An in-depth article that explains how to use MySQL replication for high-availability purposes.

An article describing some key aspects to keep in mind when adding more data nodes in order to gain more performance.

Do you need MySQL High-Availability? How to determine which MySQL High-Availability solution is best?

Continuent CTO Robert Hodges talks about future of database clustering and how Tungsten open source project fits in that picture

MySQL replication is often positioned as a solution to provide extra throughput for your database (especially when dealing with high numbers of read operations). What tends to be overlooked is how it can be used to provide high availability (HA) – no matter how much redundancy you have at a local level, your system remains at risk from a single catastrophic failure – loss of power, earthquake, terrorist attack etc. By using MySQL asynchronous replication to maintain a geographically remote copy of that data, service can be maintained through any single site failure.

Very insightful article about how MySQL Cluster achieves fault tolerance and high availability.

There are various setups and solutions to solve the problem of having redundant mysql masters and scaling writes on them. MySQL Cluster can be an alternative. MySQL Cluster can effectively do what DRBD and MySQL Replication do in a HA MySQL setup. But better.

This proposal is to highlight the integration of Open HA Cluster and MySQL. I will cover the various aspects of high availability and business continuity. In addition to the current features, the roadmap of Open HA Cluster will be discussed. There is a large focus on the integration with MySQL replication and MySQL cluster.

MySQL is a great DBMS with a vast feature set. It is lightweight and easy to use "out of the box". What it lacks is a good High-Availability (HA) solution though. There are different approaches to create a HA environment - Depending on software setup and application preferences. This talk will cover everything from pros and cons of different solutions to real world experiences.

Insightful presentation giving an overview over MySQL HA Solutions.

A presentation about MySQL HA solutions by Lenz Grimmer, presented at FOSDEM 2009 in Brussels, Belgium