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Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Jan 28, 2016 · Fundamentals

Deduplication and Compression Techniques in Primary Storage: Differences from Backup Scenarios

This article examines how deduplication and compression technologies, widely used in backup environments, are adapted for primary storage systems—particularly HDD arrays—by analyzing differences in I/O size, patterns, performance requirements, resource allocation, and implementation approaches of major vendors such as NetApp and EMC.

BackupEMCNetApp
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Deduplication and Compression Techniques in Primary Storage: Differences from Backup Scenarios
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Dec 30, 2015 · Databases

Mastering MySQL: Practical DBA Optimization Techniques and Best Practices

This article presents a comprehensive guide to MySQL optimization, covering its strengths and weaknesses, daily DBA tasks, development and operational standards, sharding strategies, backup solutions, performance tuning, replication options, InnoDB configuration, system-level tweaks, and future improvement directions.

BackupDBAInnoDB
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Mastering MySQL: Practical DBA Optimization Techniques and Best Practices
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Dec 16, 2015 · Databases

Understanding Oracle ASM Metadata: Files, AU, Disk Headers, and Recovery

This article explains Oracle ASM metadata concepts, including ASM file types, allocation units, physical and virtual metadata structures, disk header composition, and practical methods for querying, validating, backing up, and restoring ASM metadata using tools like KFOD, KFED, and X$KFFXP.

ASMAllocation UnitBackup
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Understanding Oracle ASM Metadata: Files, AU, Disk Headers, and Recovery
ITPUB
ITPUB
Nov 23, 2015 · Databases

Essential MySQL Security Checklist: 14 Steps to Harden Your Database

To protect MySQL databases from unauthorized access and performance issues, this guide outlines fourteen essential security measures—including restricting remote access, regular backups, disabling default accounts, tightening user privileges, securing configuration files, and enabling logging—providing concrete commands and configuration snippets for robust protection.

BackupConfigurationDatabase Security
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Essential MySQL Security Checklist: 14 Steps to Harden Your Database
ITPUB
ITPUB
Nov 11, 2015 · Information Security

Essential Steps to Secure MySQL: From Access Controls to Patch Management

This guide outlines practical MySQL hardening techniques—including restricting remote access, regular backups, disabling unsafe features, managing root credentials, removing test databases, and applying security patches—to protect data integrity and prevent unauthorized intrusion.

BackupDatabase SecurityMySQL
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Essential Steps to Secure MySQL: From Access Controls to Patch Management
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Nov 3, 2015 · Cloud Computing

How XenServer Handles Data Protection, Backup, and Disaster Recovery

This article explains XenServer's high‑performance virtualization features, OVF/OVA export capabilities, snapshot‑based backup methods, disaster‑recovery replication, XenCenter management console functions, integration with Microsoft System Center, and the open XenAPI that enables third‑party automation.

BackupCloud ComputingDisaster Recovery
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How XenServer Handles Data Protection, Backup, and Disaster Recovery
Architect
Architect
Oct 31, 2015 · Databases

MySQL High‑Performance Architecture and Optimization Techniques

This article provides a comprehensive guide to MySQL performance optimization, covering isolation levels, MVCC, schema design, index strategies, query execution, partitioning, replication, scaling, hardware considerations, and backup/recovery techniques for building high‑performance, reliable database systems.

BackupIndexingIsolation Levels
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MySQL High‑Performance Architecture and Optimization Techniques
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Oct 17, 2015 · Databases

Master PostgreSQL: From Origins to Hands‑On Labs and HA Strategies

This article presents a comprehensive overview of PostgreSQL, covering its history, architecture, core features, step‑by‑step lab exercises for database creation, CRUD operations, configuration tuning, performance monitoring, backup and recovery, Hot Standby replication, PGPOOL clustering, and a curated Q&A session addressing common DBA challenges.

BackupHAPostgreSQL
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Master PostgreSQL: From Origins to Hands‑On Labs and HA Strategies
dbaplus Community
dbaplus Community
Oct 12, 2015 · Databases

Essential PostgreSQL Security Checklist: Authentication, Encryption, Auditing and More

This comprehensive guide outlines practical PostgreSQL security measures—including hardened authentication, encrypted data transmission, column‑level encryption, strict permission controls, backup strategies, auditing, patch management, and resource monitoring—to help DBAs protect their databases from unauthorized access and attacks.

AuditingBackupPostgreSQL
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Essential PostgreSQL Security Checklist: Authentication, Encryption, Auditing and More
21CTO
21CTO
Oct 4, 2015 · Databases

Mastering MySQL Migration: Practical Scenarios and Step‑by‑Step Guide

This article explains why MySQL migration is essential, outlines various migration strategies—including full, partial, and cross‑datacenter moves—and provides detailed, step‑by‑step procedures, best‑practice tips, and precautionary measures to ensure a smooth, reliable transition.

BackupCross-DataCenterDatabase Migration
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Mastering MySQL Migration: Practical Scenarios and Step‑by‑Step Guide
21CTO
21CTO
Sep 20, 2015 · Databases

Master MySQL Backup & Recovery: Mysqldump, LVM Snapshots, and Xtrabackup Explained

This tutorial walks through three MySQL backup and recovery strategies—using mysqldump with binary logs, LVM snapshots with binary logs, and Percona Xtrabackup—detailing environment setup, command syntax, incremental procedures, and restoration steps to ensure data safety and minimal downtime.

BackupBinary LogLVM
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Master MySQL Backup & Recovery: Mysqldump, LVM Snapshots, and Xtrabackup Explained
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Sep 10, 2015 · Databases

How DD Boost Supercharges Oracle RMAN Backups and Deduplication

DD Boost integrates tightly with Oracle RMAN to provide a flexible, policy‑driven backup solution that allows DBAs to manage local and disaster‑recovery sites independently, simplifies deployment via a simple plugin, and dramatically improves performance by sending only unique data blocks to Data Domain for deduplication.

BackupDD BoostData Domain
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How DD Boost Supercharges Oracle RMAN Backups and Deduplication
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Sep 3, 2015 · Cloud Computing

What Is VMware vSphere? A Deep Dive into Its Core Components and Storage Solutions

The article explains VMware vSphere as a cloud‑based data‑center virtualization suite, detailing its main components such as ESXi, vCenter, vSphere Client, and Web Access, and covering disaster recovery, backup technologies, storage APIs, and various storage provisioning methods like vSAN, VMFS, RDM, NFS/CIFS and vVol.

BackupCloud ComputingVMware
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What Is VMware vSphere? A Deep Dive into Its Core Components and Storage Solutions
Architects' Tech Alliance
Architects' Tech Alliance
Aug 31, 2015 · Operations

What Is EMC DD Boost and How Does It Speed Up Enterprise Backups?

This article introduces EMC's DD Boost—a proprietary protocol for Data Domain that improves backup efficiency, lists the backup applications that support it, explains required TCP ports and storage unit setup, and outlines its key features such as distributed segment processing and load balancing.

BackupDD BoostData Domain
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What Is EMC DD Boost and How Does It Speed Up Enterprise Backups?
21CTO
21CTO
Aug 8, 2015 · Databases

Master MySQL: From Table Design to Scalable, High‑Performance Architecture

This article walks through the full lifecycle of a MySQL database—from initial table design and single‑server deployment to performance tuning, kernel and hardware tweaks, scaling with replication, caching, sharding, partitioning, and essential maintenance tasks such as monitoring, slow‑query logging, backup and repair.

BackupMySQLScaling
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Master MySQL: From Table Design to Scalable, High‑Performance Architecture
Efficient Ops
Efficient Ops
Jul 19, 2015 · Databases

Mastering High‑Performance Database Operations: Insights from Meituan’s Scale

This article shares Meituan’s practical strategies for efficient database operations, covering rapid business growth handling, automated DDL workflows, systematic training, capacity planning, backup automation with xtrabackup, and real‑world Q&A on monitoring, replication, and disaster recovery.

BackupDatabase OperationsMySQL
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Mastering High‑Performance Database Operations: Insights from Meituan’s Scale
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Apr 29, 2015 · Operations

Achieve Real-Time File Sync with rsync + inotify: Step-by-Step Guide

Learn how to replace traditional backup methods with rsync and inotify for fast, secure, incremental file synchronization, covering rsync fundamentals, command options, server and client configuration, inotify monitoring scripts, and testing procedures to achieve real‑time data replication between Linux servers.

Backupinotifyreal-time sync
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Achieve Real-Time File Sync with rsync + inotify: Step-by-Step Guide
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Apr 8, 2015 · Operations

Four Essential Strategies to Elevate Data Center Operations

This article outlines four key practices—comprehensive engineering documentation, robust business backup, continuous online monitoring, and regular periodic inspections—that together ensure optimal performance, reliability, and long‑term benefits for data center operations.

BackupData CenterDocumentation
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Four Essential Strategies to Elevate Data Center Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
MaGe Linux Operations
Mar 26, 2015 · Operations

Essential Open‑Source Tools for Backup, Cloud, DevOps, and IT Operations

This article compiles a comprehensive list of open‑source tools covering backup, cloning, cloud platforms, cloud workflows, distributed file systems, cloud storage, code review, collaboration suites, CMDB, configuration management, continuous integration/deployment, DNS, hosting control panels, IT asset management, and LDAP, providing a valuable resource for IT professionals.

BackupDevOpsInfrastructure
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Essential Open‑Source Tools for Backup, Cloud, DevOps, and IT Operations
Qunar Tech Salon
Qunar Tech Salon
Mar 11, 2015 · Databases

MongoDB 3.0 Release Highlights and New Features

MongoDB 3.0 introduces a pluggable storage engine API with WiredTiger support, expands backup set capacity, adds sharding enhancements, improves security with SCRAM‑SHA‑1 authentication, and upgrades tooling and logging, while retaining MMAPv1 as the default engine.

BackupDatabasesMongoDB
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MongoDB 3.0 Release Highlights and New Features