Simplify Database Monitoring with ilert and ClusterControl

ClusterControl by Several9s is one more great partner introduced among ilert integrations for DevOps teams. In this article, learn more about ClusterControl functionality and the benefits of ilert integration.

About ClusterControl

ClusterControl, developed by Severalnines, is an agentless operations management and automation platform for open-source and source-available database clusters. It provides a user-friendly interface for deploying, monitoring, managing, and scaling high-availability database clusters in on-prem, hybrid, and cloud environments. ClusterControl offers real-time performance monitoring through customizable dashboards and alerting mechanisms, ensuring optimal operation. It also provides automated failover and facilitates automated, verified backups with point-in-time recovery options to maintain data integrity and availability.

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ClusterControl integrates with various tools and supports multiple database technologies, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB, making it highly versatile for diverse environments. By consolidating these functionalities into a single platform, ClusterControl simplifies database operations and reduces the complexity of managing distributed database systems.

About ilert's integration for ClusterControl

Integrating ClusterControl with ilert aims to enhance the incident management workflow for DevOps and IT engineers managing database clusters where uptime is critical. This integration combines ClusterControl's robust database monitoring capabilities with ilert's set of features to manage incidents efficiently. Whether addressing a sudden MySQL crash or proactively resolving replication lag, this integration empowers engineers to ensure databases run smoothly with minimal disruptions for end users.

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ClusterControl can send various alerts to ilert, including notifications about database availability issues, performance degradations, backup failures, storage capacity warnings, and security alerts. For instance, if a MySQL node goes down or a replica falls out of sync, ilert ensures the alert is routed and escalated to the appropriate on-call engineer. Similarly, alerts about high query execution times, failed backups, or unauthorized access attempts are handled with the same precision, enabling teams to act before these issues escalate into major incidents.

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Follow the integration step-by-step guide.

Key Features

• Real-time actionable notifications across multiple channels. Whenever there is an alert from ClusterControl, the user receives it via SMS, phone call, push notification in the app, or as a messenger in the chat tool. The first remediation steps can be taken from this message without logging into ilert.
• Automated on-call duty distribution and escalations. Users set an on-call schedule for the team once, and ilert takes care of the rest. No more manual calendars or unclear responsibilities.
• Alert grouping and filtering. By integrating ilert and ClusterControl, engineers can group alerts based on their content similarity, filter and prioritize them, ensuring they only receive notifications for issues requiring attention. 
• Centralized alert management. ilert absorbs alerts from various sources, giving users a 360-view into their systems. They can correlate ClusterControl alerts with other monitoring tools' notifications to perform root cause analysis faster.

ilert and ClusterControl security and compliance commitment

Built in Europe, ilert and ClusterControl are designed with a strong commitment to security and GDPR compliance, making them ideal solutions for customers in the European Union. Both platforms enable EU-based customers to confidently manage their database clusters and incident response processes while adhering to GDPR requirements, ensuring data integrity, privacy, and regulatory compliance. This robust approach to database management, security and compliance provides peace of mind for businesses that prioritize protecting sensitive customer and operational data.

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Learn more about ClusterControl security and compliance standards. 

Learn more about ilert's security and compliance commitment.