How to setup and install Elasticsearch: From a single node to a cluster of nodes
Elasticsearch is a complex software incomparable to other mainstream database software, whether it's RDBMS or NoSQL. It functions primarily as your search engine and works as your document database to store valuable data for analytics....
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...
Big Data Integration & ETL – Moving Live Clickstream Data from MongoDB to Hadoop for Analytics
MongoDB is great at storing clickstream data, but using it to analyze millions of documents can be challenging. Hadoop provides a way of processing and analyzing data at large scale. Since it is a...
How to Deploy Percona XtraDB Cluster Without an Internet Connection
If you need to deploy a database cluster behind your corporate firewall, on servers with no internet access, then this blog is for you. Most of the installation tutorials out there require servers to have...
Webinar Replay: Introducing ClusterControl 1.2.6 – Managing Your MySQL, MariaDB & MongoDB Clusters
Thanks to everyone who attended and participated last week’s joint webinar on ClusterControl 1.2.6! We had great questions from participants (thank you), most of which are transcribed below with our answers to...
Archival and Analytics – Importing MySQL Data Into a Hadoop Cluster Using Sqoop
We won’t bore you with buzzwords like volume, velocity and variety. This post is for MySQL users who want to get their hands dirty with Hadoop, so roll up your sleeves and prepare for...
Webinar Replay: Management & Automation of MongoDB Clusters
Thanks to everyone who attended last week’s joint webinar with the Tokutek Team; if you missed the sessions or would like to watch the webinar again & browse through the slides, they are now available...
How to Setup Centralized Authentication of ClusterControl Users with LDAP
ClusterControl 1.2.6 introduces integration with Active Directory and LDAP authentication. This allows users to log into ClusterControl by using their corporate credentials instead of a separate password. LDAP groups can be mapped onto ClusterControl user...
ClusterControl 1.2.6 Released
The Severalnines team is pleased to announce the release of ClusterControl 1.2.6. This release contains key new features along with performance improvements and bug fixes. We have outlined some of the key features below. Highlights...
Heartbleed OpenSSL Bug: Impact on ClusterControl Users & Recommendations on How to Protect Your Systems
In the wake of recent concerns and debates raised around the Heartbleed bug, we wanted to update Severalnines ClusterControl users on any impact this bug might have on ClusterControl & associated databases and/or applications. Background...
How to Migrate Your Application to Amazon Virtual Private Cloud Without Downtime
With datacenters being stretched by resource-intensive applications, more and more businesses are outgrowing their existing in-house capacity and having to reconfigure their IT operations. But how do you migrate a busy application to a totally...
Clustering SugarCRM with MySQL Galera for High Availability and Performance
SugarCRM is the leader in open source CRM systems, and has been adopted by some of the largest firms, including IBM. The CRM software includes all sales, marketing and support tools out of the box, and...
Webinar Replay: Migrating to MySQL, MariaDB Galera and/or Percona XtraDB Cluster
Thanks to everyone who attended this week’s webinar; if you missed the sessions or would like to watch the webinar again & browse through the slides, they are now available online. Special thanks to Seppo...
How to use the ClusterControl REST API to Automate Your Database Cluster
For ops folks with multiple environments and instances to manage, a fully programmable infrastructure is the basis for automation. ClusterControl exposes all functionality through a REST API. The web UI also interacts with the REST...