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MySQL Backups: Methods & Best Practices

Scalegrid

Dive in to uncover the essentials of different backup types, command-line tools, and strategic practices for robust data protection. MySQL is a popular open-source relational database management system for online applications and data warehousing. Maintaining backup security and integrity requires adherence to best practices.

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From Proprietary to Open Source: The Complete Guide to Database Migration

Percona

Migrating a proprietary database to open source is a major decision that can significantly affect your organization. Advantages of migrating to open source For many reasons mentioned earlier, organizations are increasingly shifting towards open source databases for their data management needs.

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MongoDB Best Practices: Security, Data Modeling, & Schema Design

Percona

In this blog post, we will discuss the best practices on the MongoDB ecosystem applied at the Operating System (OS) and MongoDB levels. We’ll also go over some best practices for MongoDB security as well as MongoDB data modeling. These “ulimits” prevent single users from using too many system resources.

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PostgreSQL vs. Oracle: Difference in Costs, Ease of Use & Functionality

Scalegrid

The unstoppable rise of open source databases. One database in particular is causing a huge dent in Oracle’s market share – open source PostgreSQL. See how open source PostgreSQL Community version costs compare to Oracle Standard Edition and Oracle Enterprise Edition. What’s causing this massive shift?

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Top 3 Questions From Percona k8s Squad Ask-Me-Anything Session

Percona

Joe Brockmeier gave a talk on this topic earlier this year at Open Source Summit North America in Vancouver – “ Are Containers Ready for Production Databases ?” Kubernetes performance is heavily influenced by the underlying hardware. ” This talk covers this topic exactly.

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Backup and Recovery for Databases: What You Should Know

Percona

In general terms, here are potential trouble spots: Hardware failure: Manufacturing defects, wear and tear, physical damage, and other factors can cause hardware to fail. heat) can damage hardware components and prompt data loss. Human mistakes: Incorrect configuration is an all-too-common cause of hardware and software failure.

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The Ultimate Guide to Database High Availability

Percona

Defining high availability In general terms, high availability refers to the continuous operation of a system with little to no interruption to end users in the event of hardware or software failures, power outages, or other disruptions. If a primary server fails, a backup server can take over and continue to serve requests.