Logical Database Backups Using MySQL Shell
Mysqldump is a popular logical backup tool for MySQL which was originally written by Igor Romanenko. Mysqldump performs logical backups (set of SQL statements). By default, mysqldump does not dump information_schema tables and it never...
MongoDB Backup Management Tips for Sharded Clusters
Making proper backups of the database is a critical task. Besides setting the high availability architecture of your MongoDB for database services, you also need to have backups of your databases to ensure the availability...
An Overview of Percona Backup for MongoDB
The known and popular backup method for MongoDB is mongodump. It is a logical backup method, similar to mysqldump in MySQL or pg_dump in PostgreSQL database. There is another backup tool called Percona Backup for...
Migrating Azure Database for MySQL/MariaDB to an On-Prem Server
Database migrations can impose huge challenges when you consider how to start, what tools to use, and how to achieve a full database migration successfully. Earlier, we have listed the top open source you can...
Migrating Amazon RDS (MySQL or MariaDB) to an On-Prem Server
Amazon Web Services is a technology giant, especially when it comes to pioneering itself in top-of-the-line cloud computing services. Its fully managed services products (Amazon RDS) is one of a kind. But then again, while...
Top Open Source Tools for MySQL & MariaDB Migrations
Large organizations that are using MySQL or MariaDB database platforms are often faced with a need to perform a database migration from one place to another. Regardless of the platform, type of database software (such...
Using Barman for PostgreSQL Disaster Recovery
There must be many powerful tools available as a backup and restore option for PostgreSQL in general; Barman, PgBackRest, BART are to name a few in this context. What caught our attention was that Barman...
Comparing MariaDB Enterprise Backup to ClusterControl Backup Management
MariaDB Enterprise Backup is a backup solution from MariaDB Corporation with a number of features such as non-blocking backups, full backup, incremental backup, partial backup and Point in Time Recovery. We often get questions about...
Database Backups in the Cloud for Disaster Recovery
Multi-cloud deployments of open source databases require considerations such as high availability, scalability, resiliency, backups, and disaster recovery. In this blog, we will emphasize the importance of database backups in the cloud which provide you...
A Guide to Database Backup Archiving in the Cloud
Having a backup plan is a must when running a database in production. Running a backup every day, however, can eventually lead to an excess of backup storage space, especially when running on premises. One...
pghoard Alternatives – PostgreSQL Backup Management with ClusterControl
Managing backups could be a complex and risky task to do in a manual way. You must know that the backup is working according to your backup policy as you don’t want to be in...
pg_restore Alternatives – PostgreSQL Backup and Automatic Recovery with ClusterControl
While there are various ways to recover your PostgreSQL database, one of the most convenient approaches to restore your data from a logical backup. Logical backups play a significant role for Disaster and Recovery Planning...