The members of the MySQL Curriculum team are pleased to announce a new course titled MySQL Cloud Service for MySQL Database Administrators.

This course provides the information needed for a MySQL database administrator (DBA) to get up to speed quickly and start working with MySQL Cloud Service.

This course focuses on the cloud features and techniques that will enable a DBA to get cloud databases up and running efficiently. The course focuses on activities to guide DBAs through the process of creating and managing cloud database instances. DBAs practice creating cloud database instances and then connecting to the instance to see how the configuration of files, directories, users, and security settings compare to their on-premise MySQL database instances. They practice migrating an on-premise database to the cloud and practice with cloud features like snapshots, clones, and backup schedules. They learn to monitor their database …

MySQL Cloud Service is a new(ish) way to run MySQL in the cloud, without worrying about installing the server yourself and configuring security, performance, or monitoring, because that's all taken care of by the service. This makes it great for setting up quick throwaway instances that you can just as easily tear down, and it's ideal for developers who don't want to get in line to wait for their DBAs to set up a server for them.

If you've got an account with Oracle Public Cloud (or even a trial account) that has MySQL Cloud Service enabled, it's only a few clicks to get an instance set up. Here's a short overview.

When you've got your instance, you can connect to it with several different …