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Vettabase Blog: A Hub of Articles on MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL and Cassandra
We at Vettabase are advocates of open source software and mindset. Our team believes in transparency, knowledge sharing and professional discussions (though we had to enable moderation for commentaries to avoid spam). We appreciate sharing and quoting our blog posts, but please always refer to Vettabase and the author.
The Mystery of ProxySQL Galera Writer Switchover!
Writer switchover issues with ProxySQL and Galera can feel like an unsolved puzzle. Recently, I encountered two strange behaviors that revealed underlying issues in how ProxySQL interacts with Galera clusters. In this post, I’ll walk through the unexpected behaviors I faced, and the troubleshooting approaches that helped me address these
Optimise your database before scaling
Nowadays, there is a common misconceptions that we don’t need to optimise the technologies we use, because we can just scale out or scale up. Whereas scaling out means to add one or more instances of a technology, and scaling up means to run the technology on better servers. Both
Enforcing strong passwords for MariaDB users
MariaDB users normally connect using a password. Weak passwords are a common security problem, especially when passwords are generated by humans. However, MariaDB comes with plugins that help validating passwords to make sure they are strong enough. This article is a practical overview of MariaDB password validation plugins. Managing password
Enhancing MySQL Security: Data-at-Rest Encryption with the Keyring Plugin
In this article, we'll explain why encrypting tablespaces and binary logs in MySQL is so important. Do expect step-by-step guidelines and practical examples demonstrating common risks coming with non-encryption.
Validating rows with CHECK constraints in MariaDB
Relational databases provide several ways to validate data. CHECK constraints are a powerful tool for in-database data validation. Their impact on performance is minimal, if any. In this article we’ll discuss MariaDB support for CHECK constraints. Note that the CHECK syntax and semantics are the same for most relational databases.
MariaDB ColumnStore SQL limitations
MariaDB ColumnStore is an extremely fast and scalable solution for analytics built on MariaDB, which Vettabase supports. MariaDB ColumnStore inherits the MariaDB SQL dialect, and many MariaDB features. However, numerous MariaDB features are not available for the ColumnStore storage engine. In some cases the reason is that they don’t apply
Installing MariaDB ColumnStore on Ubuntu, for production
Let’s see how to install MariaDB ColumnStore (single node) on Ubuntu. Let’s also prepare the system to run ColumnStore with good performance, as we should always do in production. The following steps should work on any modern Ubuntu version up to and including 24.04 LTS. Installing and configuring MariaDB and
3 ways to select rows from a query result in SQL
What are the 3 ways to select rows from a query result in SQL? When you need a subquery or a view? Read more in this article!
Writing User Defined Functions for MariaDB in Go
Sometimes standard DBMS functionality is not enough, and we seek to extend it. Most database systems, including MariaDB, support some method of creating User Defined Functions (UDFs), but what is a UDF? UDF definition and examples A UDF is simply a user created function with custom logic for use in
Why managers should learn and use SQL
SQL is the language of data. You write a query, a single sentence in a language that resembles English, and you obtain the data you need. It’s supported by the majority of databases, and the language is pretty standard. If you have a query that works on Oracle, most probably
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We at Vettabase respect our customers and offer good value for money compared to many other database consulting companies. We automate things where others leave them as they are because it means more support incidents or consulting engagements. Unlike many other companies, we will not recommend you a solution we are interested in. Quite the opposite, we will remain unbiased and use the best tools and technologies that fit your existing infrastructure, plans for growth and budget.