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October 31, 2025
How to Configure pgBackRest Backups and Restores in PostgreSQL (Local/k8s) Using a MinIO Object Store
This blog post explains how to configure and use MinIO as S3-compatible storage for managing PostgreSQL backups, and how to [...]
October 28, 2025
Practical Data Masking in Percona Server for MySQL 8.4
Data masking lets you hide sensitive fields (emails, credit-card numbers, job titles, etc.) while keeping data realistic for reporting, support, [...]
October 27, 2025
Troubleshooting PostgreSQL Logical Replication, Working with LSNs
PostgreSQL logical replication adoption is becoming more popular as significant advances continue to expand its range of capabilities. While quite [...]
October 22, 2025
Customizing the New MongoDB Concurrency Algorithm
On some occasions, we realize the necessity of throttling the number of requests that MongoDB tries to execute per second, [...]
October 9, 2025
A Guide to Redis Performance Best Practices
Getting started with Redis? Read this first. Redis makes it very easy to get started, but if you want Redis [...]
October 1, 2025
The Redis License Has Changed: What You Need to Know
Redis has always been the go-to when you need fast, in-memory data storage. You’ll find it everywhere. Big ecommerce sites. [...]
September 30, 2025
Tackling the Cache Invalidation and Cache Stampede Problem in Valkey with Debezium Platform
There are two hard problems in computer science: cache invalidation, naming things, and off-by-1 errors. This classic joke, often attributed [...]
September 26, 2025
MySQL 8.0 End of Life Support: What Are Your Options?
We’ve mentioned this a few times here on the blog already, but in case you missed it, MySQL 8.0’s end-of-life [...]
September 24, 2025
Choosing the Right Key-Value Store: Redis vs Valkey
Not long ago, picking an in-memory key-value store was easy. Redis was the default. Fast, simple, everywhere. Then the rules [...]
September 22, 2025
Keep PostgreSQL Secure with TDE and the Latest Updates
This fall feels like a good moment to stop and look at what’s changed in PostgreSQL security over the last [...]
September 17, 2025
MySQL with Diagrams Part Three: The Life Story of the Writing Process
When you run a simple write, …it may look simple, but under the hood, MySQL’s InnoDB engine kicks off a [...]
September 15, 2025
Deploying Percona Operator for MongoDB Across GKE Clusters with MCS
Ever needed a robust, highly available MongoDB setup that spans multiple Kubernetes clusters on GCP? This step-by-step guide shows you [...]
September 9, 2025
Beyond EOL: The Real Benefits of Upgrading to MySQL 8.4
Right now, you’re probably hoping someone else will deal with this MySQL 8.0 end-of-life situation. Maybe your team can squeeze [...]
September 8, 2025
Swimming with Sharks: Analyzing Encrypted Database Traffic Using Wireshark
Percona has a great set of tools known as the Percona Toolkit, one of which is pt-upgrade. The idea behind [...]
August 28, 2025
It’s End of Life for Redis Enterprise 7.2 in Six Months – What Are Your Options?
From a technology perspective, Redis does a great job as a database and data cache. According to 6Sense, Redis is [...]
August 26, 2025
Valkey 9.0: Enterprise-Ready, Open Source, and Coming September 29, 2025
Circle September 29th on your calendar! That’s when Valkey 9.0 officially drops, bringing enterprise-grade features that solve real operational headaches [...]
August 25, 2025
Don’t Trust, Verify: How MyDumper’s Checksums Validates Data Consistency
How do you know if your backup is truly reliable? The last thing you want is to discover your data [...]
August 22, 2025
MySQL 8.0 Deprecated Features: What You Need to Know
If you manage a MySQL database, you’ve probably heard the news: MySQL 8.0 is heading for its End of Life [...]
August 21, 2025
MySQL Router 8.4: How to Deal with Metadata Updates Overhead
It may be surprising when a new InnoDB Cluster is set up, and despite not being in production yet and completely idle, [...]
August 20, 2025
Deep Diving the Citus Distribution Models Along with Shard Balancing/Read Scaling
In my previous blog post, Integrating Citus with Patroni: Sharding and High Availability Together, I explored how to integrate Citus [...]