Redis Cluster is the native sharding implementation available within Redis that allows you to automatically distribute your data across multiple nodes without having to rely on external tools and utilities. At ScaleGrid, we recently added support for Redis Clusters on our platform through our fully managed Redis hosting plans. In this post, we're going to introduce you to the … [Read more...] about Intro to Redis Cluster Sharding Advantages, Limitations, Deploying & Client Connections
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MySQL Tutorial Understanding The Seconds Behind Master Value
In a MySQL hosting replication setup, the parameter Seconds_Behind_Master (SBM), as displayed by the SHOW SLAVE STATUS command, is commonly used as an indication of the current replication lag of the slave. In this blog post, we examine how to understand and interpret the MySQL Seconds Behind Master value in various situations. Possible Values of  Seconds Behind Master The … [Read more...] about MySQL Tutorial Understanding The Seconds Behind Master Value
How to Connect Your MongoDB Deployments to Robo 3T GUI
Robo 3T (formerly Robomongo) is a popular desktop graphical user interface (GUI) for your MongoDB hosting deployments that allows you to interact with your data through visual indicators instead of a text-based interface. This open source tool has cross-platform support and actually embeds the mongo shell within its interface to provide both shell and GUI-based interaction. As … [Read more...] about How to Connect Your MongoDB Deployments to Robo 3T GUI
How to Secure IoT With Edge Computing
In 2014, Hewlett-Packard estimated that as much as 70% of IoT devices were easily hackable. While the number has gone down a bit since then, it hasn't dropped sufficiently enough the IoT to ignore network security as a concern. While the standard security solution would be an on-system password, this is no longer enough to stop dedicated hackers from gaining access to a network … [Read more...] about How to Secure IoT With Edge Computing
How to Decide if You Need an On-Premise Cloud Service
Determining the most suitable ways to integrate cloud computing, if at all, can be an intricate process with multiple factors worth considering before coming to a conclusive decision. This can be mind-boggling and understandably so, due to various recommendations and options to choose from. To further add to the confusion, talk of incorporating a hybrid cloud platform may lead … [Read more...] about How to Decide if You Need an On-Premise Cloud Service
