Database Performance Frameworks
Database Performance Frameworks Database Performance is a primary concern for Database Administrators today. How can one make sense of all the data that we collect to analyze the performance of…
Required Database Telemetry
Required Database Telemetry Database performance is critical to your role as a database administrator. This shouldn't be a surprise. If the database is slow, the application is slow. If the…
PMM in the Data Guardian Toolbox
PMM in the Data Guardian Toolbox Database performance is one of the primary responsibilities of database administrators. Unfortunately, many are flying blind and have no idea how the database is…
MySQL on Kubernetes
MySQL on Kubernetes There is a rising interest in running stateful workloads on Kubernetes. You may not be ready to run your database there. But if your organization is exploring…
Data Guardian Roles for Data Security
Data Guardian Roles for Data Security There can be no doubt that we live in the age of information. From business data, to professional sports statistics, to self-driving vehicles, the…
Basic MySQL Optimizer Tracing
Basic MySQL Optimizer Tracing Have you investigated a query that is performing poorly? If so, you likely are familiar with the concept of EXPLAINing the query to see how the…
Data Guardian Roles for Data Performance
Data Guardian Roles for Data Performance In today's age, users demand instant response times for any application they use. You may have the best product on the market, but if…
Remote work guardrails
Remote work guardrails I've been talking a lot about Data Guardians, and how I believe they are the future of Database Administration. Part of the Guardian's role is to protect…
Data Guardian Roles for Data Availability
Data Guardian Roles for Data Availability I've previously mentioned that Data Guardians have three key technical areas to spend their time: Data Availability, Data Performance and Data Security. I've also…
Reactive versus Proactive work
Reactive versus Proactive work I've previously mentioned that a Data Guardian will spend their time in three key technical areas when caring for the data environment: Availability, Performance, and Security.…