FathomDB runs your MySQL database for you, taking care of the essentials like backups and monitoring to make sure your database stays up and your data stays safe. In the same way that the cloud lets you forget about hardware, FathomDB lets you forget the worries of running your database. Because we run standard MySQL, you don’t need to change your application. You simply choose how big a MySQL database you want, and we give you the connection details for your database server. We also give you deep visibility into your database through our graphical interface; you can explore the schema and your data; you can see performance analysis, drilling down onto problem queries. With FathomDB taking care of the database details, and making it easy to understand what’s going on inside your database, you can spend your time on building your application.
FathomDB5.052
With FathomDB, there’s no lock-in: FathomDB supports the latest MySQL version, 5.1. It’s the same software and the same version you’re probably familiar with already, and it’s the version you could run yourself if you decide in future you’d rather do that. Equally, because it’s the same software you’re probably running already, if you want to move an existing database to FathomDB, that’s easy as well. We want you to be able to come and go as your requirements dictate; we want you to stay on FathomDB because of our outstanding service, not because we’ve painted you into a technological corner. With FathomDB, your data is safe and secure: Your database server runs on its own dedicated Rackspace Cloud Server, so you won’t have to worry about other customers’ queries slowing down your database. We backup to Rackspace Cloud Files using an innovative backup system based around git; you can easily pull these backups down to your local machine or network if you want to run development databases, or if you want to keep your own backups as well. As well as the normal MySQL password security, there’s a firewall you can configure using our easy web interface, so you can lock down access to just your own machines. With FathomDB, you get visibility into your database: It’s not enough just to have a database up and running. You want to know what’s going on inside your database, particularly if it’s going slower than you think it should. FathomDB can provide you the standard MySQL performance views, but it goes beyond this to capture and analyze performance data. For example, we can aggregate query data, so you can see the most expensive queries over the past 24 hours with similar queries grouped, or look at key performance metrics like number of queries over time.
FathomDB5.052
Extremely simple and easy to use, but very powerful. FathomDB has helped us launch our application very quickly with little hassle.
FathomDB allowed us to launch fast, but without having to compromise on scalability. They provide superb support when needed and we have been able to iterate faster than our competitors with their help.