Remove Database Remove Scalability Remove Traffic Remove Tuning
article thumbnail

MySQL Performance Tuning 101: Key Tips to Improve MySQL Database Performance

Percona

While there is no magic bullet for MySQL performance tuning, there are a few areas that can be focused on upfront that can dramatically improve the performance of your MySQL installation. What are the Benefits of MySQL Performance Tuning? A finely tuned database processes queries more efficiently, leading to swifter results.

Tuning 52
article thumbnail

Powering the Web: Two Decades of Open Source Publishing With WordPress and MySQL

Percona

WordPress also benefited from and popularized MySQL, introducing the LAMP stack – and open source – to an audience that might never have touched a database before or had any intro to open source. MySQL was the database for phpWebLog, for example, way back in 2000. With a little tuning, though, MySQL could hold its own.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Exploring MySQL 8 Priority-Based Error Log Filtering

Percona

Error logging is a critical aspect of database administration, providing insights into issues, warnings, and errors that may affect the system’s stability and performance. MySQL 8 introduces Error Log Filtering as a mechanism to fine-tune the error log, allowing administrators to focus on the most critical issues.

article thumbnail

How To Calculate a Good MySQL Redo Log Size in MySQL 8

Percona

If you want an answer based on detailed information about your database usage and patterns, it’s recommended to use Percona Management and Monitoring. Redo Logs Starting from MySQL 8.0.30, the variable that should be tuned for optimizing the Redo Logs is innodb_redo_log_capacity , and we start with good news here: It’s dynamic!

Tuning 91
article thumbnail

Building Netflix’s Distributed Tracing Infrastructure

The Netflix TechBlog

An additional implication of a lenient sampling policy is the need for scalable stream processing and storage infrastructure fleets to handle increased data volume. Our engineering teams tuned their services for performance after factoring in increased resource utilization due to tracing. Storage: don’t break the bank!

article thumbnail

Towards a Reliable Device Management Platform

The Netflix TechBlog

The challenge, then, is to be able to ingest and process these events in a scalable manner, i.e., scaling with the number of devices, which will be the focus of this blog post. As such, we can see that the traffic load on the Device Management Platform’s control plane is very dynamic over time.

Latency 213
article thumbnail

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. Today, we’ll be taking a deep dive into the intricacies of database migration, along with specific solutions to help make the process easier.