MariaDB MaxScale Database Proxy

MariaDB Maxscale

MariaDB MaxScale is an advanced database proxy for MariaDB Enterprise Server, MariaDB ColumnStore and MariaDB Xpand providing them with enterprise high availability, scalability, security and integration services while at the same time abstracting away the underlying database infrastructure to simplify application development and database administration.

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Capabilities

Scalability

Intelligent query routing and adaptive load balancing simplify application development and improve query performance.

High availability

Automatic failover with transaction replay ensures applications are not interrupted, or even aware of, an infrastructure failure.

Integration

Redis can be used to cache query results to improve performance while Kafka can be used to publish data changes to external systems.

Security

The database firewall, dynamic data masking and query throttling features protect databases from attacks and prevent data breaches.

MongoDB NoSQL conversion

With MaxScale, MariaDB Enterprise Server can be used as the backend of an application using a MongoDB® client library, enabling conversion from MongoDB protocol commands into the equivalent SQL.

Key Features

- - Insulates client applications from the complexities of the backend database cluster
  - Understands the database environment
  - Is aware of the state of the database components
  - Understands the data that flows through it
  - Enhances Security to your backend database topology
  - Converts NoSQL, MongoDB API commands into SQL
  - Provides GUI, REST API and command-line tools for operations