Liverton Security cuts deployment time by 50%, streamlines MySQL operations with ClusterControl
Liverton Security is a core service provider to New Zealand’s government agencies and as such, has little room for downtime. As part of their efforts to improve operational resilience, they chose ClusterControl and have experienced significant improvements in deployment and troubleshooting speed, as well as fault tolerance.
Liverton Security provides IT services for New Zealand’s government agencies, managing critical infrastructure and projects while ensuring secure and reliable operations. Dan Vary, Senior Systems Engineer, is part of a small team of engineers responsible for project delivery and business-as-usual management, focusing on stability, scalability, and efficient operations.
Liverton Security’s challenge
Before adopting ClusterControl, Liverton Security managed a single MySQL database, creating concerns around scalability, redundancy, and operational resilience. As government clients depend on Liverton for continuity, manual database management was inefficient and posed risks of downtime during scaling or failover scenarios — Liverton sought the following:
- A mature, stable platform with MySQL compatible management and backup / restore features.
- Streamlined database management via automation to reduce manual intervention.
- Scalability and redundancy without heavy engineering overhead.
Selecting ClusterControl (CC)
The team discovered Severalnines ClusterControl through a targeted search for MySQL clustering solutions and found that it aligned with their needs and priorities, specifically;
- Ease of management: Simplified operational workflows for a lean engineering team.
- Scalability: Ability to expand infrastructure without disrupting services.
- Redundancy: Automated failover to prevent downtime.
We’re saving a lot of time by not having to manually manage or migrate databases. ClusterControl ensures redundancy and scalability without the manual burden.
Dan Vary, Senior Systems Engineer
While other solutions had been considered before Dan’s tenure, CC was selected for its ease of deployment, active support, and alignment with Liverton’s stability and scalability goals.
Experience highlight: implementation and support
During implementation, Liverton encountered issues unrelated to CC; but, Severalnines provided responsive and effective support, ensuring smooth deployment. The team noted the high-quality communication and expert assistance from Severalnines throughout the process.
Measurable results and benefits
Since adopting ClusterControl, Liverton Security has seen significant operational improvements:
- Time savings: Deployment time was reduced by 50%, while troubleshooting and investigation are now three times faster.
- Compliance readiness: ClusterControl has supported Liverton’s certification under the New Zealand Government’s TaaS framework.
- Upgrade readiness: Liverton plans to upgrade to the latest MySQL version in the coming year, with ClusterControl expected to reduce the effort by at least 30%.
- Operational resilience: Automated failover and monitoring reduce the risk of service disruption, improving Return to Service (RTS) metrics and business continuity performance (BCP).
From an engineer's standpoint, the fact that it’s a full 'hands-off' failover within the cluster is probably the most important measure — it directly supports Return to Service times and broader business continuity planning.
Dan Vary, Senior Systems Engineer
Wrapping up
Liverton Security rates their experience with Severalnines and ClusterControl as 10/10, reflecting high confidence in the platform’s reliability and quality of support. Liverton is currently focusing on stabilization and future-proofing, using ClusterControl to maintain operational reliability while planning for growth and additional scalability when required.
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Summary
Hands-off redundancy
Full, no-touch failover is quoted as the most important feature, directly supporting RTS.
Measurable efficiency
Dan’s team can now deploy databases twice as fast and are troubleshooting issues 3x faster.
Compliance support
CC helps Liverton Security meet New Zealand’s Telecommunications as a Service certification.
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