Percona
Percona builds enterprise-grade open source database software and provides support and services for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Valkey, and Redis.
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Overview
Percona is a company that builds enterprise-grade open source database software and provides support and services for MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Valkey, and Redis. Founded in 2006 by Peter Zaitsev and Vadim Tkachenko, Percona positions itself around open source freedom from lock-in and licensing fees, offering expert support, managed operations, consulting, and training across major database engines.
History
Percona was started in 2006 by Peter Zaitsev and Vadim Tkachenko with support for MySQL. In 2008, Percona MySQL and the Percona XtraDB Storage Engine launched. In 2009, support for MariaDB was added and Percona XtraBackup for MySQL launched. In 2010, Percona Server for MySQL launched along with 24×7 worldwide support for MySQL. In 2011, Percona Toolkit was released and the first Percona Live was hosted in San Francisco. In 2012, Percona XtraDB Cluster and Percona Monitoring Plugins (a predecessor of PMM) launched. In 2013, Managed Services launched and the first Percona University event was held in Raleigh, NC. In 2015, support for MongoDB was added and Percona Server for MongoDB launched. In 2016, PMM 1.0 launched. In 2018, support for PostgreSQL was added. In 2019, PMM 2.0, Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL, Percona Backup for MongoDB, and Percona Kubernetes Operators launched.
Products and positioning
Open source database software and support free from lock-in, licensing traps, and vendor agendas.
Percona Server for MySQL
Enterprise-grade open source MySQL server
Percona XtraDB Storage Engine
Storage engine for MySQL
Percona XtraBackup for MySQL
Backup tool for MySQL
Percona Toolkit
Toolkit for database administration
Percona XtraDB Cluster
Cluster solution for MySQL
Percona Monitoring Plugins
Monitoring plugins, predecessor of PMM
Percona Server for MongoDB
Enterprise-grade open source MongoDB server
PMM
Percona Monitoring and Management
Percona Distribution for PostgreSQL
Distribution of PostgreSQL
Percona Backup for MongoDB
Backup tool for MongoDB
Percona Kubernetes Operators
Kubernetes operators for databases
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