Planet MySQL HA Blog

Another week, another blogpost about the state of open source Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for PostgreSQL. First off, thank you for all the feedback shared so far! Whether it’s reports about deployment issues with pg_tde, integration with KMS, missing features or gaps in our documentation, we truly appreciate it! Your input helps us build a better, more complete solution and to properly prioritize what’s next. What’s the word? We know many of you are eagerly waiting for a production-ready release of pg_tde, and today we’ve got some good news!

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Learn how to configure and manage MySQL Routing Guidelines using MySQL Shell's AdminAPI, with step-by-step examples for InnoDB Cluster, ClusterSet, and ReplicaSet - Enabling smarter and more dynamic query routing.

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On April 22-23rd, 2025, the Oracle Conference Center in Redwood Shores, California, buzzed with excitement as the MySQL and HeatWave Summit 2025 kicked off. The MySQL and HeatWave Summit is the largest gathering of MySQL users, developers and product experts in the world. The summit brought together developers, DBAs, experts, and users for this two day event packed with learning, networking, and celebration of MySQL’s latest advancements.

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While doing benchmarks on 5.7 and 8.0, I came across a performance regression in MySQL 8.0 over 5.7 and opened a bug (Bug #111353 : 3x Performance Regression from 5.7 to 8.0 on ALTER TABLE FORCE).  There has been recent activity on this bug, showing an easy workaround.  This, even if it is known since 16 July 2024, has not been talked about much, so this deserves a blog post.

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As companies face unprecedented economic volatility and evolving regulations around privacy and data control, many are rethinking their cloud-first strategies. Cloud repatriation—the process of moving workloads from public cloud environments back to on-premise or private infrastructure—is becoming not just an option, but a strategic necessity. The Push for Control in a Shifting Landscape Global economic […]

The post Why Cloud Repatriation Matters Now More Than Ever appeared first on Severalnines.

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Connecting to MySQL HeatWave in OCI

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button#focus {display:none; visibility:hidden;} nav#toc {display: none;} Conference Video Slides MySQL Performance for Application Developers @ MySQL and HeatWave Summit 2025† mysql-summit-2025.pdf MySQL Performance for Developers @ Percona Live 2023† PL23.pdf Efficient MySQL Performance @ Percona Live 2022 PL22.pdf Efficient MySQL Performance @ FOSDEM 2022 -

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This is the second part of our series on managing on-premises (External) MySQL DB systems in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI). In this blog, we cover the registration process, fleet monitoring, key metrics, alarms, and events to help you optimize performance and gain operational insights. Ensure that the prerequisites from the first part are completed and that you have the necessary permissions to proceed.

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This blog will guide you through setting up and managing On-premises (External) MySQL DB systems in OCI, ensuring optimal performance and operational insights. In this part, we will cover the prerequisite steps before registering and managing External MySQL DB systems.

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This blog outlines how to set up Oracle Heatwave MySQL disaster recovery copy for the production database using the OCI Console level full backup, copying the backup to another region, building the disaster recovery database from the primary backup and setting up the in-bound replication channel from primary to disaster recovery database.

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