by Nagarajan Ponnusamy | Dec 9, 2025 | Case Study, Databases
If you’re reading this, chances are you already have strong opinions — or at least strong curiosity — about MySQL vs MariaDB.And that makes sense. These are the two most widely deployed open-source relational engines in the world, powering everything from early-stage...
by Nagarajan Ponnusamy | Nov 18, 2025 | Databases, KnowledgeBase, MySQL
Migrating between MySQL and MariaDB used to be described as a “drop-in replacement.”But any DBA who has managed real production workloads knows that this is no longer true—especially with the modern community versions MySQL 8.4 LTS and MariaDB 11.4 LTS. It’s a common...
by Nagarajan Ponnusamy | Oct 14, 2025 | Databases, General, KnowledgeBase
Have you ever wished your database could show not just the current state of your data, but also how it looked yesterday, last month, or even a year ago?MariaDB’s temporal tables make that possible — letting you time-travel through your data effortlessly. In this post,...
by Nagarajan Ponnusamy | Sep 16, 2025 | Databases, General, KnowledgeBase
Ever wondered what happens when MySQL gets superpowers for scale? Let’s explore TiDB, the MySQL-compatible database built for the modern era. If you’re a Database Administrator (DBA) or a developer who has worked with MySQL, you know its strengths and its...
by Nagarajan Ponnusamy | Aug 12, 2025 | KnowledgeBase, MySQL
As DBAs, we’re trained to think about performance, availability, and backups. But one thing that often gets overlooked — sometimes dangerously so — is encryption. In many teams, we leave it to the application developers or assume the cloud provider has it handled. But...
