Speed up your MySQL database with the buffer pool

MySQL has TONS of options you can configure to adjust behavior and performance of your DB. However, there are a few that stand out as being absolutely critical for database performance. One of these is innodb_buffer_pool_size. Tuning the size of the innodb buffer pool can unlock much better performance for your database, especially if you have a large data set and a lot of RAM to put that data in!

In this video, watch Ben as he given an overview of the buffer pool, and shows a demonstration of how adjusting this value can significantly improve your database's ability to handle the workload you want to throw at it.

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