Ultimate MySQL variable and status reference list
I am constantly referring to the amazing MySQL manual, especially the option and variable reference table. But just as frequently, I want to look up blog posts on variables, or look for content in the...
View ArticleAnnouncing Percona XtraBackup 2.0.0 GA
I’m really excited to today announce the first GA (Generally Available; i.e. stable) release of Percona XtraBackup 2.0. We have worked hard since our last major release on improving the reliability and...
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Tuning MySQL 5.6 configuration – Webinar followup
We had a wonderful time during the Sept. 25 webinar, “MySQL 5.6 Configuration Optimization,” and I got a lot more questions than I could answer during the hour. So here is a followup with answers to...
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Percona Server 5.6.15-63.0 is now available
Percona Server version 5.6.15-63.0Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Server 5.6.15-63.0 on December 19th, 2013 (Downloads are available here and from the Percona Software...
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Percona Server 5.5.35-33.0 is now available
Percona Server version 5.5.35-33.0Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Server 5.5.35-33.0 on December 20th, 2013 (Downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories)....
View ArticleNew mydumper 0.6.1 release offers performance and usability features
One of the tasks within Percona Remote DBA is to ensure we have reliable backups with minimal impact. To accomplish this, one of the tools our team uses is called mydumper. We use mydumper for logical...
View ArticleA closer look at the MySQL ibdata1 disk space issue and big tables
A recurring and very common customer issue seen here at the Percona Support team involves how to make the ibdata1 file “shrink” within MySQL. I can only imagine there’s a degree of regret by some of...
View ArticleTesting InnoDB “Barracuda” format with compression
New features of InnoDB – compression format and fast index creation sound so promising so I spent some time to research time and sizes on data we have on our production. The schema of one of shards...
View ArticleHow would you compress your MySQL Backup
Backing up MySQL Database most people compress them – which can make a good sense in terms of backup and recovery speed as well as space needed or be a serious bottleneck depending on circumstances and...
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Detailed review of Tokutek storage engine
(Note: Review was done as part of our consulting practice, but is totally independent and fully reflects our opinion)I had a chance to take look TokuDB (the name of the Tokutek storage engine), and run...
View ArticleUltimate MySQL variable and status reference list
I am constantly referring to the amazing MySQL manual, especially the option and variable reference table. But just as frequently, I want to look up blog posts on variables, or look for content in the...
View ArticleAnnouncing Percona XtraBackup 2.0.0 GA
I’m really excited to today announce the first GA (Generally Available; i.e. stable) release of Percona XtraBackup 2.0. We have worked hard since our last major release on improving the reliability and...
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Tuning MySQL 5.6 configuration – Webinar followup
We had a wonderful time during the Sept. 25 webinar, “MySQL 5.6 Configuration Optimization,” and I got a lot more questions than I could answer during the hour. So here is a followup with answers to...
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Percona Server 5.6.15-63.0 is now available
Percona Server version 5.6.15-63.0Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Server 5.6.15-63.0 on December 19th, 2013 (Downloads are available here and from the Percona Software...
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Percona Server 5.5.35-33.0 is now available
Percona Server version 5.5.35-33.0Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Server 5.5.35-33.0 on December 20th, 2013 (Downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories)....
View ArticleNew mydumper 0.6.1 release offers performance and usability features
One of the tasks within Percona Remote DBA is to ensure we have reliable backups with minimal impact. To accomplish this, one of the tools our team uses is called mydumper. We use mydumper for logical...
View ArticleA closer look at the MySQL ibdata1 disk space issue and big tables
A recurring and very common customer issue seen here at the Percona Support team involves how to make the ibdata1 file “shrink” within MySQL. I can only imagine there’s a degree of regret by some of...
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SwRI Chooses TokuDB to Tackle Machine Data for an 800M+ Record Database
Tackling machine data on the ground to ensure successful operations for NASA in spaceIssues addressed:Scaling MySQL to multi-terabytesInsertion rates as InnoDB hit a performance wallSchema flexibility...
View ArticlePresenting at tomorrow’s NoVA MySQL Meetup (DC Area)
At tomorrow’s NoVA MySQL October Meetup, I will give a talk: “Fractal Tree Indexes – Theoretical Overview and Customer Use Cases.” The meetup is 7 pm Tuesday, October 23, 2012, and will be held at AOL...
View ArticleWebinar: Introduction to TokuDB v6.6
TokuDB® is a proven solution that scales MySQL® and MariaDB® from GBs to TBs with unmatched insert and query speed, compression, replication performance and online schema flexibility. Tokutek’s...
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