# Key Features & Capabilities ## Key Features of MariaDB Cloud ### Advanced Scalability * **Serverless Scaling:** Provides near instantaneous scaling from zero to defined upper limit and back down to zero, adapting dynamically to workloads without manual intervention. * **Intelligent Load Balancing:** Maintains consistency via smart proxy-based load balancing and read-write splitting. * **Flexible Consistency:** Offers both causal and strong global consistency models. * **Custom Query Routing:** Allows fine-tuned performance optimization through customizable routing rules. ### Integrated AI Agents * **Semi Autonomous Agent Builder:** Create domain specific AI agents to ask questions of your data with human in the loop validation via UI interface * **App Integration:** Embed conversational interfaces into your apps with the associated agent REST API endpoints * **Built-in Developer and DBA Copilot Agents:** Improves productivity with general MariaDB Cloud questions, query performance tuning, and troubleshooting guidance. ### Global Multi-Cloud Presence * Available in 40+ regions across AWS, GCP, and Azure, offering unparalleled flexibility and reach. ### Robust High Availability (HA * **Resilient Infrastructure:** Multi-layered protection across disks, compute, zones/regions, network, and load balancing. * **Intelligent Proxy through MaxScale:** Ensures seamless failover and monitors replication lag, maintaining service continuity. * **Rapid Failover:** Employs real-time health checks for swift, automated recovery. * **Synchronous Replication:** Provision multi-node MariaDB Enterprise cluster for workloads demanding absolute data consistency, multi-primary capabilities, and zero data loss. *(Available exclusively on the PowerPlus tier).* {% hint style="warning" %} **Tech Preview Limitation** MariaDB Enterprise Clusters are currently [available as a *Tech Preview*](/docs/mariadb-cloud/quickstart/enterprise-cluster.md). During this phase, MaxScale is configured to route all write traffic to a single active writer node to ensure maximum stability. Multi-primary write routing will be unlocked in a future phase. {% endhint %} ### Disaster Recovery * **Multi-Region Replication:** Spans across regions and cloud providers for maximum resilience. * **Flexible External Replication:** Supports custom external replica setups for enhanced redundancy and disaster recovery. ### State-of-the-Art Data Protection * **Comprehensive Backup Solutions:** Goes beyond nightly backups with incremental, snapshot, and binlog backup options to both MariaDB Cloud and customer-managed storage. * **Near-Zero RPO:** Achieves minimal data loss with continuous binlog streaming. ### Dynamic Auto-scaling * **Predictive Scaling:** Anticipates and adjusts storage needs based on usage patterns. * **Cost-Efficient Scaling:** Proactively scales resources up and down to match demand and optimize costs. ### Fractional DBA Service * **CloudDBA Service:** Provides access to skilled DBAs for proactive database optimization. * **Continuous Performance Monitoring:** Ensures peak efficiency through ongoing monitoring and rapid issue resolution. ### Versatile Interoperability * **Multi-Protocol Support:** Supports both JSON and SQL operations from a single data source. * **Native MongoDB/MariaDB/MySQL Support:** Seamlessly integrates with existing applications via native MongoDB and MariaDB/MySQL protocol support. For more detailed information, you can refer to this [blog post](https://skysql.com/2024/03/12/optimizing-database-resilience-and-cost-a-deep-dive-into-skysqls-unique-features/). --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://mariadb.com/docs/mariadb-cloud/readme/key-features-and-capabilities.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.