MySQL Database Service and HeatWave

In this episode, Lois Houston and Nikita Abraham are joined by Autumn Black to discuss MySQL Database, a fully-managed database service powered by the integrated HeatWave in-memory query accelerator.   Oracle MyLearn: https://mylearn.oracle.com/ Oracle University Learning Community: https://education.oracle.com/ou-community LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/oracle-university/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Oracle_Edu   Special thanks to Arijit Ghosh, David Wright, Deepak Modi, Ranbir Singh, and the OU Studio Team for helping us create this episode.   ---------------------------------------------------------   Episode Transcript: 00;00;00;00 - 00;00;39;08 Welcome to the Oracle University Podcast, the first stop on your cloud journey. During this series of informative podcasts, we'll bring you foundational training on the most popular Oracle technologies. Let's get started. Hello and welcome to the Oracle University Podcast. You're listening to our second season Oracle Database Made Easy. I'm Lois Houston, Director of Product Innovation and Go to Market Programs with Oracle University.   00;00;39;10 - 00;01;08;03 And with me is Nikita Abraham, Principal Technical Editor. Hi, everyone. In our last episode, we had a really fascinating conversation about Oracle Machine Learning with Cloud Engineer Nick Commisso. Do remember to catch that episode if you missed it. Today, we have with us Autumn Black, who's an Oracle Database Specialist. Autumn is going to take us through MySQL, the free version and the Enterprise Edition, and MySQL Data Service.   00;01;08;05 - 00;01;39;16 We're also going to ask her about HeatWave. So let's get started. Hi, Autumn. So tell me, why is MySQL such a popular choice for developers? MySQL is the number one open-source database and the second most popular database overall after the Oracle Database. According to a Stack Overflow survey, MySQL has been for a long time and remains the number one choice for developers, primarily because of its ease of use, reliability, and performance.   00;01;39;17 - 00;02;08;22 And it's also big with companies? MySQL is used by the world's most innovative companies. This includes Twitter, Facebook, Netflix, and Uber. It is also used by students and small companies. There are different versions of MySQL, right? What are the main differences between them when it comes to security, data recovery, and support? MySQL comes in two flavors: free version or paid version.   00;02;08;24 - 00;02;45;05 MySQL Community, the free version, contains the basic components for handling data storage. Just download it, install it, and you're ready to go. But remember, free has costs. That stored data is not exactly secure and data recovery is not easy and sometimes impossible. And there is no such thing as free MySQL Community support. This is why MySQL Enterprise Edition was created, to provide all of those missing important pieces: high availability, security, and Oracle support from the people who build MySQL.   00;02;45;10 - 00;03;09;24 You said MySQL is open source and can be easily downloaded and run. Does it run on-premises or in the cloud? MySQL runs on a local computer, company's data center, or in the cloud. Autumn, can we talk more about MySQL in the cloud? Today, MySQL can be found in Amazon RDS and Aurora, Google Cloud SQL, and Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL.   00;03;09;27 - 00;03;35;23 They all offer a cloud-managed version of MySQL Community Edition with all of its limitations. These MySQL cloud services are expensive and it's not easy to move data away from their cloud. And most important of all, they do not include the MySQL Enterprise Edition advanced features and tools. And they are not supported by the Oracle MySQL experts.   00;03;35;25 - 00;04;07;03 So why is MySQL Database Service in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure better than other MySQL cloud offerings? How does it help data admins and developers? MySQL Database Service in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is the only MySQL database service built on MySQL Enterprise Edition and 100% built, managed, and supported by the MySQL team. Let's focus on the three major categories that make MySQL Database Service better than the other MySQL cloud offerings: ease of use, security, and enterprise readiness.   00;04;07;03 - 00;04;44;24 MySQL DBAs tend to be overloaded with mundane database administration tasks. They're responsible for many databases, their performance, security, availability, and more. It is difficult for them to focus on innovation and on addressing the demands of lines of business. MySQL is fully managed on OCI. MySQL Database Service automates all those time-consuming tasks so they can improve productivity and focus on higher value tasks.   00;04;44;26 - 00;05;07;13 Developers can quickly get all the latest features directly from the MySQL team to deliver new modern apps. They don't get that on other clouds that rely on outdated or forked versions of MySQL. Developers can use the MySQL Document Store to mix and match SQL and NoSQL content in the same database as well as the same application.   00;05;07;19 - 00;05;30;26 Yes. And we're going to talk about MySQL Document Store in a lot more detail in two weeks, so don't forget to tune in to that episode. Coming back to this, you spoke about how MySQL Database Service or MDS on OCI is easy to use. What about its security? MDS security first means it is built on Gen 2 cloud infrastructure.   00;05;30;28 - 00;05;57;13 Data is encrypted for privacy. Data is on OCI block volume. So what does this Gen 2 cloud infrastructure offer? Is it more secure? Oracle Cloud is secure by design and architected very differently from the Gen 1 clouds of our competitors. Gen 2 provides maximum isolation and protection. That means Oracle cannot see customer data and users cannot access our cloud control computer.   00;05;57;15 - 00;06;27;09 Gen 2 architecture allows us to offer superior performance on our compute objects. Finally, Oracle Cloud is open. Customers can run Oracle software, third-party options, open source, whatever you choose without modifications, trade-offs, or lock-ins. Just to dive a little deeper into this, what kind of security features does MySQL Database Service offer to protect data? Data security has become a top priority for all organizations.   00;06;27;12 - 00;06;55;17 MySQL Database Service can help you protect your data against external attacks, as well as internal malicious users with a range of advanced security features. Those advanced security features can also help you meet industry and regulatory compliance requirements, including GDPR, PCI, and HIPPA. When a security vulnerability is discovered, you'll get the fix directly from the MySQL team, from the team that actually develops MySQL.   00;06;55;19 - 00;07;22;16 I want to talk about MySQL Enterprise Edition that you brought up earlier. Can you tell us a little more about it? MySQL Database Service is the only public cloud service built on MySQL Enterprise Edition, which includes 24/7 support from the team that actually builds MySQL, at no additional cost. All of the other cloud vendors are using the Community Edition of MySQL, so they lack the Enterprise Edition features and tools.   00;07;22;22 - 00;07;53;24 What are some of the default features that are available in MySQL Database Service? MySQL Enterprise scalability, also known as the thread pool plugin, data-at-rest encryption, native backup, and OCI built-in native monitoring. You can also install MySQL Enterprise Monitor to monitor MySQL Database Service remotely. MySQL works well with your existing Oracle investments like Oracle Data Integrator, Oracle Analytics Cloud, Oracle GoldenGate, and more.   00;07;53;27 - 00;08;17;20 MySQL Database Service customers can easily use Docker and Kubernetes for DevOps operations. So how much of this is managed by the MySQL team and how much is the responsibility of the user? MySQL Database Service is a fully managed database service. A MySQL Database Service user is responsible for logical schema modeling, query design and optimization, define data access and retention policies.   00;08;17;22 - 00;08;44;26 The MySQL team is responsible for providing automation for operating system installation, database and OS patching, including security patches, backup, and recovery. The system backs up the data for you, but in an emergency, you can restore it to a new instance with a click. Monitoring and log handling. Security with advanced options available in MySQL Enterprise Edition.   00;08;44;28 - 00;09;01;18 And of course, maintaining the data center for you. To use MDS, users must have OCI tenancy, a compartment, belong to a group with required policies.   00;09;01;21 - 00;09;28;28 Did you know that Oracle University offers free courses on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure? You'll find training on everything from cloud computing, database, and security to artificial intelligence and machine learning, all of which is available free to subscribers. So get going. Pick a course of your choice, get certified, join the Oracle University Learning Community, and network with your peers. If you're already an Oracle MyLearn user, go to MyLearn to begin your journey.   00;09;29;03 - 00;09;40;24 If you have not yet accessed Oracle MyLearn, visit mylearn.oracle.com and create an account to get started.   00;09;40;27 - 00;10;05;20 Welcome back! Autumn, tell us about the system architecture of MySQL Database Service. A database system is a logical container for the MySQL instance. It provides an interface enabling management of tasks, such as provisioning, backup and restore, monitoring, and so on. It also provides a read and write endpoint, enabling you to connect to the MySQL instance using the standard protocols.   00;10;05;28 - 00;10;31;27 And what components does a MySQL Database Service DB system consist of? A computer instance, an Oracle Linux operating system, the latest version of MySQL server Enterprise Edition, a virtual network interface card, VNIC, that attaches the DB system to a subnet of the virtual cloud network, network-attached higher performance block storage. Is there a way to monitor how the MySQL Database Service is performing?   00;10;31;29 - 00;10;59;29 You can monitor the health, capacity, and performance of your Oracle Cloud Infrastructure MySQL Database Service resources by using metrics, alarms, and notifications. The MySQL Database Service metrics enable you to measure useful quantitative data about your MySQL databases such as current connection information, statement activity, and latency, host CPU, memory, and disk I/O utilization, and so on.   00;11;00;03 - 00;11;23;15 You can use metrics data to diagnose and troubleshoot problems with MySQL databases. What should I keep in mind about managing the SQL database? Stopped MySQL Database Service system stops billing for OCPUs, but you also cannot connect to the DB system. During MDS automatic update, the operating system is upgraded along with patching of the MySQL server.   00;11;23;17 - 00;11;49;15 Metrics are used to measure useful data about MySQL Database Service system. Turning on automatic backups is an update to MDS to enable automatic backups. MDS backups can be removed by using the details pages and OCI and clicking Delete. Thanks for that detailed explanation on MySQL, Autumn. Can you also touch upon MySQL HeatWave? Why would you use it over traditional methods of running analytics on MySQL data?   00;11;49;18 - 00;12;18;01 Many organizations choose MySQL to store their valuable enterprise data. MySQL is optimized for Online Transaction Processing, OLTP, but it is not designed for Online Analytic Processing, OLAP. As a result, organizations that need to efficiently run analytics on data stored in MySQL database move their data to another database to run analytic applications such as Amazon Redshift.   00;12;18;04 - 00;12;41;22 MySQL HeatWave is designed to enable customers to run analytics on data that is stored in MySQL database without moving data to another database. What are the key features and components of HeatWave? HeatWave is built on an innovative in-memory analytics engine that is architected for scalability and performance, and is optimized for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, OCI.   00;12;41;24 - 00;13;05;29 It is enabled when you add a HeatWave cluster to a MySQL database system. A HeatWave cluster comprises a MySQL DB system node and two or more HeatWave nodes. The MySQL DB system node includes a plugin that is responsible for cluster management, loading data into the HeatWave cluster, query scheduling, and returning query results to the MySQL database system.   00;13;06;02 - 00;13;29;15 The HeatWave nodes store data and memory and processed analytics queries. Each HeatWave node contains an instance of the HeatWave. The number of HeatWave nodes required depends on the size of your data and the amount of compression that is achieved when loading the data into the HeatWave cluster. Various aspects of HeatWave use machine-learning-driven automation that helps to reduce database administrative costs.   00;13;29;18 - 00;13;52;11 Thanks, Autumn, for joining us today. We're looking forward to having you again next week to talk to us about Oracle NoSQL Database Cloud Service. To learn more about MySQL Data Service, head over to mylearn.oracle.com and look for the Oracle Cloud Data Management Foundations Workshop. Until next time, this is Nikita Abraham and Lois Houston signing off.   00;13;52;14 - 00;16;33;05 That's all for this episode of the Oracle University Podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please click Subscribe to get all the latest episodes. We'd also love it if you would take a moment to rate and review us on your podcast app. See you again on the next episode of the Oracle University Podcast.