Business Details
22 Years
experience
Emergency
services
Your MySQL High Availability Partner
Since 2004, Continuent has been a leader in providing continuous operations solutions for open-source databases, enabling business-critical applications to run globally with zero downtime and the lowest total cost of ownership. Our flagship product, Tungsten Cluster, offers comprehensive high availability, disaster recovery, and scalability for MySQL, MariaDB, and Percona Server databases. We empower SaaS, e-commerce, financial services, gaming, and telco companies to safeguard billions in annual revenue through on-premises, hybrid-cloud, and multi-cloud deployments. Our global team delivers industry-leading 24/7/365 support, backed by over 25 years of experience in mission-critical database systems.With automated failover, real-time replication, and advanced load balancing, we ensure uninterrupted service during maintenance, upgrades, or outages. Our solutions handle billions of transactions daily, supporting businesses with combined revenues in the billions. We prioritize security with SSL-encrypted communications and customizable certificates for HIPAA and PCI compliance. Our commitment to innovation is reflected in our patented technologies, including the Tungsten Kubernetes Operator for simplified cloud-native deployments. Continuent's expertise in database clustering and replication has earned trust from global enterprises requiring robust, scalable infrastructure.
Services
High Availability
Disaster Recovery
Global Scaling
24/7 Support
Zero Downtime Maintenance
Details
- Year established: 2004
Highlights and features
- We offer 24/7/365 support with engineers having 25+ years of mission-critical experience
- Our automated failover ensures zero downtime during maintenance or outages
- We provide real-time global data synchronization across multi-region deployments
- Our solutions reduce total cost of ownership through automated database administration
- We offer SSL-encrypted communications for HIPAA and PCI compliance
What people say
Ecstatic about the support
No downtime
Predictable degradation
Rapid deployment
Stable performance
Services
High Availability
Tungsten Cluster ensures continuous database operation through automated local failover and recovery. Our solution monitors system health, detects failures, and promotes standby nodes within seconds. This maintains application availability during hardware failures, network outages, or planned maintenance. Organizations benefit from uninterrupted service and reduced operational risk.
Disaster Recovery
Our geographically distributed clusters protect against site-level failures through automated traffic rerouting. The system maintains synchronized replicas across multiple data centers, enabling rapid recovery from regional outages. This solution ensures business continuity for enterprises requiring zero data loss and minimal recovery time objectives across global operations.
Global Scaling
Tungsten Cluster enables worldwide deployment with locally-aware clusters that optimize performance and reduce latency. The solution maintains data consistency across distributed environments while supporting regional write operations. Enterprises benefit from improved user experiences and compliance with data sovereignty requirements through strategic cluster placement.
24/7 Support
Continuent provides round-the-clock engineering support with 25+ years of mission-critical database expertise. Our team responds to urgent requests in under three minutes, with a one-hour service level agreement for critical issues. Customers receive proactive monitoring, rapid troubleshooting, and guaranteed uptime commitments for business-critical deployments.
Zero Downtime Maintenance
Tungsten Cluster allows maintenance activities without service interruption through node switching and rolling upgrades. Database administrators can perform schema changes, software updates, and system maintenance while maintaining application connectivity. This eliminates scheduled downtime windows and ensures continuous availability for critical business operations.
People
Eero Teerikorpi
Founder and CEO
Serial entrepreneur with 30+ years in enterprise software and MySQL development. Former Apple product manager and Navy officer. Leads Continuent's strategic vision while managing NOET Vineyards.
Eric M. Stone
COO and VP of Product Management
40-year IT veteran specializing in HA/DR solutions. Architect of global data center deployments for Fortune 500 firms. Oversees product development and operational strategy at Continuent.
Csaba Simon
CTO
25+ years software engineering experience with expertise in databases and distributed systems. Leads technical innovation at Continuent, focusing on cluster architecture and replication technologies.
Gilles Rayrat
VP of Engineering
20+ years software engineering leadership with deep expertise in connectivity solutions. Manages engineering operations at Continuent, leveraging experience from Orange and Xerox.
Matthew Lang
VP of Customer Success, Americas
25+ years database administration experience. Designed scalable systems for startups transitioning to enterprise organizations. Specializes in open-source technologies and cloud deployments.
Questions
What database platforms does Tungsten Cluster support?
Tungsten Cluster supports MySQL, MariaDB, and Percona Server across all versions, including 5.6, 5.7, and 8.0.
How does Tungsten handle multi-region deployments?
Our solution provides geographically distributed clusters with real-time synchronization and automatic traffic routing between regions.
What security features are included?
All communications use SSL encryption with support for custom certificates to meet HIPAA and PCI compliance requirements.
What support options are available?
We offer 24/7/365 engineering support with under 3-minute response times and one-hour SLA for critical issues.
Can Tungsten integrate with Kubernetes environments?
Yes, our Kubernetes Operator enables automated deployment, management, and scaling of clusters in cloud-native environments.
How does Tungsten reduce total cost of ownership?
Automated administration reduces manual effort, while flexible deployment options minimize infrastructure and licensing expenses.
