Percona Server 5.6 - Documentation¶

Percona Server is an enhanced drop-in replacement for MySQL. With Percona Server,

• Your queries will run faster and more consistently.
• You will consolidate servers on powerful hardware.
• You will delay sharding, or avoid it entirely.
• You will save money on hosting fees and power.
• You will spend less time tuning and administering.
• You will achieve higher uptime.
• You will troubleshoot without guesswork.

Does this sound too good to be true? It’s not. Percona Server offers breakthrough performance, scalability, features, and instrumentation. Its self-tuning algorithms and support for extremely high-performance hardware make it the clear choice for companies who demand the utmost performance and reliability from their database server.