Recently, I had a chance to test the community edition of Zmanda Recovery Manager for MySQL. I was partly testing to make sure it worked with MariaDB, Monty Program's drop-in replacement for MySQL, ...

The design of a database determines what method is best suited for backing it up, and those methods vary quite a bit. In order to back up a database, you need to know how it’s delivered, but you also ...

Elaborate backups might seem like a good idea at first, but they add unnecessary complexity to your recovery process. Here are some things to keep in mind to make backup and recovery as smooth as ...

You need to practice restoring your databases so when it becomes necessary in your live network, you’ll be prepared to do it right. It’s important to back up your databases, but it’s even more ...

Every good DBA understands that backing up their database data is a non-optional part of assuring data availability and integrity. As a DBA, you need to know the difference between a full image copy ...

In previous articles, we have looked at an introduction to cloud databases in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), as well as various concepts and tools for managing OCI’s Database as a Service (DBAAS).

A universal CLI tool for creating post-quantum encrypted database backups that are automatically emailed to recipients. Supports Supabase, MongoDB, MySQL, and PostgreSQL. ⚠️ IMPORTANT: Keep your ...

Storage: Cloud Firestore measures the database size daily. Over the period of a month, these sample points are averaged to calculate the database storage size. This average value is multiplied by the ...