MySQL Enterprise
The Most Comprehensive Enterprise Database, Monitoring and Support
"The new DBA advisory services
in MySQL Enterprise offer in-
valuable assistance by suggesting
performance tuning tips and
warning about potential security
issues before they become real
problems."
Jay Christner, IT Manager
SecurePipe, Inc.
The MySQL Enterprise subscription
offering includes the most compre-
hensive set of MySQL database soft-
ware, monitoring and production
support so your business achieves
the highest levels of reliability,
security and uptime. MySQL
Enterprise includes:
■ MySQL Enterprise Server
the most reliable, secure and
up-to-date version of the world’s
most popular open source
database
■ MySQL Enterprise Monitor
that continuously monitors
your database and proactively
advises you on how to
implement MySQL best
practices
■ MySQL 24x7 Production
Support with guaranteed
response times to assist you in
the development, deployment
and management of MySQL
applications
MySQL Enterprise is a unified
offering that significantly reduces
the risk, cost, and time required
in developing, deploying and
managing business-critical MySQL
applications. Only MySQL
Enterprise enables you to:
■ Maximize uptime with the most
reliable, secure and up-to-date
version of MySQL Server
Software
■ Simplify administration with
MySQL Enterprise Monitor
H I G H L I G H T S
■ MySQL Enterprise Server
■ MySQL Enterprise Monitor
■ 100+ MySQL Advisor Rules
■ 600+ Monitored Variables
■ 24x7 Production Support
■ Emergency Hot Fix Builds
■ Monthly Rapid Updates
■ Quarterly Service Packs
■ MySQL KnowledgeBase
■ Reduce Database TCO by 90%1
■ Gain in-depth visibility into the
health of your MySQL servers
■ Implement MySQL best practices
using over 100 MySQL Advisor
Rules
■ Automatically receive MySQL
service pack notifications with
the Software Update Service
■ Request emergency hot fix
builds to ensure key business
systems are not interrupted
■ Solve your unique application
issues quickly with direct access
to MySQL Support
■ Quickly find answers to
technical questions using the
comprehensive MySQL
Knowledge Base
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MySQL Enterprise Server

The Most Reliable, Secure and
Up-to-Date Version of MySQL
Database Software
MySQL Enterprise Server is the
most reliable, secure and up-to-date
version of MySQL Server software
for cost-effectively delivering
E-commerce, Online Transaction
Processing (OLTP), and multi-ter-
abyte Data Warehousing applica-
tions. It is a fully integrated, transac-
tion-safe, ACID compliant database
with full commit, rollback, crash
recovery and row level locking
capabilities. MySQL Enterprise
Server delivers the ease of use,
scalability, and high-performance MySQL’s Pluggable Storage Engine Architecture
that has made it the world’s most
popular open source database.
MySQL also provides a full suite Timely Updates & Service Packs Configuration Wizard
of database drivers and visual tools
As a MySQL Enterprise customer, The MySQL Enterprise Server
to help developers and DBAs
you will automatically receive contains pre-defined configuration
build and manage their MySQL
both monthly rapid updates and settings to ensure MySQL performs
applications.
quarterly service packs with the optimally on production hardware.
MySQL Enterprise Server provides latest bug-fixes and security In addition, the Configuration
the following advanced features: updates. These frequent releases Wizard ensures that all resource
■ Partitioning to improve ensure that the most reliable, usage settings, data integrity
performance and simplify secure and up-to-date version configurations, and storage engine
management of very large of the MySQL Enterprise Server assignments are made right the first
database environments is always available to you. The time. This enables DBAs to reduce
Software Update Service auto- the time they spend configuring the
■ Stored Procedures to improve
matically notifies you of new database to get their applications
developer productivity
rapid updates and service packs into production faster.
■ Triggers to enforce complex by sending you alerts via email,
business rules at the database pager, or SMS.
level
■ Views to reduce the complexity Emergency Hot Fix Builds
of data while increasing security
In the unlikely event that a critical,
■ Information Schema to provide
business-stopping bug is discovered
easy access to metadata
and has not already been fixed in
■ Pluggable Storage Engine a service pack, MySQL Enterprise
Architecture for maximum customers can request a special
flexibility hot fix build that resolves the issue.
■ Archive Storage Engine for When mission-critical systems
historical and audit data encounter bugs, hot fix builds
■ Distributed Transactions (XA) to are invaluable.
support complex transactions
across multiple databases
MySQL Enterprise Monitor
Your Virtual MySQL DBA
Assistant
The MySQL Enterprise Monitor
continuously monitors your MySQL
servers and alerts you to potential
problems before they impact your
system. Its like having a “Virtual
DBA Assistant” at your side to
recommend best practices and
eliminate security vulnerabilities,
improve replication, optimize
performance and more. As a result,
DBAs and System Administrators
can manage more servers in less
time.
The MySQL Enterprise Monitor
MySQL Enterprise Monitor provides at-a-glance view at the health of your
includes the following Advisors:
MySQL database servers
■ Upgrade Advisor – monitors
and advises you on using the
most secure and up to date Easily Enforce MySQL
version of MySQL Recommended Best Practices
■ Administration Advisor –
enforces DBA best practices The MySQL Monitoring and
to prevent costly outages Advisory Service includes over
■ Security Advisor – 110 MySQL Advisor Rules that
minimizes exposure to monitor over 600 MySQL and
security vulnerabilities OS-specific variables and help
■ Replication Advisor – you automatically enforce MySQL
recommends solutions recommended database best
for replication setup and practices. They deliver expert
performance improvements advice that come straight from
■ Schema Advisor – assists in the database professionals who
uncovering database design build the MySQL database server.
issues that hurt performance The Advisors provide tailored
■ Performance Advisor – recommendations that communi-
recommends changes to cate step-by-step how to solve a
boost database performance particular problem.
■ Memory Usage Advisor – Advice is delivered via SMTP and
monitors dynamic memory relat- SNMP notification options or can
ed server metrics and recom- be viewed using the visual The MySQL Performance Advisor provides
mends configuration changes Enterprise Dashboard. problem descriptions, proactive advice
to improve performance and specific commands to improve
■ Custom Advisor– create custom MySQL performance.
MySQL Replication Monitor
best practice rules tailored to
your needs The new MySQL Replication
Monitor provides a real-time repli-
cation health and status checks on
master/slave performance and
latencv issues.
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■ Proactive Account Management
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a dedicated Technical Account
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