Tips for Managing & Monitoring Your Moodle Database
No matter what kind of application/system you are running, you will always need to manage and monitor your databases. Even in a small project, you want to be sure everything is going fine or if you...
View ArticleAnnouncing ClusterControl 1.8: Manage Hundreds of Databases from a Single...
We’re excited to announce the 1.8 release of ClusterControl - the only database management system you’ll ever need to take control of your open source database infrastructure. ClusterControl has always...
View ArticleClusterControl’s Vault Integration Adds Dynamic Data Security Protections
The security is paramount nowadays, especially for the organizations that deal with the sensitive data - financial, health, personal data. In those cases you are obliged to comply with numerous...
View ArticleTips for Upgrading ClusterControl
ClusterControl is an automation tool for managing open source databases. It supports various databases such as MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Timescale, and MongoDB. It is used to handle the full...
View ArticleComparing the Features of Percona Monitoring & Management (PMM) to...
You may have heard about Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM), a solution from Percona that is focused on the monitoring of open source databases. It is a quite popular and free solution that...
View ArticleHow to Deploy a Highly Available Canvas LMS with a PostgreSQL Database Cluster
In these pandemic times, Learning Management System (LMS) platforms are getting more and more important to allow you to continue learning remotely when the traditional education system just isn’t...
View ArticleMonitoring Percona XtraDB Cluster - Key Metrics
Percona XtraDB Cluster is a very well known high availability solution in MySQL world. It is based on Galera Cluster and it does provide virtually synchronous replication across multiple nodes. As with...
View ArticleAnnouncing ClusterControl 1.8.1: Improved Security, Backup for MongoDB...
We’re excited to announce the 1.8.1 release of ClusterControl - the only database management system you’ll ever need to take control of your open source database infrastructure. In addition to several...
View ArticleAn Overview of ProxySQL Clustering in ClusterControl
ProxySQL is a well known load balancer in MySQL world - it comes with a great set of features that allow you to take control over your traffic and shape it however you see it fit. It can be deployed in...
View ArticleHow to Monitor Your Databases with ClusterControl and Opsgenie
ClusterControl is a platform for monitoring and managing open source databases. It will provide you with a single pane of glass to understand what is happening in the system, it will let you know via...
View ArticleClusterControl CLI Secrets - Things You Can Do That Are Not in the GUI
Everybody has a secret, and ClusterControl is not the exception… ClusterControl has a powerful, easy-to-use, and friendly UI, but using this UI is not the only way to manage your clusters....
View ArticleMonitoring MySQL Performance with ClusterControl
Monitoring the performance of MySQL databases is a daily task of almost every MySQL DBA. In this blog post we will try to demonstrate how to monitor the performance of your MySQL databases - with...
View ArticleImporting or Changing Your SSL Certificate in ClusterControl
SSL encryption is clearly one of the must-haves for database deployments. It is required by all security standards and even if your organization does not have to comply with PCI DSS, HIPPA or other...
View ArticleInstalling ClusterControl to Deploy a Database Cluster Using Vagrant
If you are dealing with a bunch of virtual machines, using Vagrant is probably the best tool to build, automate and manage the virtual machines to increase efficiency and productivity, especially in a...
View ArticleDeploy a Hybrid Cloud MySQL Database using ClusterControl
A hybrid cloud database is a mix of active hosts residing on both on-premises and cloud infrastructures, working as a single operational system. It helps implement a high availability environment, and...
View ArticleHow Disaster Recovery is Different in a Hybrid Cloud
Disaster recovery has many means and can be implemented in many ways. The one thing to keep in mind is that when you are designing a production environment, you should always consider how you are going...
View ArticleHow to Keep a Hybrid Cloud Environment Secure
Having a Hybrid Cloud Environment is a common topology for a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP), or even to have redundancy on your systems, but there are some security considerations to take into account...
View ArticleMySQL 5.6 EOL Announcement
MySQL 5.6 has reached its EOL in February 2021, and we recommend that you start to plan migrating to MySQL 8.0. The latest version of MySQL is supported until April 2026 and keeps your database...
View ArticleSecurity Considerations for MariaDB Deployments on Hybrid Cloud Environment
Hybrid cloud can be a great way of adding flexibility to your existing on-prem deployments. As we discussed in several blogs, public cloud can be a great addition to your own datacenter, ensuring you...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Cyber Attacks Call for you to Backup Securely
The COVID-19 pandemic has had its fair share of influence on world media but of interest is the sheer amount of cyber attacks that have escalated since it began. Interestingly enough, is news of a 667...
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