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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 [...]
August 14, 2025
Top 5 Security Risks of Running MySQL 8.0 After Its EOL
Your MySQL database has been running smoothly for years. Your team knows it inside and out. Everything just… works. Why [...]
August 7, 2025
LDAP Isn’t Going Away, and Neither Is Our Support for Percona Server for MongoDB
As enterprise software vendors race toward proprietary cloud ecosystems, some features long relied upon by businesses are being quietly deprecated. [...]
August 5, 2025
Planning Ahead for PostgreSQL 18: What Matters for Your Organization
PostgreSQL 18 is on the way, bringing a set of improvements that many organizations will find useful. It’s not a [...]
August 4, 2025
Integrating Citus with Patroni: Sharding and High Availability Together
Citus is a PostgreSQL extension developed with the intention of sharding and distributing the data across multiple machines. It offers [...]
August 2, 2025
Enhancing PostgreSQL Security: How to Encrypt the pgBackRest Repository
This post was originally written in 2023 and was updated in 2025. Encryption protects sensitive information by converting it into [...]