In the previous chapter, you learned how to extend MySQL 8. It covered a lot of interesting aspects, such as extending plugins and calling them by using services in MySQL 8, adding and debugging new functions to MySQL 8, and so on. In this chapter, we will go through the best practices of MySQL 8, which is a much-awaited version that promises to address many of the shortfalls of the prior versions and has exciting new features. MySQL 8 promises not to be just a standalone database, but it will also play a significant role in various areas, including big data solutions. We will learn how best practices can be implemented for optimal use of features in MySQL 8. Benchmarking will enhance our understanding further.
We will cover the following topics in this chapter:
- MySQL benchmarking and tools
- Best practices for the memcached
- Best practices...
