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Why and How to Implement Galera Cluster for MySQL
There are three types of replication that people in the MySQL and MariaDB Server world care about: asynchronous (the default), semi-synchronous, and...
Finding the Right Place in the Cloud for Your MySQL Databases
Here’s the scenario. You’re a DBA at a medium-sized company that has serious growth aspirations. You are one of the team members...
New Tip: TBooleanHelper.ToString and TUseBoolStrs enumeration
Among the native type record helpers that were introduced in the Delphi RTL a few years back, there is one for the Boolean data type. It has a few...
What do customers have to say about SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server?
Are you curious about who the customers of SQL Diagnostic Manager for SQL Server are in terms of the type of organization, industry, and...
Which top metrics should you monitor for MySQL databases?
As tables increase in size and more and more users come online, it becomes necessary to finetune the database server from time to time. The secret...
Identifying Hidden Value with Visual Data
There is a staggering amount of data with which modern businesses are expected to cope to remain viable in their chosen market. It is estimated that...
What is Azure SQL Hyperscale high-performance database-as-a-service?
Azure SQL Hyperscale is a new database as a service (DBaaS) offering from Microsoft. Microsoft built Azure SQL Hyperscale on the experiences learned...
Capacity Planning is the Roadmap to Controlled Growth
A constant across virtually all aspects of an organization’s IT environment is that requirements are always changing. Updates, upgrades, and the...
Ensuring Database Security and Appropriate Permissions
Data security is a topic that should be uppermost in the minds of all IT professionals. Protecting an organization’s intellectual resources...
EKON 23 in October and UK RoadShow in November
I have two conference trips planned for the fall, after the event I attended in Germany at Foren-Tage last week. Here is some more information. EKON...
RAD Studio, Delphi and C++Builder 10.3.2: List of Patches
We've released five patches (also known as hotfixes) for RAD Studio 10.3.2. To ensure you know about all of them, and can install...
Minimizing the Stress of Migrating MySQL to the Cloud
One of the tasks that a database team needs to be prepared to perform is a MySQL migration. In the deep, dark past of the early 21st Century, this...
Optimize your Database Performance with Load Testing and Profiling
Today’s complex applications execute hundreds of SQL procedures and maybe thousands of SQL statements during a typical workload. How do you...
Monitoring Can Help Prevent Unauthorized Network Guests
Your organization’s network is the entry point through which users access all of your company’s systems, data, and intellectual capital....
RAD Studio 10.3.2 C++ Debugging Patch
A patch for debugging local variables with the classic and Clang compilers We've just released a patch (what used to be called a hotfix) for an...
Unleashing the Power of the API for Automation
Database administrators and developers face increased workloads as businesses continue to expand the size and scope of data they collect and manage....
How to become a database administrator for MySQL
You are reading this because you think that becoming a database administrator may be the right career path for you. Database administrators are...
A Unified Platform for More Efficient SQL Job Management
There are many challenges that DBAs face every day. They are expected to maintain the availability of the databases they support and work toward...
Addressing iOS 13 and Android 64-bit with RAD Studio
The mobile landscape is changing frequently. iOS 13, released on September 19th, introduces a system-wide Dark Theme. Many software...
DBArtisan Tips
Welcome to the DB PowerStudio Blog. This blog will cover all things about DB PowerStudio. DBArtisan is one part of the suite of tools...
Why You Should Choose MySQL as Your Database Platform
The tremendous amount of data that businesses need to assimilate is increasing daily. Information streams from the Internet of Things (IoT),...
Real Benefits of a Unified Database Management Solution
The sheer quantity of data that an organization is required to manage to stay competitive is growing every day. Big data and the Internet of Things...
GM Update
I want to share some exciting developments and a few housekeeping items. Summer has been busy indeed! We’ve discussed for some time that we...