It must be said that MySQL is easy to use and its operation is very fast. MySQL requires at first a general knowledge of SQL to work effectively with it. MySQL does not require much more knowledge, but a little knowledge of common relational database management system (RDBMS) is helpful.
However, despite the fact that MySQL comes with a minimal configuration to help your database launch and perform well, MySQL needs more attention to maintain optimal performance, and in general a good understanding of MySQL's configuration becomes more important.
The fact is that the more your database grows with time and demands more hardware resources such as memory, processors, and disk speed, the slower response times will be; this is a sign that your data model need to be revised and adjusted to meet growing and critical demands. The better your data model is at the beginning, the easier it will be to re-adjust your configuration along the way.
The more your business or website grows the more you need a good solid MySQL architecture. During this growth phase, you will notice that you will be asking yourself questions such as the following ones:
- Do I need to completely rethink my MySQL architecture?
- Should I start thinking about having a large MySQL infrastructure?
- Do I need to review my queries?
- Do I need to create indexes?
Imagine the questions and doubts when we are in the phase where MySQL is likely to under-perform. That's when you desperately start looking at your options on Google and YouTube to see how you can improve your architecture.
This is what I call the critical or gray-zone phase. You will try to make all kinds of changes with the hope of solving your performance problems when the solution was simply to have a good architecture and a logical structure of your data right from the start.
Fortunately, MySQL 8.0 will provide a detailed understanding of high availability with InnoDB Cluster, Global Replication, and all the other features that have been added or improved. I must mention that I have been so far pleasantly surprised by the new performance of MySQL 8.0.
