In this 3rd part of Benchmarking Managed PostgreSQL Cloud Solutions, I took advantage of Google’s GCP free tier offering. It has been a worthwhile experience and as a sysadmin spending most of his time at...

This is the second part of the multi-series Benchmarking Managed PostgreSQL Cloud Solutions. In Part 1 I presented an overview of the available tools, I discussed the reason for using the AWS Benchmark Procedure for...

The principal objective of backing up your data is, of course, the ability to roll back and access your archives in case of hardware failure. To do business today, you need the certainty of knowing...

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...

AWS PostgreSQL services fall under the RDS umbrella, which is Amazon’s DaaS offering for all known database engines. Managed database services offer certain advantages that are appealing to the customer seeking independence from infrastructure maintenance,...

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...

MySQL has a long tradition in geographic replication. Distributing clusters to remote data centers reduces the effects of geographic latency by pushing data closer to the user. It also provides a capability for disaster recovery....

ClusterControl 1.6 comes with tighter integration with AWS, Azure and Google Cloud, so it is now possible to launch new instances and deploy MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB and PostgreSQL directly from the ClusterControl user interface. In...

PostgreSQL is world’s most advanced and preferred open source RDBMS for many start-ups, mobile applications and developers. The traditional way to set up, operate and scale PostgreSQL is time consuming and requires expertise in database...

Thanks for joining this week’s webinar on how to design open source databases for high availability with Ashraf Sharif, Senior Support Engineer at Severalnines. From discussing high availability concepts through to failover or switch over...

Whether migrating a database or project from MySQL to PostgreSQL, or choosing PostgreSQL for a new project with only MySQL knowledge, there are a few things to know about PostgreSQL and the differences between the...

At the core of ClusterControl is its automation, as is ensuring that your data is is securely backed up and ready for restoration whenever something goes wrong. Having an effective backup strategy and disaster recovery...