In order to provide resilience to server failures, MySQL Fabric organizes the servers in groups and deploys high-availability solutions within each group. The concept is independent of the implementation, which can be done using traditional asynchronous primary backup approach, MySQL Cluster or solutions with shared or replicated storage. In the first version, availability is implemented using the asynchronous primary backup approach.

As the enterprise grows, so does the data and the number of requests for the data. A single server will not be able to handle the increased demands on size and load of the database. A common technique for scaling is to shard the database thereby reducing the write load and data size for each server. MySQL Fabric is integrated with the connectors and provides an enhanced API for working with massively sharded databases.

In this presentation, you will get an introduction to MySQL Fabric and how it support high-availability and sharding as well as how to write and manage applications taking advantage of the latest features of MySQL Fabric.