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How to Benchmark Replication Performance in MySQL
In this blog, I will cover important aspects which you need to test when benchmarking replication setup. MySQL has great tools that could be used to test its performance. They include: sysbench –...
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How to Reclaim Disk Space in Percona Server for MongoDB
Compaction in Percona Server for MongoDB (PSMDB) There are two ways to reclaim disk space in Percona Server for MongoDB (PSMDB): run compact on nodes or resync the node. In this blog, we will see the...
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Managing MySQL Configurations with the PXC Kubernetes Operator V1.10.0 Part...
In part one of this series, we introduced the different ways to manage MySQL configurations. In this post, we will walk through different possibilities and the changes happening while modifying MySQL...
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Tales From the MongoDB Field: When stepDown() Goes Wrong
We get to see and troubleshoot a lot of different problems at Percona. Here’s the latest one that got me scratching my head for a while recently. The scenario We have a sharded cluster environment...
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Managing MySQL Configurations with the PXC Kubernetes Operator V1.10.0 Part...
In part one and part two of this series, we introduced the different ways to manage MySQL configurations and precedence when using the Percona XtraDB Cluster (PXC) object and ConfigMap. In this post,...
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OS Platform End of Life (EOL) Announcement for Debian Linux 9
After having been in long-term support (LTS) for the past two years, Debian 9 (“Stretch”) has now reached End of Life (EOL) on 2022-06-30. We generally align our OS platform end-of-life dates with the...
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Introducing Performance Improvement of Window Functions in PostgreSQL 15
When working with databases, there are always some projects oriented to performing analytics and reporting tasks over the information stored in the database. Usually, these tasks leverage window...
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An Illustration of PostgreSQL Bloat
I have been working with Postgres now for many years, most recently as a consultant at Percona for companies with new implementations of Postgres as a result of migrating from Oracle or some other...
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Run MongoDB in Kubernetes: Solutions, Pros and Cons
Running MongoDB in Kubernetes is becoming the norm. The most common use cases for running databases in Kubernetes are: Create a private Database as a Service (DBaaS). Maintain coherent infrastructure,...
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Anti-Affinity Configuration in Percona Operator for PostgreSQL, Updated...
It’s time for the release roundup! Percona is a leading provider of unbiased open source database solutions that allow organizations to easily, securely, and affordably maintain business agility,...
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MySQL 8.0 Dynamic Redo Log Sizing
This blog post will discuss the newest feature available in MySQL 8.0.30: dynamic redo log sizing. After the InnoDB buffer pool size, we can say that having a proper size for the redo logs is crucial...
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Building Percona Server for MySQL 8.0 with RocksDB Storage Engine on macOS
In Percona Server for MySQL 8.0.29-21, we added one more patch that helps us to build server code on macOS. To be precise here, we still could do this even before this patch but only partially. Now it...
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Window Functions in MySQL 8.0
I have recently written an article for this blog presenting Window Functions for MongoDB 5.0. I used some public Italian COVID-19 data for a few real examples. Please have a look at it if you like....
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How to Build Percona XtraDB Cluster From Sources
Percona XtraDB Cluster (PXC) is a database clustering solution for MySQL. It ensures high availability, prevents downtime and data loss, and provides linear scalability for a growing environment....
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MyRocks Use Case: Big Dataset
One of the questions I am often asked is in what cases I would prefer MyRocks over InnoDB. We have covered MyRocks in our blog previously: MyRocks Performance – Percona Database Performance Blog Saving...
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FTWRL on MyDumper Removed
The title is not entirely true, but ‘FTWRL on MyDumper is not needed anymore for consistent backups’ was a long title. One more time, I wanted to share a new feature in MyDumper. This is related to an...
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PostgreSQL For MySQL DBAs Episode 9: References
Thank you for the many kind responses to this series. There are many out there who have MySQL experience and are seeking to expand into PostgreSQL for reasons ranging from simple curiosity to...
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Percona Distribution for MySQL (PS-Based Variant) 8.0.29, Percona...
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Installing PMM Server from RHEL Repositories
We currently provide multiple ways to install Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) Server, with the primary way to use a docker: Install Percona Monitoring and Management or Podman: Podman –...
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Private DBaaS with Free Kubernetes Cluster
We at Percona are committed to delivering software that enables users to run databases anywhere. Our Operators for databases and Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) Database as a Service (DBaaS)...
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