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October 19, 2023
Our Kudos to All Percona Community Contributors
Percona stands for open source and keeps open source open for everyone. Open source software is impossible without the efforts [...]
October 18, 2023
From Proprietary to Open Source: The Complete Guide to Database Migration
Migrating a proprietary database to open source is a major decision that can significantly affect your organization. It’s a complex [...]
October 16, 2023
Adding Transparent Data Encryption to PostgreSQL with pg_tde: Please Test
PG_TDE is an experimental transparent data encryption access method for PostgreSQL 16 and beyond. This software is under active development [...]
October 9, 2023
Share Your DBaaS Opinion, Get Some Swag
The popularity of Database as a Service (DBaaS) solutions is on the rise. It’s not hard to see why. DBaaS [...]
October 5, 2023
Announcing the Alpha Release of Percona Everest: An Open Source Private DBaaS
Today’s businesses face two major challenges when it comes to managing databases: vendor lock-in of public cloud providers and the [...]
September 22, 2023
You Need to Actively Support Open Source Software or It Will Disappear
Percona is dedicated to open source software. But recently, open source software has come under attack. Once open source software [...]
September 21, 2023
Why You Need To Be at the Southern California Linux Expo
You can show your support for open source software by participating in an event next March in Pasadena, California – [...]
September 8, 2023
MySQL 5.7 End of Life Options – Free Course at Percona University Online
Percona University Online has released a new free course, “MySQL 5.7 End of Life Options – Free Course at Percona [...]
August 30, 2023
Backup and Recovery for Databases: What You Should Know
People used to say, “Coal is king,” and for decades, it was. Coal powered just about everything, but mismanagement and [...]
August 15, 2023
The Future of Open Source is Polarized
Last week, yet another company — HashiCorp — announced they are changing the license for the majority of their software [...]
August 3, 2023
The Invisibilities in MySQL 8.0
In this article, I want to discuss a couple of pretty new features in MySQL 8.0 — and an older [...]
June 19, 2023
Percona University is Back in Business
Percona University is a series of free educational events focused on Open Source and Open Source Database Technology, in particular, [...]
June 2, 2023
Powering the Web: Two Decades of Open Source Publishing With WordPress and MySQL
WordPress, the ubiquitous publishing platform that launched millions of blogs and websites, turned 20 on May 27th. While not the [...]
May 9, 2023
Vendor Lock-in: What It Is and How To Avoid It
Vendor lock-in. The term is inherently ominous, and a broad definition isn’t much cheerier. They both suggest limited or lost [...]
April 28, 2023
Open Source vs. Proprietary Database Software: What To Choose?
For starters, yes, Percona has chosen sides. We are a company of open source proponents. We’re also dedicated and active [...]
April 26, 2023
Open Source Software Security: Is Open Source Software Safe?
Even though open source software is firmly in the mainstream, used widely by businesses, governments, and everyone who owns a [...]
February 9, 2023
Database Housekeeping in the New Year
Welcome to 2023! Now it is time to get your databases ready for the rest of the year. First, how [...]
January 24, 2023
Backup Databases on Kubernetes With VolumeSnapshots
Databases on Kubernetes continue their rising trend. We see the growing adoption of our Percona Kubernetes Operators and the demand [...]
December 23, 2022
Rebuild Patroni Replica Using pgBackRest
Patroni is one of the most used high availability (HA) solutions with the PostgreSQL database. It uses a Distributed Configuration [...]
December 15, 2022
JSON and Relational Databases – Part One
JSON data and relational databases have traditionally been diametric opposites. One is very free form with minimal rules on the [...]