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Comprehensive guide to implementing a real-world multi-region MySQL SaaS deployment with Tungsten Cluster, covering architecture design, automation, monitoring, and operational best practices.

Step-by-step guide to upgrading Tungsten Clustering and Replicator from version 6 (non-SSL) to version 8 (SSL-enabled). Learn how to enable SSL for MySQL, Tungsten Connectors, and REST APIs with minimal downtime and maximum data security.

Learn how to rotate MySQL SSL/TLS certificates with zero downtime using Tungsten Clustering 7.2.0/8.0.1 and the tpm cert tool, including generating certs, dual-alias rollout, safe node-by-node restarts, SELinux fixes, and cleanup to retire old aliases without interrupting production.

An analysis of the AWS outage and how cross-cloud continuity ensures uptime across cloud providers using solutions like Tungsten Cluster.

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.

Securing your cloud environment is now more critical than ever. As organizations increasingly rely on cloud platforms like Amazon Web Services (AWS), the potential for security breaches and unauthorized access becomes a pressing concern. AWS CloudTrail is a powerful tool that can help you monitor and detect suspicious activities in your AWS account. This blog post will guide you through the process of leveraging AWS CloudTrail to detect account intruders and strengthen your overall security posture.

Tungsten Clustering allows for many types of maintenance to happen with no downtime at all. This blog post will explore how to upgrade the actual MySQL Server on all cluster nodes with zero downtime. These same steps may be used to upgrade the MySQL server or patch the OS.

The purpose of the cctrl command is to provide easy access to the Tungsten Manager layer, which in turn controls the entire cluster. In this post we will explore the cctrl> service command and the power it provides to the admin.

Need to do maintenance on a host? Learn how to suspend it gracefully.

Migrating to the cloud with zero downtime is a problem that companies running mission-critical applications have to solve, but not on their own. If you’re running a MySQL or MariaDB database it can be easy. Many of our customers have done this successfully, simplifying their overall Cloud migration process by making the database layer easy to move. It’s one less thing to worry about.

Thinking transparent reconnects of applications is the grail of HA? It is! But Active/Active setups make them risky.

When an application is a primary source of revenue for an organization, keeping Production operations going is critical. This blog discusses three things that can help prevent issues in Production. In fact, that’s why multiple environments exist - to make sure that the final act, delivered in Production, runs smoothly; read on to find out how to make sure your labor is not in vain!