10 Reasons Why Tungsten Clustering Beats the DIY Approach for Geo-Distributed MySQL Deployments
Why does the DIY approach fail to deliver vs. the Tungsten Clustering solution for geo-distributed MySQL multimaster deployments? Before we dive into the 10 reasons, note why commercially-supported enterprise software is less risky and in fact less costly.
Aug 29, 2019
Continuous Operations (DR), Low Total Cost of Ownership, Native
Using Keep-Alives To Ensure Long-Running MySQL & MariaDB Sessions Stay Connected
In this blog post we will discuss how to use the Tungsten Connector keep-alive feature to ensure long-running MySQL & MariaDB/Percona Server client sessions stay connected in a Tungsten Cluster.
Jun 14, 2019
Intelligent Proxy
The Important Role of a Tungsten Rollback Error
This blog explains why the Tungsten rollback error exists and why it's important.
May 24, 2019
Geographic Distribution
Understanding Cross-Site Replication in a Tungsten Composite Multi-Master Cluster for MySQL, MariaDB and Percona Server
In this blog post we will discuss how the managed cross-site replication streams work in a Composite Multi-Master Tungsten Cluster for MySQL, MariaDB and Percona Server.
May 22, 2019
Geographic Distribution
Performance Tuning Tungsten Replication to MySQL
What are some reasons and strategies for performance tuning Tungsten Replicator when applying to a MySQL target database?
May 21, 2019
Geographic Distribution
Troubleshooting Data Differences in a MySQL Database Cluster
May 09, 2019
Advanced Replication
SSH Differences Between Staging and INI Configuration Methods
This blog covers INI vs Staging configurations for Secure Shell.
May 07, 2019
Geographic Distribution
How to Integrate Tungsten Clustering Monitoring Tools with PagerDuty Alerts
In this blog post we will discuss how to best integrate various Continuent-bundled cluster monitoring solutions with PagerDuty (pagerduty.com), a popular alerting service.
Apr 23, 2019
Easy DB Operations, Monitoring, Native, Performance
Tungsten Clustering versus AWS RDS/MySQL
Enterprises require high availability for their business-critical applications. Even the smallest unplanned outage or even a planned maintenance operation can cause lost sales, productivity, and erode customer confidence. Additionally, updating and retrieving data needs to be robust to keep up with user demand.
Oct 25, 2018
No-Downtime Cluster Software Upgrades for MySQL / MariaDB / Percona Server
One important way to protect your MySQL / MariaDB / Percona Server data is to keep your Tungsten Clustering software up-to-date; but how can you achieve this with zero-downtime?
Oct 23, 2018
Easy DB Operations, Zero Downtime Maintenance
Picking a MySQL Clustering Deployment Method: Staging versus INI
Learn about the two different methods for installing, updating and upgrading Tungsten Clustering software for MySQL / MariaDB / Percona Server.
Oct 18, 2018
Tungsten University, Automated Cluster Deployment, Easy DB Operations, Native
MySQL Cluster Performance Validation via Load Testing
Your MySQL database cluster contains your most business-critical data; in this post, we discuss how to ensure proper performance under load.
Oct 16, 2018
Tungsten University, Performance