(Newswire.net — October 29, 2013) Broomfield, CO —
CodeFutures Introduces dbShards/Migrate Eliminating Major Downtime Typically Associated with Large Database Migration
Using dbShards/Migrate, Genoo Successfully moves its Entire Database With Near-Zero Downtime to Google Cloud SQL
BROOMFIELD, CO, Oct. 29 2013 – CodeFutures introduces dbShards/Migrate, a new continuous replication technology that solves the problem of migrating a large database for an application across data centers or cloud environments such as to Google Cloud SQL with near-zero downtime.
Moving large databases (10s of GBs to Terabytes in size) for an application across data centers, from a data center to a cloud environment, or from a hosted Database As A Service (DaaS) to another environment, typically takes hours or even days, which means extended downtime periods for an application. Cloud-computing businesses that operate 24X7 and are “always-on,” cannot tolerate this approach. This is especially problematic if a database is running on a DaaS where direct access to the underlying server is not supported — in this case, the traditional database vendor replication tools are not accessible.
Using dbShards/Migrate, a database can be seamlessly replicated from any environment — data center, hosted DaaS, or cloud — to any other environment without extended downtime. This is feasible because dbShards/Migrate works outside the database engine, making it very flexible, easy and low-risk. Users can even perform multiple test runs of a migration to a new environment without service interruption to end-users. See an overview video at: http://youtu.be/zw57wm1RbQA.
“We have seen strong customer interest in the ability to seamlessly move their databases from cloud to cloud, and data center to cloud, without the extreme downtime window and risk normally associated with this process,” said Cory Isaacson, CEO/CTO of CodeFutures. “dbShards/Migrate eliminates vendor “lock-in”, allowing customers complete flexibility in their choice of environments for the mission critical databases their businesses rely on.”
Genoo, a cloud-based provider of online marketing tools and automation for small and mid-sized companies, has successfully moved its database from a private hosting environment to Google’s Cloud SQL with a maintenance window of less than one-minute of through the use of dbShards/Migrate. Genoo was able to perform the migration multiple times for testing from different databases and different hosting environments, including another cloud, without experiencing downtime for its users.
“With dbShards/Migrate we now have the freedom to choose any cloud environment to host our database with little to no down time, which is crucial for our end-users that rely on our online marketing tools and services to be accessible 24/7,” said Kim Albee, President of Genoo. “This also gives us the ability to grow and offer our customers around the world an agile environment in which they know their data is safe and uptime is maximized.”
Users can also use dbShards/Migrate to maintain a warm-standby Disaster Recovery (DR) environment, for example using a Cloud DaaS such as Google’s Cloud SQL as a DR site to protect against catastrophic failure. dbShards/Migrate will continuously replicate the source database to the DR site, and can even perform the process in reverse during recovery from a primary site failure. Additionally, dbShards/Migrate can reliably replicate to multiple remote environments, making your database geographically accessible around the world.
For further information on dbShards/Migrate, please go to: http://www.dbshards.com/migrate.
About CodeFutures
CodeFutures is the supplier dbShards, a leading suite of database scalability and reliability features that reduce dramatically increase deployed database scalability, performance and reliability. dbShards economically scales large, high transaction volume databases using database sharding, the database scalability architecture used by Internet leaders such as Flickr, YouTube, and Google. Going beyond traditional Data Warehouse Appliances.
About Genoo, LLC
Genoo, LLC, is an integrated, all-in-one online marketing platform that gives small to mid-sized businesses the online marketing and marketing automation tools they need to attract new leads and convert them into customers. Genoo’s mission is to give businesses the capabilities they need to excel in online marketing. Genoo’s tools have enough flexibility and functionality for large corporations, but are affordable and accessible to every marketer who needs them. www.genoo.com
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