Jan 21, 2025 | Insight for DBAs, MongoDB, Percona Software
MongoDB has long been a favorite in the database community and is renowned for its flexibility and performance as a NoSQL solution. However, MongoDB Inc. chose to close-source the code of its Enterprise Advanced Server and, on top of that, reduced the value of the MongoDB Community Edition by no longer adding enterprise-grade features to […]
Nov 18, 2024 | Open Source, Percona Software, PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL 12 reached its End of Life (EOL) on November 14, 2024. For more information, see the official PostgreSQL versioning policy page. This milestone marks the end of regular updates, bug fixes, and critical security patches for version 12. If you are still running PostgreSQL 12 in your production environment, it’s time to start planning […]
Apr 09, 2024 | Open Source, Percona Software, PostgreSQL, Security
Tech Preview release of pg_tde now available As organizations collect, store, and analyze vast amounts of data, ensuring its confidentiality and integrity becomes a top priority. For PostgreSQL users, the tech preview release availability of the new encryption extension pg_tde delivers unmatched protection for vital data assets. What is pg_tde? pg_tde, developed by Percona, is […]
Apr 01, 2024 | Percona Software, PostgreSQL
This blog was published in April of 2023 and updated in April 2024. PostgreSQL is a popular open source relational database management system many organizations use to store and manage their data. One of the key benefits of using PostgreSQL is its reliability, scalability, and performance. However, as the size of your database grows, it […]
Mar 27, 2024 | Monitoring, Percona Software, PostgreSQL
Database monitoring tools play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth operation and performance optimization of database systems, and Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM) has been a go-to choice for many organizations seeking robust monitoring solutions for their open source databases. Recently, two significant enhancements have been made to PMM and the postgres_exporter to make […]
Nov 02, 2022 | Insight for DBAs, Insight for Developers, PostgreSQL
I just became part of the PostgreSQL ecosystem and was really curious to get in touch with the community. What are the best ways to interact with a community? Mailing lists for sure, forums, chat channels, or if possible an in-person conference. So I checked the events site of PostgreSQL and found an event nearby […]