by Hrvoje Matijakovic | Jan 8, 2013 | MySQL
Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Server 5.5.28-29.3 on January 8th, 2012 (Downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories). Based on MySQL 5.5.28, including all the bug fixes in it, Percona Server 5.5.28-29.3 is now the...
by Martin.FarachColton | Jan 8, 2013 | MySQL
We are excited to announce TokuDB® v6.6, the latest version of Tokutek’s flagship storage engine for MySQL and MariaDB. This version offers three types of performance improvements: in-memory, multi-client and fast updates. Although TokuDB is optimized for large...
by Stephane Combaudon | Jan 7, 2013 | MySQL
On January 16th at 10 AM Pacific/1 PM Eastern, I will give a webinar about the main traps that are awaiting you when designing and building a stable and high-performance MySQL application. I will discuss a broad range of topics, from hardware and backups to...
by Peter Zaitsev | Jan 3, 2013 | Percona Software
Are you a fan of Percona Server? You can show your support by casting a vote for Percona Server in the SQL Technologies Top Innovator 2013 category of the DeveloperWeek Awards. You can vote through January 7, and voting is easy. Just login, select Percona from the...
by Peter Zaitsev | Jan 3, 2013 | Insight for DBAs, MySQL
I prefer to run MySQL with innodb_flush_method=O_DIRECT in most cases – it makes sure there is no overhead of double buffering and I can save the limited amount of file system cache I would normally have on database server for those things which need to be...
by Tokutek | Jan 3, 2013 | MySQL
What a flashback this week. Staring at a text terminal trying to establish a connection with a remote server, I began to fret whether I would get my homework assignment done on time. My mind raced back to college nights years ago in the Fishbowl, hunched over an...
by Martin Arrieta | Jan 3, 2013 | Insight for DBAs, MySQL, Percona Software
pt-stalk recipes: Gather forensic data about MySQL when a server problem occurs It happens to us all from time to time: a server issue arises that leaves you scratching your head. That’s when Percona Toolkit’s pt-stalk comes into play, helping you diagnose...
by Stewart Smith | Jan 2, 2013 | MySQL
Here at Percona we’ve spent a lot of time improving our development and testing practices. Why? Because constant innovation keeps us ahead and more productive. We want to work smarter, not harder. One of the tools we use is the Jenkins Continuous Integration...
by Peter Zaitsev | Jan 2, 2013 | MySQL, Percona Events
Start of the year and time for the first speaking tour. This time I will take my MySQL Indexing Best Practices presentation to Charlotte on January 14 and Atlanta on January 15. I think this presentation is great for Meetup as it is both providing a lot of very good...
by David Hildebrandt | Jan 2, 2013 | MySQL, Percona Events
Now that we are in the New Year, it is time to settle back into work and make plans for 2013. As part of your professional development planning, consider Percona MySQL Training. Percona will be holding the following MySQL Training classes in the first quarter: January...
