Using the MariaDB Audit Plugin for Database Security
There are different ways to keep your data safe. Practices such as controlling database access, securing configuration, upgrading your system, and more are part of database security. It is even possible that you have security...
MySQL Workbench Alternatives – ClusterControl’s Point-and-Click GUI
Many would agree that having a graphical user interface is more efficient and less prone to human error when managing or administering a system. Graphical user interface (GUI) greatly helps reduce the steep learning curve...
pgAdmin Alternatives – PostgreSQL Database Management GUI ClusterControl
There are many tools used in Database Administration that help simplify the management of open source databases. The advantage of using these types of applications is the availability menus from various objects in the database...
Manage Engine HAProxy Monitoring Alternatives – ClusterControl HAProxy Monitoring
In a previous blog, we looked at the differences between ManageEngine Applications Manager and ClusterControl, examining the main features of each and comparing them. In this blog we will focus on the monitoring of HAProxy,...
Progress Reporting Enhancements in PostgreSQL 12
In PostgreSQL, many DDL commands can take a very long time to execute. PostgreSQL has the ability to report the progress of DDL commands during command execution. Since PostgreSQL 9.6, it has been possible to...
pt-query-digest Alternatives – MySQL Query Management & Monitoring with ClusterControl
When your database workload is over stressed, you first want to look at what queries are running in an attempt to see the pattern of the query. Is it write heavy? Read heavy? Where is...
Manage Engine Applications Manager Alternatives – ClusterControl Database Monitoring
If you’re looking for a monitoring system, you probably read about many different options with different features and different costs based on these features. Manage Engine Applications Manager is an application performance management solution that...
pgDash Alternatives – PostgreSQL Database Monitoring with ClusterControl
Database monitoring and alerting is a particularly important part of database operations, as we must understand the current state of the database. If you don’t have good database monitoring in place, you will not be...
Tips for Managing PostgreSQL Remotely
A wide range of resources are available for you when managing your PostgreSQL database clusters remotely. With the right tools managing it remotely is not a difficult task. Using fully-managed services for PostgreSQL offers an...
Tips for Managing MongoDB Remotely
Working remotely due to the Covid-19 pandemic means an increase in the importance of isolated infrastructures; more specifically ones that can only be accessed through an internal network, but in a way that authorized people...
MyDBA is Sick – Database Monitoring Tips for SysAdmins
Database monitoring is a key function for Database Administrators (DBA). With a proper monitoring platform, you can know immediately if there is something wrong with the system. Should your DBA be unavailable and you may...
How Performant is Your ProxySQL Node?
ProxySQL has gained a lot of interest right now in the MySQL and MariaDB database world, not to mention ClickHouse which helps make the case for ProxySQL. It’s safe to say that ProxySQL has become...