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This blog article discusses why and how we use Ansible (automation tool for pre-configuring MySQL servers) for Tungsten purposes at Continuent, including a step by step description on how to use Ansible (including source code).

Make It Smarter: Tuning MySQL Client Request Routing for Tungsten Connector

Continuent is pleased to announce the 6.1.3 releases of its Tungsten Clustering and Tungsten Replicator software products for MySQL, MariaDB and Percona Server, which introduces compatibility with MongoDB Atlas (amongst other things).

This case study blog discusses how one of our customers, a global SaaS provider for e-signature services, who used to run MySQL master/slave clusters, initially using native MySQL replication started using Tungsten Clustering; enabling them to deploy hybrid-cloud MySQL clusters for continuous operations and migration purposes, while preventing lock-in to any specific cloud vendor.

First we went through an install of a simple three-node cluster using allotted AWS ec2 instances. We created the directories and database users and got the Tungsten Clustering software installed and up-and-running. Then we covered cluster control operations using cctrl, like switch and recover, as well as replicator techniques using trepctl. Some other items on the agenda included an overview of the latest release (which came out last week), replication stages and filters, monitoring, and various useful configurations and options. In Day 2 we learned about backups, and did a deep dive into the various Connector methods and some of their pros and cons.

Watch our new on-demand webinar: “An introduction to database proxies (for MySQL)”. From a simple database connectivity scenario all the way through to advanced database connectivity setups and proxy functionalities, this webinar provides a solid introduction to database proxies (for MySQL).

Continuent is pleased to announce the 6.1.2 releases of its Tungsten Clustering and Tungsten Replicator software products for MySQL, MariaDB and Percona Server.

This is the first in a series of blogs we’ll be publishing in 2020 with regards to database proxies for MySQL, including our very own Tungsten Proxy, which we’ll introduce to the MySQL community in more detail in the coming months.

Our team has continued to pave the way for Continuous MySQL Operations this year with our Continuent Tungsten products: Tungsten Clustering and Tungsten Replicator. With this blog we’d like to take the opportunity to thank you all for your support in 2019, and celebrate some of our successes with you.

This is the second post in a series of MySQL case study blogs. It discusses a SaaS provider dealing with sensitive medical data and their need to be able to quickly deploy clusters in AWS and recover from multi-zone AWS outages.

We’re delighted to be able to share that Tungsten Clustering - our flagship product - is named in the DBTA 2020 List of Trend Setting Products!

Over the past few days we have been working with a number of customers on the best way to handle Triggers within their MySQL environment when combined with Tungsten Replicator. This new blog dives head first into the minefield of Triggers and Replication.