All of the tech PlanetScale Vitess replaces

This post details the various components and infrastructure that PlanetScale's Vitess-based offering replaces compared to managing a traditional MySQL environment. It covers replacing the need for manual setup of MySQL clusters, storage solutions, networking gear, and orchestration tools. It also highlights the replacement of external tools like gh-ost and pt-online-schema-change with PlanetScale's branching and deploy request workflow for online schema changes, and the replacement of third-party monitoring tools like SolarWinds Database Performance Monitor with PlanetScale Insights. Finally, it contrasts PlanetScale's automatic backup and restore functionality with manual configuration requirements.