Many people believe that replicating a distributed database is a replacement for having a solid disaster recovery (DR) plan or backup system. While there are certainly elements of truth to this, it is missing the mark. Replication is a complement to a well thought-out DR plan, not a replacement. What is Replication? Replication is the […]
DevOps resilience: going active-active with an existing application
What does it take to run an active-active architecture? It boils down to data, and how you interact with it. The most common disaster recovery strategies I encounter with folks are either “hope and pray” on a single location for running an application, or “we have a backup facility we can switch to in a […]
MongoDB Replication Pro-tips: Reporting Instances
Any shop that has a DevOps culture, and that has MongoDB backed applications, uses replica sets… not just for production applications, but for those still in the prototyping phase. Replication is critical for uptime, so your Ops team has been working with your Devs all through the development of your project, and you didn’t defer […]