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March 14, 2024
Analyzing Slow Queries After MongoDB 4.4
Before MongoDB 4.4, we had a tool to use to analyze slow queries from the log file called mplotqueries from [...]
March 13, 2024
Using Percona Backup for MongoDB in Replica Set and Sharding Environments: Part Two
In Using Percona Backup for MongoDB in Replica Set and Sharding Environment: Part One, I demonstrated a basic Percona Backup [...]
March 5, 2024
Percona Backup for MongoDB 2.4.0: New User-Driven Improvements
Those memes that were super popular a couple of years ago show how you, your family, friends, and boss see [...]
February 21, 2024
Using Percona Backup for MongoDB in Replica Set and Sharding Environments: Part One
Backups are crucial for every database system, and having a reliable, fast, and hot backup is the demand for next-generation [...]
February 2, 2024
Considering a MongoDB Migration? Why Percona Should Be Your First Choice
As a DBA or database architect, you’re well-acquainted with the offerings of MongoDB Community Edition, MongoDB Enterprise, and MongoDB Atlas. [...]
December 22, 2023
The Pros and Cons of Wildcard Indexes on MongoDB
MongoDB is a schemaless database that is extremely flexible. When you create a collection, you don’t have to specify a [...]
December 14, 2023
Can You Trust AI Chatbots When Seeking Help With Databases?
Will 2023 be called the year of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)? I don’t know, but certainly, the launching of ChatGPT [...]
November 20, 2023
Introducing Percona’s API for Faster Snapshot-Based Backup and Restore for Your MongoDB Environments
Although the introduction of physical backups in Percona Backup for MongoDB (PBM) made it possible to significantly cut the restore [...]
November 2, 2023
Best Practices for a Seamless MongoDB Upgrade
Ready to supercharge your MongoDB experience? MongoDB is a dynamic database system continually evolving to deliver optimized performance, robust security, [...]
October 18, 2023
Reduce RPO, Encrypt Backups, and More in 1.15.0 Release of Percona Operator for MongoDB
We are excited to announce the release of Percona Operator for MongoDB v.1.15.0. This release consists of various enhancements and bug [...]
October 17, 2023
5 Changes You Should Know in MongoDB 7.0
As almost a tradition, a newer major release of MongoDB is born every year, and this year, it’s no different. [...]
October 12, 2023
MongoDB Queries Slow Due to Flow Control but No Replication Lag?
Have you ever encountered queries delayed by flow control but found no lagged secondaries? This article shows a possible scenario [...]
October 11, 2023
Migrate Data From Atlas to Self-Hosted MongoDB
In this blog post, we will discuss how we can migrate data from MongoDB Atlas to self-hosted MongoDB. There are [...]
October 10, 2023
Percona Server for MongoDB 7 Is Now Available
Databases are different from a lot of software. For one, they often favor stability over innovation. This is not a [...]
September 28, 2023
Replace a Live Mongo Node With a New Node
In this blog post, we will discuss replacing a Mongo node. Consider a scenario when a node is going to [...]
August 1, 2023
MongoDB Security: Top Security Concerns and Best Practices
This blog was originally published on August 10, 2020, and was updated on August 1, 2023. “I think most of [...]
July 26, 2023
Ten Recommendations for Running Your MongoDB Environment
MongoDB is a non-relational document database that provides support for JSON-like storage. It provides a flexible data model allowing you [...]
July 24, 2023
Announcing the Availability of Percona Backup for MongoDB 2.2.0
In the previous minor release, Percona Backup for MongoDB 2.1.0 (PBM) introduced a GA version of incremental physical backups, which [...]
July 10, 2023
MongoDB Version Requirements for Percona Backup for MongoDB
Percona Backup for MongoDB (PBM) is a backup utility developed by Percona to address the needs of customers and users [...]
June 29, 2023
CommitQuorum in Index Creation From Percona Server for MongoDB 4.4
Before Percona Server for MongoDB 4.4 (PSMDB), the best practice to create an index was doing it in a rolling [...]