Tag: connection pooling

  • MaxScale Multiplexing and Caching – Part 3

    Kester Riley continues by breaking down how MaxScale manages backend connections and why understanding the relationship between threads, connection pools, and database capacity is essential. The author provides practical formulas and real-world sizing guidance to help ensure stable performance under demanding workloads.

  • MaxScale Multiplexing and Caching – Part 1

    Kester Riley opens the series by laying out the core challenge behind modern MariaDB workloads: how to handle thousands of concurrent connections without overwhelming the database. The author explains why MaxScale sits at the heart of solving this, and introduces the key themes of the series, connection multiplexing, intelligent caching, thread optimization, and real-world performance…