Docker is quickly becoming mainstream, as a method to package and deploy self-sufficient applications in primarily stateless Linux containers. But for a stateful service like a database, this might be bit of a headache.
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Table and tablespace encryption on MariaDB 10.1
(Jan Lindstrom) MariaDB has a wide set of security features to protect data (see MariaDB Enterprise Security Webinar). To encrypt the data in a MariaDB 10.1 database, you can enable data-at-rest encryption. MariaDB allows the option to select the most suitable level of the encryption in MariaDB: Tem
Running Percona XtraDB Cluster in a multi-host Docker network
(Vadim Tkachenko) In this post, I’ll discuss how to run Percona XtraDB Cluster in a multi-host Docker network.
VividCortex’s SQL Injection Detection
(Alex Slotnick) For data-driven applications, security is of absolute importance. Virtually all modern tech-driven organizations must treat the protection of sensitive information as an imperative.
Using MySQL 5.7 Document Store with Internet of Things (IoT)
(Alexander Rubin) In this blog post, I’ll discuss how to use MySQL 5.7 Document Store to track data from Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
RocksDB, InnoDB and the insert benchmark
(Mark Callaghan) Today I share results for RocksDB and InnoDB using MySQL 5.6 and the insert benchmark. I have many more results that I am currently sharing with engine vendors to help them improve (WiredTiger) or to show them the potential of RocksDB.
Severe performance regression in MySQL 5.7 crash recovery
(Vadim Tkachenko) In this post, we’ll discuss some insight I’ve gained regarding severe performance regression in MySQL 5.7 crash recovery.
MySQL 5.7 ghost users
(Giuseppe Maxia) Several months ago I reported on Default Users in MySQL 5.7. With the addition of the sys schema the server needs an extra user to secure operations. The problem with extra users is that, if you are not aware of their existence and why they are needed, you may easily mismanage them.
Understanding the DBaaS capability for your organization
(Ronald Bradford) As your organization transforms to embrace the wealth of digital information that is becoming available, the capability to store, manage and consume this data in any given format or product becomes an increasing burden for operations.
Why use provisioned IOPS volumes for AWS databases?
(Peter Zaitsev) In this blog, we’ll use some test results to look at the rationale for using provisioned IOPS volumes for AWS databases.