Database Insights

Set up MySQL Galera Cluster for synchronous multi-master replication — configuration, split-brain avoidance, and monitoring

Master horizontal and vertical partitioning, plus database sharding strategies for handling billions of records. Learn partition pruning, shard key selection, and cross-shard query optimization.

PgBouncer is the most widely deployed PostgreSQL connection pooler — lightweight, battle-tested, and straightforward to configure. Here's how to get it running in production.

Learn the fundamental principles of database schema design for building scalable applications. This guide covers entity relationships, primary keys, foreign keys, and normalization concepts essential for high-performance databases.

ProxySQL's read/write splitting routes SELECT queries to replicas and writes to the primary automatically — but getting the configuration right requires understanding hostgroups, query rules, and lag-aware routing.

PgPool-II provides connection pooling, read/write splitting, and automatic failover for PostgreSQL — but its extensive configuration can be overwhelming. Here's a practical guide to getting PgPool-II running in production.