Cloud Backup Options for PostgreSQL
This blog was updated on 11/27/18 and 11/29/18 to make changes as recommended by our awesome commentors! As with any other component of a business, databases are extremely important its inner workings. Whether it’s the core...
How to Encrypt Your MySQL & MariaDB Backups
We usually take care of things we value, whether it is an expensive smartphone or the company’s servers. Data is one of the most important assets of the organisation, and although we do not see...
Webinar Replay: Backup Management for MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL & MongoDB with ClusterControl
Thanks to everyone who participated in this week’s webinar on ‘Backup Management with ClusterControl’. The replay is now available to watch online as well as the slide deck. If you feel frustrated by traditional, labour-intensive...
Database Security – Backup Encryption In-Transit & At-Rest
Securing your data is one of the most important tasks that we should prioritize. The emergence of regulations that requires security compliance such as GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, or PHI requires that your data should...
Best Practices for Database Backups
Backups - one of the most important things to take care of while managing databases. It is said there are two types of people - those who backup their data and those who will backup...
Using Barman to Backup PostgreSQL – An Overview
Database backups play an imperative role in designing an effective disaster recovery strategy for production databases. Database Administrators and Architects must continuously work towards designing an optimal and effective backup strategy for real-time mission critical...
A Review of MongoDB Backup Options
Database backup is nothing but a way to protect or restore data. It is the process of storing the operational state, architecture, and data of your database. It can be very useful in situations of...
New Backup Management and Security Features for MySQL & PostgreSQL: ClusterControl Release 1.6.2
We are excited to announce the 1.6.2 release of ClusterControl - the all-inclusive database management system that lets you easily automate and manage highly available open source databases in any environment: on-premise or in the...
How to Perform Schema Changes in MySQL & MariaDB in a Safe Way
Before you attempt to perform any schema changes on your production databases, you should make sure that you have a rock solid rollback plan; and that your change procedure has been successfully tested and validated...
How to Recover MySQL Galera Cluster From an Asynchronous Slave
Introduction When running Galera Cluster, it is a common practice to add one or more asynchronous slaves in the same or in a different datacenter. This provides us with a contingency plan with low RTO,...
Backup PostgreSQL Using pg_dump and pg_dumpall
Businesses and services deliver value based on data. Availability, consistent state, and durability are top priorities for keeping customers and end-users satisfied. Lost or inaccessible data could possibly equate to lost customers. Database backups should...
MariaDB Backup & PostgreSQL in the Cloud – ClusterControl Release 1.6.1
We are excited to announce the 1.6.1 release of ClusterControl - the all-inclusive database management system that lets you easily deploy, monitor, manage and scale highly available open source databases in any environment: on-premise or...