The much anticipated release of Galera 4 makes its way first in the latest release of MariaDB Server 10.4.3 Release Candidate which you can download now. Congratulations to MariaDB Corporation and MariaDB Foundation on this release candidate — please get testing Galera 4, and share your feedback with us via our Google Group discussion list! Do not forget that you can always reach us via email: mailto:info@galeracluster.com and via our contact us form.

The feature we are excited about the most, is a feature request from many users. This is none other than huge transaction …

In Part I, we introduced a High Availability (HA) framework for MySQL hosting and discussed various components and their functionality. Now in Part II, we will discuss the details of MySQL semisynchronous replication and the related configuration settings that help us ensure redundancy and consistency of the data in our HA setup. Make sure to check back in for Part III where we will review various failure scenarios that could arise and the way the framework responds and recovers from these conditions.

What is MySQL Semisynchronous Replication?

Simply put, in a …

Codership is pleased to announce the release of Galera Replication library 3.25, implementing wsrep API version 25. The new release includes many bug fixes and fixes to all security issues mentioned in the Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory – October 2018

As always, Galera Cluster is now available as targeted packages and package repositories for a number of Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, Red Hat, Debian, CentOS, OpenSUSE and SLES, as well as FreeBSD. Obtaining packages using a package repository removes the need to download individual files and facilitates the easy deployment and upgrade of Galera Cluster nodes.

This release incorporates all changes up to MySQL 5.7.24, MySQL 5.6.42 and MySQL 5.5.62.

Galera Replication …

In this three-part blog series, we will explain the details and functionality of a High Availability (HA) framework for MySQL hosting using MySQL semisynchronous replication and the Corosync plus Pacemaker stack. In Part I, we’ll walk you through the basics of High Availability, the components of an HA framework, and then introduce you to the HA framework for MySQL.

What is High Availability?

The availability of a computer system is the percentage of time its services are up during a period of time. It’s generally expressed as a series of 9′s. For example, the table below shows availability and the corresponding downtime measured over one year.

Implementing Galera Cluster on Amazon EC2  provides several advantages for companies. Multi-master clustering comes out of the box as a default in Galera. Users can read and write from any database providing fast local writes and reads. Galera handles conflicts automatically if your application is writing to the same row. Nodes can be added and deleted on the fly if you need more capacity and elasticity. New nodes can join automatically. In the case data center downtime Galera provides disaster recovery and Galera Cluster takes care of the split brain situation too. Automated failover and recovery allow the database to continually service the application transparently.

Meet the developers and experts of Galera Cluster in Amazon re:Invent Las Vegas 26-29 November. You can find us at Venetian hotel, booth number 738.

Paytrail

“Galera Cluster has supported our growth all the way from a small number of transactions to high volume  traffic. Since 2012 our payment service with Galera has processed over 4 billion euros worth of product and service sales. Today we help 10 000+ webshops and online services in several countries to provide a pleasant shopping experience to their customers”

THINQ

“We’re very happy how Galera Cluster facilitated automated failover eliminating downtime for THINQ services that programmatically route millions of phone calls. The comprehensive Codership documentation includes, for example, the AppArmor package settings necessary to make Galera Cluster nodes more secure. ”

North Carolina based, THINQ is a cloud-based software company that develops Business as a Service (BaaS) solutions for the telecommunications industry. Partners …

We will have a kiosk at Moscone Center, south exhibition hall, Oracle’s Data Management area number 123, close to high availability area and exits 16 and 18. Our kiosk number is DBA-P1.

Our CEO and Co-Founder Seppo Jaakola will host a presentation highlighting the main features of our upcoming Galera Cluster 4.0. The presentation will take place Monday, Oct 22, 1:00 p.m. – 1:20 p.m at the Exchange @ Moscone South – Theater 2. Seats are limited!

Come and meet us! Let’s discuss your MySQL high availability plan or your Galera Cluster deployment. If you want to set up a meeting with us please email to ínfo@galeracluster.com for a meeting request.

Codership is pleased to announce the release of Galera Replication library 3.24, implementing wsrep API version 25.  The new release includes improved deadlock error management with foreign keys and security fixes. As always, Galera Cluster is now available as targeted packages and package repositories for a number of Linux distributions, including Ubuntu, Red Hat, Debian, CentOS, OpenSUSE and SLES, as well as FreeBSD. Obtaining packages using a package repository removes the need to download individual files and facilitates the easy deployment and upgrade of Galera Cluster nodes.

This release incorporates all changes up to MySQL 5.7.23, MySQL 5.6.41 and MySQL 5.5.61.

Galera Replication Library 3.24
New features and notable fixes in Galera replication since last binary release by Codership (3.23)

* A support for new …

Galera Cluster is the leading high availability solution for MySQL and MariaDB. We are always looking for bright and driven people who have a passion for technology, especially for database replication and clustering. If you are interested in challenging work, being part of a innovative team and world’s leading MySQL clustering company-then Codership is right place for you!  This is a remote job.

Job Description and Responsibilities

• Write Galera Cluster technical marketing material (blogs, white papers, benchmarks)
• Prepare presentations and present at webinars and conferences
• Be active in social media channels and forums
• Consult customers for Galera Cluster best practices
• Pre-sales support
• Interface with the development team to provide user feedback
• Assist in writing Galera documentation

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In this blog post, we talk about how to run applications across multiple clouds (i.e. AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure) using Continuent Clustering. You want your business-critical applications to withstand node, datacenter, availability-zone or regional failures. For SaaS apps, you also want to bring data close to your application users for faster response times and a better user experience. With cross-cloud capability, Continuent also helps avoid lock-in to any particular cloud provider.

The key to success for the database layer is to be available and respond rapidly.

From both a business and operational perspective, spreading the application across cloud environments from different vendors provides significant protection against vendor-specific outages and vendor lock-in. Running on multiple platforms provides greater …