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Orchestrator (for Managing MySQL) High Availability Using Raft
As we know, Orchestrator is a MySQL high availability and replication management tool that aids in managing farms of MySQL servers. In this blog post, we discuss how to make the Orchestrator (which...
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Alternatives to MongoDB Atlas: More Control, Lower Costs
At first glance, MongoDB Atlas seems like the perfect solution—an easy-to-use, fully managed cloud database that takes the hassle out of deployment and scaling. But as businesses grow, many discover...
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Understanding trx-consistency-only on MyDumper Before Removal
I have been working on MyDumper for over three years now, and I usually don’t use the tax-consistency-only feature during backups because it wasn’t an option I quite understood. So, when reviewing...
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Using VS Code and Docker to Debug MySQL Crashes
Typically, we receive customer tickets regarding crashes or bugs, where we request a core dump to analyze and identify the root cause or understand the unexpected behavior. To read the core dumps, we...
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Why Companies Are Saying No to Proprietary Software, Including MongoDB
Is your organization’s innovation being constrained by proprietary software restrictions? You’re not alone—these limitations are increasingly at odds with enterprise growth objectives, affecting both...
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Simplify Valkey Adoption with Percona Support and Services
With Redis moving away from its open source roots, the key-value store ecosystem is shifting. For over 70% of users, Redis’s recent licensing changes have created an urgent need for a cost-effective,...
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Extending MySQL 5.7: Percona Releases Post-End-of-Life Source Code to the...
Percona is excited to announce the community release of our MySQL 5.7 End-of-Life (EOL) source code for both Percona Server for MySQL (PS) version 5.7.44-52 and Percona XtraDB Cluster (PXC) version...
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Ready for the Enterprise: New Solution Updates from Percona
The latest releases from Percona bring targeted improvements that help organizations streamline deployments, strengthen security, and optimize performance in demanding enterprise environments. From...
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HAProxy-Patroni Setup Using Health Check Endpoints and Debugging
Patroni has a REST API that allows HAProxy and other kinds of load balancers to perform HTTP health checks. This blog post explains how HAProxy uses Health check endpoints with Patroni and how to debug...
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Using Barman Cloud Utilities for Backups and WAL Archiving in PostgreSQL
In this brief blog post, we will talk about Barman cloud utilities, which greatly ease the process of storing backups on cloud platforms like GCP, AWS, Azure, etc. Backups are of paramount importance,...
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Enterprise Readiness with Percona Monitoring and Management: A Look at PMM 3.0.0
Database disasters come with a hefty price tag. According to Information Technology Intelligence Consulting’s 2024 Hourly Cost of Downtime Report, 41% of enterprises face downtime costs ranging from $1...
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Percona Server for MySQL 8.4.2 vs 8.0.40: Comparison of Variables and Keywords
In this blog, we will look at the differences between LTS (Long Term Stable) versions of Percona Server for MySQL. Released in April 2019, MySQL 8.0 represented a major change from the previous...
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The Percona Perspective: A Vision for the Future of Open Source Databases in...
From punch cards to containerization, database technologies have changed tremendously over the years. And there has been no shortage of watershed moments along the way. However, we believe the...
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MongoDB Atlas On-Premise: Challenges and Flexible Alternatives
If you’re running enterprise applications, you might be facing a common dilemma: cloud solutions offer great features, but regulatory constraints and data sovereignty laws might prevent you from using...
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Percona Monitoring and Management 2: Clarifying the End-of-Life and...
At Percona, we’re committed to providing you with the best database monitoring and management tools. With the release of Percona Monitoring and Management 3 (PMM 3), we’re now entering a critical phase...
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Percona XtraBackup 8.4 Pro: Reduce Server Locking by up to 4300X
When performing backups, reducing the amount of time your server is locked can significantly improve performance and minimize disruptions. Percona XtraBackup 8.4 Pro introduces improvements in how DDL...
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Enhancing Keyhole: Pulling More Metrics from MongoDB’s FTDC
Everyone knows that MongoDB has FTDC (Full-Time Diagnostic Data Capture), which helps MongoDB engineers analyze server behavior, tune parameters, and conduct forensic work when issues occur within...
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Transparent Data Encryption for PostgreSQL Release Candidate is Here!
PostgreSQL is, without a doubt, one of the most popular open source databases in the world. Why? Well, there are many reasons, but if I had to pick just one, I’d say it’s extensibility. PostgreSQL...
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Kubernetes Sidecar Containers Explained: Benefits, Use Cases, and What’s New
Kubernetes is becoming a popular choice for running containerized applications. While the core idea is to have a single container running the application in a Pod, there are many cases where one or...
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Choosing the Right Storage for PostgreSQL on Kubernetes: A Benchmark Analysis
As more organizations move their PostgreSQL databases onto Kubernetes, a common question arises: Which storage solution best handles its demands? Picking the right option is critical, directly...
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