3 principles of Sovereign DBaaS and how ClusterControl supports them
In today’s era, where decision making has to be rapid and data-driven, the data that your business aggregates is increasingly critical. And as more and more regulation is passed, data sovereignty is now a significant...
10 Considerations for Architecting a Multi-Cloud Database
Thinking about architecting a multi-cloud database? It’s an increasingly common topology nowadays. The adoption rate of a multi-cloud approach has been growing fast for years. It’s a solid option for a disaster recovery plan (DRP)...
Best Practices for Scaling A Multi-Cloud Database Infrastructure
Scaling a multi-cloud database infrastructure can be a complex and challenging task, but it's essential for businesses that require high scalability, availability, and reliability. With multi-cloud becoming increasingly popular, organizations are leveraging the benefits of...
What’s new in SQL Server 2022
SQL Server 2022 is the latest database version released by Microsoft in November 2022. The release builds upon previous versions to add more choice for SQL Server users when it comes to development languages, data...
Best New Features in PostgreSQL 14
According to StackOverflow, PostgreSQL is the most popular open-source database, with more and more developers and administrators wanting to work with it. PostgreSQL 14, the latest version released in September 2021, has more than 200...
Comparing SQL Server HA Solutions: Always On Availability Groups vs. Log Shipping
Information Technology is the cornerstone of all our businesses in the modern, technology-driven world we live in today. For databases that need to be continuously available to applications, it all comes down to Recovery Time...
How to Configure Agent Jobs for SQL Server on Linux
SQL Server on Linux supports a scheduling mechanism for scripts or tasks using SQL Server agent jobs. For example, suppose you want to run full backups daily at 22:00 or a transaction log backup every...
How to Set Up SQL Server Always On Availability Groups on Linux
High availability is a critical component of database operations – It protects companies from lost revenue when access to their data resources and critical business applications is disrupted. There are various high availability options available...
High Availability Options for SQL Server Linux
Database high availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) are critical for any organization. There is essential work to be done to ensure that online services and applications always have access to data in order to...
ClusterControl is now Nutanix ready, extending private DBaaS concept
We are happy to announce that ClusterControl is now “Nutanix Ready” for their enterprise cloud platform. By using both solutions in concert, enterprises and service providers now have unparalleled flexibility in where and how they...
How to Deploy Teamcity with PostgreSQL for High Availability
TeamCity is a continuous integration and continuous delivery server built in Java. It's available as a cloud service and on-premises. As you can imagine, continuous integration and delivery tools are crucial to software development, and their availability...
Using SSMS or Azure Data Studio for SQL Server on Linux
The SQL Server on Linux release is a milestone for the open-source world, particularly for those organizations that run their entire business on Linux but want to use SQL Server. It now means they can...
SQL Server Always On availability groups now supported in ClusterControl's Latest Release
It’s an understatement to say that we’re very excited to announce our first release of 2022 — ClusterControl 1.9.2! This release supports high-availability SQL Server 2019 clusters, SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol), new versions of...
Security best practices for SQL Server
According to the 2021 Thales Data Threat Report, 45% of US companies experienced a data breach last year. That is a scary statistic, and the truth is the actual number could be even higher as...
Best Practices for MongoDB Security
When it comes to managing database systems, one crucial aspect is database security. The failure to lay a good foundation for security for any database system may result in a data breach whereby a third-party...
Enabling Transparent Data Encryption (TDE) for SQL Server on Linux
In recent years, data encryption has gained popularity as one of the most effective methods for securing data within organizations. Data encryption works by converting data into an unreadable format - called ciphertext - thus...