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January 17, 2019
Using Parallel Query with Amazon Aurora for MySQL
Parallel query execution is my favorite, non-existent, feature in MySQL. In all versions of MySQL – at least at the [...]
January 14, 2019
Upcoming Webinar Thurs 1/17: How to Rock with MyRocks
Please join Percona’s Chief Technology Officer, Vadim Tkachenko, as he presents How to Rock with MyRocks on Thursday, January 17th [...]
January 14, 2019
Should You Use ClickHouse as a Main Operational Database?
First of all, this post is not a recommendation but more like a “what if” story. What if we use [...]
January 11, 2019
AWS Aurora MySQL – HA, DR, and Durability Explained in Simple Terms
It’s a few weeks after AWS re:Invent 2018 and my head is still spinning from all of the information released at [...]
January 10, 2019
Percona Backup for MongoDB 0.2.0-Alpha Is Now Available
Percona announces the first public release of Percona Backup for MongoDB 0.2.0-Alpha on January 10, 2019. Percona Backup for MongoDB is [...]
January 10, 2019
PostgreSQL Updatable Views: Performing Schema Updates With Minimal Downtime
Recently, one of our customers asked us how to minimize downtime when upgrading the database structure with changes that are [...]
January 9, 2019
Amazon Aurora Serverless – The Sleeping Beauty
One of the most exciting features Amazon Aurora Serverless brings to the table is its ability to go to sleep [...]
January 8, 2019
Upcoming Webinar Wed 1/9: Walkthrough of Percona Server MySQL 8.0
Please join Percona’s MySQL Product Manager, Tyler Duzan as he presents Walkthrough of Percona Server MySQL 8.0 on Wednesday, January [...]
January 4, 2019
Amazon RDS Aurora MySQL – Differences Among Editions
Amazon Aurora with MySQL Compatibility comes in three editions which, at the time of writing, have quite a few differences [...]
January 4, 2019
Percona XtraDB Cluster 5.6.42-28.30 Is Now Available
Percona announces the release of Percona XtraDB Cluster 5.6.42-28.30 (PXC) on January 4, 2019. Binaries are available from the downloads [...]
January 4, 2019
Percona XtraDB Cluster 5.7.24-31.33 Is Now Available
Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona XtraDB Cluster 5.7.24-31.33 (PXC) on January 4, 2019. Binaries are available [...]
January 3, 2019
Upcoming Webinar Friday 1/4: High-Performance PostgreSQL, Tuning and Optimization Guide
Please join Percona’s Senior Software Engineer, Ibrar Ahmed as he presents his High-Performance PostgreSQL, Tuning and Optimization Guide on Friday, [...]
December 21, 2018
Backup and Restore a PostgreSQL Cluster With Multiple Tablespaces Using pg_basebackup
pg_basebackup is a widely used PostgreSQL backup tool that allows us to take an ONLINE and CONSISTENT file system level [...]
December 20, 2018
Percona Database Performance Blog 2018 Year in Review: Top Blog Posts
Let’s look at some of the most popular Percona Database Performance Blog posts in 2018. The closing of a year [...]
December 13, 2018
MongoDB Backup: How and When To Use PSMDB hotbackup and mongodb_consistent_backup
We have many backup methods to backup a MongoDB database using native mongodump or external tools. However, in this article, [...]
December 10, 2018
Percona XtraBackup 8.0.4 Is Now Available
Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona XtraBackup 8.0.4 on December 10, 2018. You can download it from our download site and apt and yum [...]
December 7, 2018
MySQL 8 and The FRM Drop… How To Recover Table DDL
… or what I should keep in mind in case of disaster To retrieve and maintain in SQL format the [...]
December 5, 2018
Nondeterministic Functions in MySQL (i.e. rand) Can Surprise You
Working on a test case with sysbench, I encountered this: [crayon-68da6e684aaeb268166053/] I was really surprised. First, and the most important, [...]
December 4, 2018
MongoDB 4.0: Using ACID Multi-Document Transactions
MongoDB 4.0 is around, and there are a lot of new features and improvements. In this article we’re going to [...]
November 30, 2018
PostgreSQL Streaming Physical Replication With Slots
PostgreSQL streaming physical replication with slots simplifies setup and maintenance procedures. Usually, you should estimate disk usage for the Write Ahead [...]