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Learn why Kubernetes alone isn’t enough for running stateful databases and how Operators solve challenges like failover, scaling, backups, and upgrades. Discover how Tungsten Operator brings proven MySQL clustering, replication, and enterprise-grade HA/DR into Kubernetes.

For organizations running mission-critical MySQL clusters, even brief service interruptions can translate to significant losses. Modern MySQL environments face unprecedented complexity through geographic distribution, diverse workload patterns, and stringent availability requirements. Traditional monitoring approaches cannot address these challenges effectively, requiring comprehensive strategies that prevent issues before they impact operations.

Learn how to implement advanced MySQL health checks for HAProxy using systemd socket-based activation. Execute custom SQL queries for deeper database verification before routing traffic, replacing shallow TCP probes with intelligent failover decisions.

After two decades of helping enterprises achieve continuous MySQL operations, we've probably seen it all. The midnight calls about failed failovers. The "highly available" systems that went down for hours during a simple maintenance window. The multi-million-dollar applications that were brought to their knees by a single database node failure.

Explore the key features and improvements in Tungsten Dashboard v8, including a new publish/subscribe communication protocol, integrated load balancing, real-time monitoring, enhanced security, and streamlined installation. Compare v8 to v1 and see how the latest release advances MySQL cluster management

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Tungsten Dashboard v8.0.1 introduces in-place upgrades with install.pl, automated certificate fetching, UI improvements, and enhanced cluster management for MySQL. Upgrade now for better security, performance, and ease of use.

Learn how to use HAProxy with a Tungsten Connector farm to build a high-availability MySQL proxy layer. Explore deployment architectures, load balancing strategies, and HAProxy configuration examples.

Simplify MySQL clustering in Kubernetes with Tungsten Operator for Tungsten Cluster v8. Automate HA deployment, backups, & failover. Cloud-native MySQL is here!

Discover how Tungsten Cluster v8 builds on the already powerful v7, adding Kubernetes support, REST API v2, stronger security, and lots of enhancements to redefine MySQL clustering.

Discover Tungsten Dashboard v8, the next-gen UI for MySQL & MariaDB clusters. Featuring a new communication protocol, improved security, and user-friendly operation triggers. Learn how to upgrade and streamline your database infrastructure today!

New release includes nearly 30 new features, enhanced API support and advanced performance optimizations.