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5 Steps to an Enterprise Backup
I’d like to focus this blog on using MySQL in the Enterprise and kickoff with a series of posts on “Enterprise Backup” building on the new features in both MySQL Enterprise Backup (MEB) and MySQL...
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Monitoring Your MySQL Backup
In California we are always thinking about backups. Living near an earthquake fault line makes this necessary. For me, it is the Hayward Fault (it runs from goal post to goal post in University of...
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Aloha – MySQL Dives into the Thread Pool
By now you have probably heard about the MySQL thread pool plugin and API, but you may not have fully processed the details. Here’s the quick summary: With the new thread pool plugin, there is now an...
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MySQL and Oracle: Playing in the Same Sandbox
Did you know that approximately 70% of Oracle customers are also using MySQL? The use cases for each database are often different – and sometime overlap. But the needs of a database are the same –...
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A Visual Guide to the MySQL Performance Schema
If you haven’t explored the MySQL Performance Schema yet, this is a good place to start. This is Performance Schema 101, a basic introduction to the MySQL 5.6 performance_schema, which records runtime...
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How to Back Up Selected MySQL Databases
I recently had to do a backup of a 30 very large databases within a MySQL instance that had a total of 60+ databases. I did NOT want to back up the other databases. In fact, the other databases had...
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Transparent MySQL Data at Rest Encryption with Key Management
This week Amazon Web Services added transparent data at rest encryption capabilities to their Relation Database Service (RDS) MySQL and PostgreSQL offerings. No code changes required! Customer managed...
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AWS CloudFormation Now Supports Aurora, Amazon’s MySQL Compatible Database
AWS CloudFormation now supports Amazon Aurora! Announcement: https://forums.aws.amazon.com/ann.jspa?annID=3286 Documentation:...
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