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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.

Learn how the Continuent team designed a secure and effective REST API for Tungsten Clustering, including best practices for using POST, PUT, verbs, idempotent actions, and more in real-world scenarios.

Learn how to optimize MySQL replication performance in Tungsten Cluster by tuning the Applier settings. Improve replication speed, minimize commit overhead, and balance data availability with advanced tuning techniques.

Discover the truth behind the cloud repatriation trend and why compute flexibility is the real trend for modern IT strategies. This blog explores the growing shift toward hybrid-cloud solutions, balancing cloud scalability with on-premises control to optimize costs, performance, and compliance. Learn how Tungsten Cluster enables seamless data replication, high availability, and database flexibility across cloud and on-premises environments.

Managing Tungsten Cluster configurations can be challenging, especially when dealing with powerful, yet complex tungsten.ini files. To simplify the process, the new tpm ini command provides an easy way to create, validate, and manage configuration files, helping database administrators streamline their workflow. This new command is available as part of our upcoming V8 software release.

Learn what triggers Tungsten Cluster failsafe-shun and how it helps maintain high availability in MySQL database clusters. Discover key factors and best practices for managing automatic node shunning.

In this blog we take a look at how you can use Tungsten Replicator to replicate data from multiple sources, and merge into a single target using 3 simple yet effective filters.

Replication is one of the most critical components of database management, especially in an Active-Active multi-primary composite cluster. However, with great flexibility comes the occasional hiccup. If you’re grappling with intermittent replication failures for a table in your Tungsten Cluster setup, here are five practical approaches to diagnose and resolve the issue.