Database plays a key role in most companies. It stores a lot of data, such as employees’ information, product details, customer profile and so on. Apparently, if the database corrupts, the situation will cause serious impact on business operation. Therefore, most users schedule backup procedure in their checking routine to secure data.
However, can we really count on the backup routine? Recovering database may take several hours. As we all know, in tertiary sector, a second delay might cost billion; in secondary sector, a disconnected database might ruin the schedule of production line. So, how Long do you think a company database afford to be down in the Event of a disaster?
To avoid above situation, it is important to find out a way that makes system continue working. Here comes MySQL Enterprise High Availability! The MySQL HA can automatically switch the service from a failed database to an active database; thus, companies no longer afraid of losing data and finally get databases 24/7!!
About Andy Hsu
Two years working experience of MySQL