Improving LLM Fidelity with Retrieval Augmented Generation using pgvector
Large language models (LLMs) have taken the world by storm, wowing us with their ability to generate remarkably human-like text. But for all their prowess, these AI marvels still face major roadblocks – especially when...
10 Considerations for Architecting a Multi-Cloud Database
Thinking about architecting a multi-cloud database? It’s an increasingly common topology nowadays. The adoption rate of a multi-cloud approach has been growing fast for years. It’s a solid option for a disaster recovery plan (DRP)...
Best Practices for Scaling A Multi-Cloud Database Infrastructure
Scaling a multi-cloud database infrastructure can be a complex and challenging task, but it's essential for businesses that require high scalability, availability, and reliability. With multi-cloud becoming increasingly popular, organizations are leveraging the benefits of...
What’s new in SQL Server 2022
SQL Server 2022 is the latest database version released by Microsoft in November 2022. The release builds upon previous versions to add more choice for SQL Server users when it comes to development languages, data...
How to Avoid SST When Adding a New Node to MySQL Galera Cluster
State Snapshot Transfer (SST) is a way for Galera to transfer a full data copy from an existing node (donor) to a new node (joiner). If you come from a MySQL replication background, it is...
Webinar Replay: Deciding on a Relevant Backup Solution
Thanks to everyone who joined us last week for this live session on backup strategies for MySQL and Galera clusters led by Krzysztof Książek, Senior Support Engineer at Severalnines. The replay and slides to the...
MySQL Database Management Common Operations – Replication Topology Changes
MySQL replication has been available for years, and even though a number of new clustering technologies showed up recently, replication is still very common among MySQL users. It is understandable as replication is a reliable...
Deploying MySQL Galera Cluster Using Vagrant
Please note: The content of this blog is outdated. Please refer to our other blogs or resources on related topics. Or contact us via our online chat if you have any questions. Setting up environments, starting...
Common Database Management Operations – Schema Changes
Database schema changes are not popular among DBAs, not when you are operating production databases and cannot afford to switch off the service during a maintenance window. These are unfortunately frequent and necessary, especially when...
An Overview of MySQL Database High Availability
There are many many approaches to MySQL high availability - from traditional, loosely-coupled database setups based on asynchronous replication to more modern, tightly-coupled architectures based on synchronous replication. These offer varying degrees of protection, and...
MySQL Backup and Restore Best Practices
It is not uncommon for developers, network/system administrators, or DevOps folks with general backgrounds to find themselves in a DBA role at some point in their careers. So, what does a DBA do? In the...
An Overview of Database Monitoring and Trending
So, you’ve been working with MySQL for a while and now are being asked to manage it. Perhaps your primary job description is not about support and maintenance of the company’s databases (and data!), but...
Introducing ClusterControl Developer Studio and Creating Your Own Database Advisors in JavaScript
Developer Studio.. JavaScript.. ClusterControl DSL.. database clusters.. huh? what the heck is going on here? This might seem like a mix up of random tech terms, but it’s really a pretty cool feature that we’ve...
Severalnines Creates Programmable DevOps Platform to Manage Leading Open Source Databases
New ClusterControl release includes customisation language for management and automation Stockholm, Sweden and anywhere else in the world - 27 MAY 2015 - Severalnines, the provider of database infrastructure management software, today launched the latest...
ClusterControl 1.2.10 Released
The Severalnines team is pleased to announce the release of ClusterControl 1.2.10. This release contains key new features along with performance improvements and bug fixes. We have outlined some of the key new features below....
Leveraging AWS Tools to Speed up the Management of Galera Cluster on Amazon Cloud
We previously covered basic tuning and configuration best practices for MyQL Galera Cluster on AWS. In this blog post, we’ll go over some AWS features/tools that you may find useful when managing Galera on Amazon...