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December 13, 2024
Software Licensing and Open Source: Why Definitions Matter
Over the last few years, there have been many calls to evolve the Open Source Definition (OSD) to fit the [...]
December 4, 2024
The Evolution of Stateful Applications in Kubernetes
Recently I listened to Lenny Rachitsky’s podcast, where he invited Shreyas Doshi for the second time. The session was titled [...]
November 18, 2024
PostgreSQL 12 End of Life: Upgrade Now with Percona
PostgreSQL 12 reached its End of Life (EOL) on November 14, 2024. For more information, see the official PostgreSQL versioning [...]
November 12, 2024
Alternatives to Cloud DBaaS: What to Look For
Originally published on The New Stack. Building a flexible cloud strategy means making decisions that align with operational efficiency, cost [...]
November 5, 2024
Valkey/Redis Key-Specific Dump, Restore, and Migration
Managing keys inside Valkey/Redis is crucial, especially when we need to test in a different environment or restore a partial/specific [...]
November 1, 2024
How Can MySQL Catch Up with PostgreSQL’s Momentum?
When I talk to old-timers in the MySQL community, I often hear this question: “How come MySQL is so awesome [...]
October 29, 2024
Migrate from Redis to Valkey Without Downtime
Migrating from Redis to Valkey can significantly reduce costs associated with private licensing for your application. However, the biggest concern [...]
October 28, 2024
Abandonware in Popular Open Source Databases
Inspired by this comment in the Hacker News discussion, I posted polls on my LinkedIn network about the tendency (or [...]
October 24, 2024
Redis Users Want a Change
Originally published on The New Stack. Open source Valkey is emerging as a top contender for the 75% of companies [...]
October 23, 2024
Open Source and Flawed Foundations
I have always been a big advocate of “Foundation”-run open source projects as being better compared to single-vendor projects, where [...]
September 10, 2024
How to Migrate a Production Database to Percona Everest (MySQL) Using Clone
This long article aims to provide you with the instructions and tools to migrate your production database from your current [...]
September 9, 2024
MongoDB Performance Regression Benchmarking and the Truth Behind Journaling
I have always been wondering about performance regression when upgrading in MongoDB. From MongoDB v3.6, despite continuous improvement in the [...]
August 15, 2024
The Making of an Open Source PostgreSQL TDE Extension
When using a tool for a while, one often becomes patriotic towards it. With your investment, such as your work, [...]
August 5, 2024
Open Source AI Database Agent Part 1: Introduction
Generative AI is top of mind for many engineers. The questions of how it can be applied to solve business [...]
August 2, 2024
Update Your Percona Release Repository (Or Start Using It!)
We published a blog a few months back about incorporating telemetry into our core database products. My colleague, Bartek, did [...]
July 3, 2024
Introducing Percona Everest: Revolutionizing Cloud-Native Database Management
This month, we’re taking the wraps off something really big — mountainous, in fact. It’s Percona Everest, our brand new, [...]
June 17, 2024
Can Oracle Save MySQL?
I got quite a response to my article on whether Oracle is Killing MySQL, including a couple of great write-ups [...]
June 10, 2024
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 [...]
June 3, 2024
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 [...]
May 24, 2024
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, [...]