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How to Migrate From MariaDB to MySQL
MySQL and MariaDB are two major open source database management systems that share a common codebase and history. MariaDB started as a MySQL fork in 2009 to provide an alternate database version...
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Beyond Cloud: The Impact of AI Agents on Platform Engineering
In November 2023, Bill Gates wrote an article about how AI would change the way we interact with computers and personal devices through so-called Agents: “Agents are not only going to change how...
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Upcoming Percona University Events – France, Germany, and India
Experience a full day of deep-dive technical sessions and meet database experts and a community of open source database users, developers, and technologists at Percona University events!Percona...
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Valkey/Redis: Migrating to Valkey
As you are probably aware, Redis decided to switch to a source-available, SSPLv1 license. This means, as of Redis 7.4, it is no longer considered “open source.” Because of this change, Valkey launched...
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Beyond the Horizon: Mastering Percona Server for MongoDB Exposure in...
Running and managing MongoDB clusters in Kubernetes is made easy with the Percona Operator for MongoDB. Some aspects are just easy to grasp as they are well defined in the operator custom resources and...
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Valkey/Redis Sharding Using the Native Clustering Feature
In this blog post, we are going to implement the concept of sharding in a Valkey setup. This is a built-in feature and can be implemented by enabling clustering in the Valkey configuration.Sharding, in...
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Beyond The Horizon: Mastering Percona Server for MongoDB Exposure in...
This is the second part of the series of blog posts unmasking the complexity of MongoDB cluster exposure in Kubernetes with Percona Operator for MongoDB. In the first part, we focused heavily on split...
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Valkey/Redis: Setting Up Replication
In most database systems, like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and MongoDB, replication of some kind is used to create a highly available architecture. Valkey/Redis is no different in this regard. Replication is...
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Announcing ARM Support in Percona Operator for MongoDB
Percona is thrilled to announce the release of ARM support in Percona Operator for MongoDB 1.16.0. This new feature addresses one of our community’s top requests and opens up exciting new possibilities...
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PostgreSQL 17: Two Small Improvements That Will Have a Major Impact
PostgreSQL releases are incremental evolutions that improve the product. The beta version 17 was recently released, and there are two small items you may overlook unless you have them pointed out to...
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Keeping an Eye on the Eye: Self-Monitoring for Percona Monitoring and Management
Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) is a powerful tool for keeping your databases healthy, but what about PMM itself? While it comes pre-packaged as an appliance, PMM’s internal workings can be...
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Controlling Resource Consumption on a PostgreSQL Server Using Linux cgroup2
Multi-tenancy/co-hosting is always challenging. Running multiple PG instances could help to reduce the internal contention points (scalability issues) within PostgreSQL. However, the load caused by one...
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MongoDB Partitioning: Best Practices for Scalability and Performance
MongoDB’s flexibility and speed make it a popular database choice, but as your data grows, managing and querying massive datasets can become challenging. This is where partitioning, also known as...
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Downsampling Metrics in Percona Monitoring and Management: Saving Space and...
Downsampling is the process by which we can selectively prune (discard, summarize, or recalculate) data from a series of samples in order to decrease how much storage is consumed. This has the downside...
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Administering a Patroni Managed PostgreSQL Cluster
There are quite a number of methods these days for installing Patroni. I want to discuss the next step, which is how to start tuning a running system.The manner of updating a running Postgres server...
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End of Life Alert: CentOS 7 and Debian 10 Approaching EOL
The End-of-Support date for CentOS 7 and Debian 10 is coming soon. According to their respective release life cycles, the EOL date for both systems is June 30th, 2024. This announcement has some...
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GCache and Record-Set Cache Encryption in Percona XtraDB Cluster – Part One
Keeping Your Data Safe: An Introduction to Data-at-Rest Encryption in Percona XtraDB Cluster.Data breaches are a major concern today. Whether you’re a business owner or value your privacy, the thought...
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Is Oracle Finally Killing MySQL?
Some 15 years ago, when Oracle acquired Sun, and hence MySQL, there was a lot of talk on the internet over when Oracle was going to “Kill MySQL”. Multiple theories were circled around, ranging from...
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A Practical Guide to PostgreSQL Indexes
PostgreSQL is known for its reliability and feature-rich environment, but as with any database, when datasets grow larger and query complexity increases, efficient data retrieval becomes crucial for...
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Important Update: Streamlined Repository Management for Improved Efficiency
We’re announcing an upcoming update to our repository management system to ensure you receive the most timely updates and benefit from improved efficiency.Effective July 1st, 2024, we’ll be...
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