A Guide to Database Automation with Severalnines ClusterControl
Nowadays, database automation is a very hot topic. Database automation, simply speaking, refers to leveraging processes and tools to make administrative tasks for database developers and database administrators simpler. Why Database Automation? Database automation refers...
Enforcing Role-Based Access Controls with ClusterControl
Since the release of ClusterControl version 1.8.2, we’ve introduced several advanced features and enhancements, particularly in the User Management System. These updates include improvements to New User Management and LDAP Integration. A key existing capability...
ClusterControl Now Available on gridscale.io
If you’re familiar with Severalnines’ product offerings, chances are you have probably heard about gridscale too. Well, we have some good news. Our flagship product - ClusterControl - is now available on the gridscale marketplace!...
COVID-19 Cyber Attacks Call for you to Backup Securely
The COVID-19 pandemic has had its fair share of influence on world media but of interest is the sheer amount of cyber attacks that have escalated since it began. Interestingly enough, is news of a...
Security Considerations for MariaDB Deployments on Hybrid Cloud Environment
Hybrid cloud can be a great way of adding flexibility to your existing on-prem deployments. As we discussed in several blogs, public cloud can be a great addition to your own datacenter, ensuring you can...
MySQL 5.6 EOL Announcement
MySQL 5.6 has reached its EOL in February 2021, and we recommend that you start to plan migrating to MySQL 8.0. The latest version of MySQL is supported until April 2026 and keeps your database...
How to Keep a Hybrid Cloud Environment Secure
Having a Hybrid Cloud Environment is a common topology for a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP), or even to have redundancy on your systems, but there are some security considerations to take into account before implementing...
How Disaster Recovery is Different in a Hybrid Cloud
Disaster recovery has many means and can be implemented in many ways. The one thing to keep in mind is that when you are designing a production environment, you should always consider how you are...
Deploy a Hybrid Cloud MySQL Database using ClusterControl
A hybrid cloud database is a mix of active hosts residing on both on-premises and cloud infrastructures, working as a single operational system. It helps implement a high availability environment, and since both database and...
Installing ClusterControl to Deploy a Database Cluster Using Vagrant
If you are dealing with a bunch of virtual machines, using Vagrant is probably the best tool to build, automate and manage the virtual machines to increase efficiency and productivity, especially in a development environment....
Importing or Changing Your SSL Certificate in ClusterControl
SSL encryption is clearly one of the must-haves for database deployments. It is required by all security standards and even if your organization does not have to comply with PCI DSS, HIPPA or other similar...
Monitoring MySQL Performance with ClusterControl
Monitoring the performance of MySQL databases is a daily task of almost every MySQL DBA. In this blog post we will try to demonstrate how to monitor the performance of your MySQL databases - with...