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Tessell's latest SQL Server release introduces automated clone refresh for dev and test environments, native backup support for compliance and long-term retention, and post-provisioning conversion from Single Instance to High Availability. All three capabilities are available today on AWS and Azure.

2025 was a strong year for Tessell. We delivered governance controls for regulated environments, automated workflows that reduce DBA overhead, and expanded infrastructure choice with Exadata and Microsoft Fabric support. Enterprises like CSX, Landis+Gyr, and The Collectors grew their deployments with us, and we earned PCI DSS v4.1 certification and Gartner Cool Vendor recognition along the way

Exadata infrastructure support on AWS, alongside performance improvements for multi-disk snapshots and new resize capabilities for open-source databases on Azure.

At Tessell, we’ve reimagined how data moves across systems with our Change Data Capture (CDC) platform — and through our collaboration with Microsoft Fabric, we’re making it easier than ever for businesses to tap into fresh, trustworthy data for current analytics and training AI models.

In the era of AI, cloud computing, and real-time analytics, data lineage is no longer optional. It’s the foundation for data trust, compliance, and competitive advantage. With Tessell, you don’t just get visibility—you get confidence. Confidence that your data is accurate, auditable, and ready to power the decisions that move your business forward.

The future of data management isn’t just about managing data better—it’s about empowering organizations to innovate and thrive.

Benchmarking is crucial to assess the performance and scalability of your Oracle Database, particularly when simulating real-world transaction-heavy workloads. One of the best tools to achieve this is HammerDB, which supports a wide range of databases, including Oracle. In this blog post, we'll focus specifically on the TPCC benchmark—a transaction processing benchmark used to evaluate the performance of OLTP (Online Transaction Processing) systems like Oracle Database. At Tessell we regularly benchmark our different databases on different public clouds to assess database transaction latency and throughput, for the purpose of this blog we are going to run benchmark on our latest offering on Google cloud.

Tessell simplifies the deployment and management of Oracle databases on Google Cloud, offering a fully managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) that takes the complexity out of your cloud infrastructure. Whether you're using Oracle Enterprise Edition or Oracle, Tessell's expert team, equipped with in-depth knowledge of Oracle workloads and cloud infrastructure, handles every aspect of the migration process—ensuring minimal disruption to your business operations.

Tessell on Azure provides a specialized Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) platform designed to meet the strict IT requirements of these organizations, making cloud adoption seamless and efficient.

The Data & Analytics (D&A) function is pivotal for business success in the contemporary landscape where data drives decisions. However, many executives still question its value.

The recent incidents with Snowflake and CrowdStrike are stark reminders of the importance of robust security measures, data protection, and operational resilience. Tessell stands out by providing all these features and more, ensuring that enterprises can operate securely and efficiently in an increasingly complex digital landscape.

Tessell's unique capabilities, from multi-DB support and dynamic licensing to integrated functionalities and enhanced FTE productivity, position it as a game-changer in the FinOps space.

Following these best practices, you can optimize MySQL table design and management within the Tessell DBaaS platform, ensuring high performance and robust data protection. Effective table design, strategic query optimization, and data protection measures are key to maintaining a reliable and performant database environment.

MySQL Binary Logs are a versatile and powerful feature that significantly enhances database management. By supporting incremental backups, data replication, comprehensive auditing, effective disaster recovery, and detailed performance monitoring, BinLogs ensure that the database remains reliable, secure, and efficient.

Tessell for MySQL is available with the most advanced security features. Several security best practices measures have already been implemented by default at provisioning.

Ensuring databases' high availability (HA) is crucial for business continuity and performance. PostgreSQL, one of the most popular open-source relational databases, offers robust HA solutions, and Tessell PostgreSQL is a standout example.

PostgreSQL 16 introduces a new libpq connection option, load_balance_hosts. This feature is particularly useful when an application needs to connect to multiple target nodes randomly to execute SQL queries. For instance, consider running a series of SQL queries on a group of read replicas synchronized with the primary node. This approach will yield better results, as it prevents all application queries from hitting the same replica or a limited set of servers. We can also balance the report-related SQL queries by using one primary and one replica node, instead of always relying on the reporting server to produce the data.

PostgreSQL 16 has many new and valuable enhancements and we thought it would be great to deep dive into these for our users. While we may not be able to look at all of them in one go, we thought to filter and curate the best ones as part of this article.

At Tessell, our goal is to take the operational headache out of managing databases. One of the things we offer in our MSSQL DBaaS is automated backup management which includes full daily backups using Microsoft VDI, and transaction log backups every five minutes. These backups are crucial for point-in-time recovery and are pushed to Amazon S3 for durable storage.

SQL Server Distributed Availability Group (DAG) is a special type of AG that sits on top of existing Availability Groups configured on On-Premise SQL Server instances or Azure VM’s or AWS EC2. DAG enables cross-region, cross-cloud, cross datacenter DR for SQL Server databases. Also, this helps in the ease of migrations of large-scale SQL Server Databases to desired cloud platforms with minimal cutover window and downtime. In this document, we will learn how we can migrate from SQL Server on Azure/AWS or OnPrim to Tessell SQL Server HA using a Distributed Availability Group.

This guide provides a detailed walkthrough of the procedures to establish a high-availability (HA) configuration for Microsoft SQL Server, guaranteeing database robustness and minimizing downtime during failures or maintenance operations.

You can create high-performing and resilient MongoDB collections on the Tessell DBaaS platform. Effective data modeling, indexing, and query optimization are key to performance, while data distribution and replication management ensure data availability and consistency.

Managing a MongoDB database can be complex, but it does not have to be. Tessell's managed service removes the burden, allowing you to focus on your business operations.

MongoDB's flexibility, scalability, high performance, and document-oriented structure make it a preferred choice for modern applications.

Milvus is an open-source vector database designed specifically for handling large-scale vector data, particularly in the realm of machine learning, deep learning, and data similarity searches.

We’re excited to announce the availability of Milvus on the Tessell platform. With Tessell, you will be able to automate the enterprise readiness of your vector databases from day 1 and de-risk incorporating them into your most critical applications.

Technology Magazine features Collectors Universe's CTO on scaling from thousands to 2.5M collectibles monthly with Tessell's database automation platform.

Our north star remains clear: to make databases cloud-easy, cost-efficient, and AI-ready — across any cloud, for every enterprise.

In our opinion, this recognition is especially significant because it comes directly from the voices that matter most, our customers. Gartner Peer Insights™ “Gartner Peer Insights is a public platform that offers verified, first-hand reviews and ratings of enterprise technology solutions by end-user professionals for end-user professionals.” We feel being identified as a Strong Performer means our users have clearly articulated the tangible benefits they experience with our platform, validating the strategic direction we’ve been passionately pursuing.