There has been much discussion recently about the stability and performance of the latest MySQL releases. Many database professionals are voicing concerns, especially after encountering several issues in the newer versions. Issues with MySQL 8.0.38 Let’s start with some important news from Marco Tusa. In one of his blog posts, Marco strongly advised...

Historically, Percona has been providing our customers with enterprise-grade solutions for MySQL that meet the highest standards of compatibility and compliance. To follow this commitment, Percona now offers RHEL9-certified builds for the users of Percona software for MySQL. These builds have been rigorously tested and are available as rpm packages,...

The release of Percona Server for MySQL 8.4.0 includes the new UUID_VX component, which implements UUID versions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 according to recently published RFC 9562. UUIDs (Universally Unique Identifiers) are unique identifiers that can be generated independently without a central authority or coordination with other parties. Unlike sequential...

Managing database users within complex CICD pipelines and GitOps workflows has long been a challenge for MongoDB deployments. With Percona Operator for MongoDB 1.17, we introduce a new feature, currently in technical preview, that streamlines this process. Now, you can create the database users you need directly within the operator, eliminating the...

MongoDB high availability is essential to ensure reliability, customer satisfaction, and business resilience in an increasingly interconnected and always-on digital environment. Ensuring high availability for database systems introduces complexity, as databases are stateful applications. Adding a new operational node to a cluster can take hours or even...

This long article aims to provide you with the instructions and tools to migrate your production database from your current environment to a solution based on Percona Everest (MySQL). Nice. You decided to test Percona Everest and found that it is the tool you were looking for to manage your private DBaaS. The easiest part […]