Percona Server for MySQL

Key facts

First appeared

2009

Category

technology

Problem solved

Percona Server for MySQL was created to solve the problems of MySQL Community Edition's performance bottlenecks under high load, lack of certain enterprise-grade features like advanced diagnostics and workload management, and perceived uncertainty about MySQL's open-source future after its acquisition by Oracle. It provides better resource utilization, improved query performance, enhanced replication, and advanced monitoring capabilities critical for mission-critical applications.

Platforms

Linux, Kubernetes, unix, Docker, web, Microsoft Windows (primarily for development/testing), linux

Related technologies

• HAProxy
• Django
• Ruby on Rails
• Google Cloud Platform (Compute Engine)
• PHP
• Docker
• Linux
• Nginx
• Java
• AWS (EC2, VPC)
• ProxySQL
• Kubernetes
• Laravel
• Percona XtraBackup
• Apache HTTP Server
• Node.js
• Percona Toolkit
• Microsoft Azure (Virtual Machines)
• Percona Monitoring and Management (PMM)
• Python

Notable users

• Booking.com (portions)
• Various SaaS and e-commerce platforms
• Hootsuite
• Alibaba Cloud
• Magento