

PBM) introduced a GA version of incremental physical backups , which can greatly impact both the recovery time and the cost of backup (considering storage and data transfer cost). Contact me through any channels (we do have our Jira open to the Community, my email is available in the footnote, and I am present on LinkedIn).

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DZone

JANUARY 23, 2022

Hardware - servers/storage hardware/software faults such as disk failure, disk full, other hardware failures, servers running out of allocated resources, server software behaving abnormally, intra DC network connectivity issues, etc. Monitor the servers on various parameters and build redundancy.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Secondly, determining the correct allocation of resources (CPU, memory, storage) to each virtual machine to ensure optimal performance without over-provisioning can be difficult. Therefore, we have redesigned this extension from scratch, replacing the previously available WMI-based extension.

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Percona

JUNE 29, 2023

Before Percona Server for MongoDB 4.4 There are other options available too when using commitQuorum: “Voting Members” – This is the default behavior when an index will be created on all data-bearing voting replica set members (Default). . PSMDB), the best practice to create an index was doing it in a rolling manner.

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Scalegrid

MARCH 8, 2024

This article delivers a practical roadmap for using backups and binary logs to achieve accurate MySQL recovery, detailed steps for setting up your server, and tips for managing recovery and backups effectively without overwhelming you with complexity. Three distinct modes are available within MySQL when setting up your binary logs’ format.

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Dynatrace

JANUARY 11, 2023

With more organizations taking the multicloud plunge, monitoring cloud infrastructure is critical to ensure all components of the cloud computing stack are available, high-performing, and secure. Website monitoring examines a cloud-hosted website’s processes, traffic, availability, and resource use. Cloud-server monitoring.

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Dynatrace

MARCH 15, 2024

Syslog is the go-to protocol that delivers infrastructure administrators, network engineers, and security team logs that tell them all they need to know about their systems’ delivery, performance, availability, and security. Syslog is a protocol with clear specifications that require a dedicated syslog server.

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Scalegrid

JANUARY 12, 2024

All rely heavily on utilizing allocated portions from existing pools made available through specific providers as part of their service offerings. These include popular technologies such as web servers and web applications, along with advanced solutions like distributed data stores and containerized microservices.

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Dynatrace

AUGUST 11, 2022

Cloud providers then manage physical hardware, virtual machines, and web server software management. This code is then executed on remote servers in response to an event, such as users interacting with functional web elements. Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) handles compute, storage, and network resources.

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Scalegrid

DECEMBER 21, 2023

To achieve optimal tracking results it is important to choose wisely among available tools like Prometheus or Grafana, which offer deeper insights into understanding your Redis® instances for better performance optimization. Keeping a tab on memory usage provides additional insight into the health of operations running through Redis® servers.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Serverless architecture shifts application hosting functions away from local servers onto those managed by providers. This means you no longer have to provision, scale, and maintain servers to run your applications, databases, and storage systems. As data volumes rapidly increase, streamlined data storage is a top priority.

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Percona

MARCH 13, 2023

to MySQL 8, we could choose to do an in-place upgrade or set up another MySQL 8 server(s) from the existing running MySQL 5.7 server with Percona XtraBackup. In my lab, we have two test nodes: PRIMARY: mysql57 (192.168.56.111) with Percona Server 5.7 server instances are ready for an upgrade. On primary server mysql5.7,

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SQL Performance

DECEMBER 17, 2019

One initial, easy step to moving your SQL Server on-premises workloads to the cloud is using Azure VMs to run your SQL Server workloads in an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) scenario. You will still have to maintain your operating system, SQL Server and databases just like you would in an on-premises scenario.

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SQL Performance

JULY 19, 2022

Each log record has a fixed overhead so, sometimes, the Storage Engine breaks this rule by combining multiple changes into a single log record to reduce the total number of log records written to the log. There are between 70 and 100 log record types, depending on the version of SQL Server (there’s no documented list).

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Percona

MARCH 29, 2023

Compression in any database is necessary as it has many advantages, like storage reduction, data transmission time, etc. Storage reduction alone results in significant cost savings, and we can save more data in the same space. Percona Server for MongoDB (PSMDB) supports all types of compression and enterprise-grade features for free.

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High Scalability

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Cloud computing is a model of computing that delivers computing services over the internet, including storage, data processing, and networking. It allows users to access and use shared computing resources, such as servers, storage, and applications, on demand and without the need to manage the underlying infrastructure.

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Dynatrace

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

For an effective approach to database performance, it’s crucial to have a comprehensive overview of all databases, including server-side DBs. The Databases app is the only tool you need to monitor and understand the availability and performance impact of all your observed databases.

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Percona

MARCH 28, 2023

Repository means the location/path on the server or the cloud where the actual copy of the backup will reside. This attribute helps take the redundant copies of the databases at multiple locations remotely on different servers or locally on the same server. One can configure both repositories in different storage.

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Scalegrid

JULY 8, 2019

In this post, we outline the best way to host MySQL on Azure , including managed solutions, instance types, high availability replication, backup, and disk types to use to optimize your cloud database performance. High Availability Deployment. So, how do we configure high availability for MySQL on Azure?

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Dynatrace

MARCH 24, 2023

This orchestration includes provisioning, scheduling, networking, ensuring availability, and monitoring container lifecycles. The configuration file directs the container orchestration tool on how to retrieve container images, how to create a network between containers, and where to store log data or mount storage volumes.

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Percona

MARCH 23, 2023

Hardware Memory The amount of RAM to be provisioned for database servers can vary greatly depending on the size of the database and the specific requirements of the company. Some servers may need a few GBs of RAM, while others may need hundreds of GBs or even terabytes of RAM. Typically a good value is 70%-80% of available memory.

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The Netflix TechBlog

MAY 4, 2023

It provides a good read on the availability and latency ranges under different production conditions. These include options where replay traffic generation is orchestrated on the device, on the server, and via a dedicated service. Also, since this logic resides on the server side, we can iterate on any required changes faster.

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The Netflix TechBlog

JUNE 12, 2023

They can also facilitate automations that require information available only in the “login window” context, such as the provided username and password. In its typical configuration the Crypt agent enforces FileVault upon login and escrows the resulting recovery key to a corresponding Crypt server. Deploy Escrow Buddy.

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Dynatrace

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Applications and services are often slowed down by under-performing DNS communications or misconfigured DNS servers, which can result in frustrated customers uninstalling your application. Identify under-performing DNS servers. Slower response times can be a sign of a stressed DNS server or network communication issues.

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Scalegrid

JULY 29, 2019

High Availability. Make sure your website doesn’t go down with a server or datacenter crash by configuring a master-slave setup for high availability. Next, select the VM size, ranging from Micro at 10GB of storage up to X4XLarge at 700GB of storage, and then your MySQL version and storage engine.

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Dynatrace

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

IT infrastructure is the heart of your digital business and connects every area – physical and virtual servers, storage, databases, networks, cloud services. This shift requires infrastructure monitoring to ensure all your components work together across applications, operating systems, storage, servers, virtualization, and more.

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Percona

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Starting with Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.34-26 26 , the Audit Log Filter is available in a technical preview mode. Compress the audit log files to reduce the storage space occupied with log files. A server restart is not required to add or adjust existing filtering rules. Dynamically enable or disable the auditing.

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SQL Server According to Bob

DECEMBER 18, 2018

SQL Server relies on Forced-Unit-Access (Fua) I/O subsystem capabilities to provide data durability, detailed in the following documents: SQL Server 2000 I/O Basic and SQL Server I/O Basics, Chapter 2. Be sure to deploy SQL Server 2017 CU6 or newer for best data durability and performance results. “. 4 Socket, TPCC.

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Percona

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Let’s take a look at how to get the benefits you need while spending less, based on the recommendations presented by Dani Guzmán Burgos, our Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) Tech Lead, on this webinar (now available on demand) hosted in November last year. Marked in red in Figure 1 is a server with less than 30% of CPU usage.

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