Before upgrading MySQL: the numbers the customer actually asks for — and how to find them
MySQL 8.0 pre-upgrade assessment: measuring sizes, growth, backup and restore times with information_schema. Real numbers to plan maintenance window.
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mysqldump vs mysqlpump vs mydumper: the backup that keeps you up at night
MySQL backup tools compared: mysqldump vs mydumper vs mysqlpump on a 60 GB database. Real dump and restore times, parallelism and architectural choice.
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Binary logs in MySQL: what they are, how to manage them, and when you can delete them
MySQL binary log: management, retention and point-in-time recovery. Real case of a server with disk at 95% and 180 GB of binlogs in six months.