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MySQL has evolved significantly since its inception in 1995, becoming one of the most reliable and widely used open-source database solutions globally. Continuent has been instrumental in driving this evolution.

This blog post outlines our Continuent Tungsten pricing model for Tungsten Cluster software subscriptions and related 24/7 support.

In this blog, Continuent’s CEO and Founder, Eero Teerikorpi, was prompted by a headline in the Finnish News to write about the MySQL and MariaDB business and ecosystem.

When was the last time you had an Urgent Support Request related to your MySQL deployment for your MySQL support or MySQL consulting provider? How fast were they able to come back to you? And was this by someone who actually could help you, or just a call center acknowledging your request?

For 2023 and the future, Continuent has decided to focus more and more on important Climate related issues, naturally to the extent a software company can. To demonstrate this commitment, for the Holiday Season 2022 we have decided to donate 14 Mangrove trees for all Tungsten customer contacts as well as the internal Continuent team members, plus some friends and family members. Continuent has partnered with a Finnish company Treebuddy.Earth to get this done.

Welcome to the wonderful world of open source! You really are on your own, even if you think you acquire a solution that works. But many of the companies offering solutions based on open source components wrapped with expensive consulting engagements really can’t help you as they are not the original developers of some of the important core components, thus they do not have the necessary skills to fix them either.Welcome to the wonderful world of open source! You really are on your own, even if you think you acquire a solution that works. But many of the companies offering solutions based on open source components wrapped with expensive consulting engagements really can’t help you as they are not the original developers of some of the important core components, thus they do not have the necessary skills to fix them either.

Instead of contributing back to the original project, and in that way benefitting the project as a whole, Percona takes over smaller open-source projects (such as Galera) and larger open source projects (MySQL, MongoDB), then adds some small enhancements (especially when compared to the work done by the original developers), slaps its own name on it and proceeds to make some negative comments against those who have done the hardest work.

There are two key elements (which often separate us from many other open source operators, such as Percona) to our MySQL HA/DR and Continuous Operations solutions. Read this blog, adapted from the June “Word from the CEO” from the Continuent Newsletter to find out what distinguishes Continuent’s Tungsten Clustering solution in the open source MySQL database industry.

This blog is about open source MySQL clustering software, specifically Codership’s Galera Cluster and Percona’s fork of that, XtraDB Cluster. If you are considering using Galera, please use the original version, or please use the version by MariaDB, which is actively supporting the Galera team.

Disasters are waiting to happen. Like OVH data center fire on March 9, 2021. Do you have a solid MySQL Disaster Recovery (DR) plan in place to activate when the time inevitably comes?

If not, Continuent is happy to review your current MySQL HA/DR deployment and to recommend possible changes that might be recommended. Naturally, free of charge.

Why do Continuent customers say year after year that Tungsten Clustering is a better MySQL HA/DR/Geo-Scale clustering and replication technology - in the cloud, on-prem, hybrid-cloud, multi-cloud - compared to alternatives such as Amazon Aurora for MySQL, Galera Cluster and host of others? We have put together a comprehensive comparison so you can learn about the pros and cons of various MySQL solutions for business-critical and mission-critical apps - and make an informed decision about what’s best for your needs and environment!

There are a number of MySQL HA solutions around. But there are surprisingly few MySQL DR solutions. And there is only one solution that Does MySQL DR Right!