MySQL Cluster enables high availability by storing data replicas on multiple hosts. MySQL Cluster maintains connections between data nodes by using high-speed interconnects over TCP/IP - standard or direct connections - or SCI (Scalable Coherent Interface) sockets.

To learn more about MySQL Cluster, take the MySQL Cluster training course.

This course is currently scheduled for the following locations:

Global Transaction Identifiers (GTIDs) are one of the key replication enhancements in MySQL 5.6. GTIDs make it simple to track and compare replication across a master - slave topology. This enables:

- Much simpler recovery from failures of the master,

- Introduces great flexibility in the provisioning and on-going management of multi-tier or ring (circular) replication topologies.

A new on-demand MySQL 5.6 GTID webinar delivered by the replication engineering team is now available, providing deep insight into the design and implementation of GTIDs, and how they enable users to simplify MySQL scaling and HA. The webinar covers:

- Concepts: What is a GTID? How does the …

Interested in learning more about MySQL as embedded database? In building highly available MySQL applications with MySQL and DRBD? Join our webinars this week! All information below.

Tuesday next week (November 20) we will provide an update about what's new in MySQL Enterprise Edition.

We have live Q&A during the webinars so you'll get the chance to ask all your questions.

Top 10 Reasons to Use MySQL as an Embedded Database

Tuesday, November 13
9:00 a.m. PT
Review the top 10 reasons why MySQL is technically well-suited for embedded use, as well as the related business reasons vendors choose MySQL initially, over time, and across product-lines.
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Headquartered in Finland, EmblaCom Oy provides turnkey and cloud-hosted voice solutions to mobile operators around the globe. Since launching the original mobile private branch exchange (PBX) in 1998, the company has focused on helping its partners provide efficient voice communications to their key business customers. The company’s voice solutions are used by millions of subscribers, worldwide.

EmblaCom Oy needed to replace several database engines with a standardized, scalable, development-friendly database solution to maximize availability and cut costs. The company chose MySQL Cluster Carrier Grade Edition, which has maximized accessibility to EmblaCom’s services for its clients and their hundreds of thousands of subscribers. The initiative has also reduced, by half, the cost of the database solution installation for customers, as well as lowered maintenance and …

As the Product Manager for the MySQL database it is always great to announce when the MySQL Engineering team delivers another great product release.  As a field DBA and developer it is even better when that release contains improvements and innovation that I know will help those currently using MySQL for apps that range from modest intranet sites to the most highly trafficked web sites on the web.  That said, it is my pleasure to take my hat off to MySQL Engineering for today's release of the MySQL 5.6.5 Development Milestone Release ("DMR"). The new highlighted features in MySQL 5.6.5 are discussed here:

New Self-Healing Replication Clusters
The 5.6.5 DMR improves MySQL Replication by adding Global Transaction Ids and automated utilities for self-healing Replication clusters.  Prior to 5.6.5 this has been somewhat of a pain point for MySQL users with most developing custom solutions or looking to costly, …

Databases are the center of today’s web, enterprise and embedded applications, storing and protecting an organization’s most valuable assets and supporting business-critical applications. Just minutes of downtime can result in significant lost revenue and dissatisfied customers. Ensuring database highly availability is therefore a top priority for any organization.

The new MySQL Guide to High Availability solutions is designed to navigate users through the HA maze, discussing:

- The causes, effects and impacts of downtime;

- Methodologies to select the right HA solution;

- Different approaches to delivering highly available MySQL services;

- Operational best practices to meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

As discussed in the new Guide, selecting the high availability solution …

Databases are the center of today’s web, enterprise and embedded applications, storing and protecting an organization’s most valuable assets and supporting business-critical applications. Just minutes of downtime can result in significant lost revenue and dissatisfied customers. Ensuring database highly availability is therefore a top priority for any organization.

The new MySQL Guide to High Availability solutions is designed to navigate users through the HA maze, discussing:

- The causes, effects and impacts of downtime;

- Methodologies to select the right HA solution;

- Different approaches to delivering highly available MySQL services;

- Operational best practices to meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs).

As discussed in the new Guide, selecting the high availability solution …

Last month at OSCON I had the pleasure of discussing High Availability and Open HA Cluster with "Jack Adams." Here's the video for your viewing pleasure:

Nick Solter
Solaris Cluster / Open HA Cluster developer and author of OpenSolaris Bible

Last month at OSCON I had the pleasure of discussing High Availability and Open HA Cluster with "Jack Adams." Here's the video for your viewing pleasure:

Nick Solter
Solaris Cluster / Open HA Cluster developer and author of OpenSolaris Bible

Last month at OSCON I had the pleasure of discussing High Availability and Open HA Cluster with "Jack Adams." Here's the video for your viewing pleasure:

Nick Solter
Solaris Cluster / Open HA Cluster developer and author of OpenSolaris Bible