Aug 13, 2025 |
PostgreSQL, Security, Webinars
I would like to thank everyone who attended my webinar, “No More Workarounds: Open Source PostgreSQL TDE Is Here,” on July 23, 2025. If you missed it, you can view the recording and slides. Here are the questions I had no time to answer during the live session. If you have more questions, post them in […]
May 09, 2023 |
Cloud, Insight for DBAs, MongoDB, Percona Software
Many MongoDB clusters use storage-level snapshots to provide fast and reliable backups. In this blog post, you’ll learn how to restore such a snapshot from a traditional VM-based sharded MongoDB cluster to a freshly deployed Percona Operator for MongoDB cluster on Kubernetes. Background story I recently worked with a company running a large four-shard MongoDB […]
Jan 06, 2021 |
Cloud, Insight for DBAs, MySQL, Webinars
Earlier in November, we had a chance to present the “Google Cloud Platform: MySQL at Scale with Reliable HA.” We discussed different approaches to hosting MySQL in Google Cloud Platform with the available options’ pros and cons. This webinar was recorded and can be viewed here at any time. We had several great questions, which […]
Sep 14, 2020 |
MongoDB, Open Source, Percona Software, Webinars
We really enjoyed presenting Percona Server for MongoDB’s data-at-rest encryption functionality. The webinar Percona Server for MongoDB Data-at-Rest Encryption was recorded and can be viewed here at any time. We had several great questions, which we would like to address with everyone and help further elaborate on the answers given during the webinar. Q: Where […]
Jul 20, 2020 |
Insight for DBAs, MongoDB, Percona Software
Every database environment should require a robust backup strategy as its a fundamental requirement to running a successful and robust database. No matter the size of the database, the function of the application, or how technologically advanced a company is, backups are now a requirement for everyone. As a Solutions Engineers, we speak to database […]
Apr 21, 2020 |
Insight for DBAs, MongoDB, Security
Since the release of Percona Server MongoDB 3.6.13 (PSMDB), you have been able to use Vault to store the encryption keys for data at rest encryption. Here’s how to set it up. First, you need to have a Vault server up and running. My colleague, Jericho, has an article on setting up Vault for Percona […]