Attending #SCALE23x? Find our Percona team at booth 106 and enter our community raffle.
Sign our open letter to Oracle, and chat with our experts!
🖊️ https://bit.ly/4kJGxBJ
2026 is already shaping up to be a defining year for open source.
Jack Germain on how AI pressure and licensing battles are already forcing hard conversations on sustainability and governance, featuring insights from Percona executives.
Full article below: https://bit.ly/3MG75Y9
In April 2026, 8.0 reaches end of life. Do you have a plan in place?
Join Open Source Unplugged with Percona experts Marco Tusa and Michal Nosek to break down upgrade paths, support options, and key risks.
Save your seat: https://bit.ly/4l93cHZ
What exactly is the MySQL ecosystem in 2026? 🤔
It’s not just one database anymore—it’s a galaxy of:
🔹 Forks (MariaDB)
🔹 Enhanced builds (Percona Server)
🔹 High-availability tools
🔹 Cloud-native operators
Explore more: https://bit.ly/4aLyyRk
🚀 Percona CEO Peter Farkas is speaking at #SCALE23x this Sunday.
He’ll dig into the realities of open source in large enterprises, where vendor pressure, compliance, and internal politics shape database decisions as much as architecture.
Join us 👉 https://bit.ly/3MTzqdw
The end of February means the end of FOSS month.
So we're taking this final moment to celebrate the maintainers, contributors, and communities who make software better by building it in the open. Open source thrives when the community thrives. Thank you 💙
#FOSS #OpenSource #OSS
🎤 #PerconaLive is back!
Have a real-world story or technical deep dive on open source databases? Submit a talk. Want to attend? Registration is open.
📍 May 27–29, 2026 | Mountain View, CA
👉 https://bit.ly/4qQnmr6
🎉 PMM 3.6.0 is now generally available
It features new UI improvements, a High Availability Cluster (tech preview), refined MongoDB dashboards, and key security updates.
Read more 📘 https://docs.percona.com/percona-monitoring-and-management/3/release-notes/3.6.0.html
#OpenSource #Databases
The conversation around MySQL’s future is accelerating.
In The Register, they cover the open letter proposing an independent foundation for MySQL governance, featuring insights from Percona Co-Founders.
Read more 👇https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/17/mysql_foundation_oracle_letter/
🚀 Percona is heading into 2026 with serious momentum.
After a milestone-packed 2025, we’re doubling down on open, enterprise-ready data infrastructure with zero vendor lock-in.
Here’s what’s driving it 👉 https://bit.ly/4qHoeyc
#OpenSource #Databases #EnterpriseTech
The future of MySQL needs an open conversation.
Governance, transparency, and a real community voice, are not optional for an ecosystem like MySQL—they are essential to its future.
If you care about where MySQL goes next, read and sign the open letter: https://bit.ly/4kJGxBJ
Promoting a replica after a primary failure is the start of a new phase: getting your applications to the right place, fast.
Join Alastair Turner today at Postgres Edinburgh for a breakdown of connecting client applications after a server cutover or failover. https://bit.ly/466kcIp
Redis or @valkeyio.bsky.social? Run either, or switch later.
Percona delivers enterprise support, migration expertise, and secure distributions for both.
No licensing drama, no vendor lock-in.
Built by Valkey contributors and Redis experts. https://bit.ly/46EeIE6
MySQL 8.0 reaches EOL, but you don't have to rush your decision!
🪄 Percona supports both paths: upgrade to MySQL 8.4 with expert guidance on deprecated features and full-stack compatibility, or stay on 8.0 with up to three years of security patches, fixes, & 24/7 monitoring: https://bit.ly/46OQl8D
LLMs answer common database questions instantly. But when you hit an edge case no one's solved before?
You need human expertise and real investigation. Stack Overflow lost that conversation—where does it happen now? https://bit.ly/49RcXX4
OpenEverest will support more databases beyond MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and Valkey. 😎
Percona Founder @peterzaitsev.bsky.social explains how open governance unlocks faster innovation and vendor neutrality. ↴ https://bit.ly/49ReRqG
Get enterprise PostgreSQL without compromise! 🚀
Percona delivers enterprise-grade features, expert support, and full flexibility—no vendor lock-in, no licensing fees, no restrictions. Run it anywhere: on-prem, cloud, or Kubernetes.
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4amGpnX
While it's true that your MongoDB renewal is about costs, it's also about control, flexibility, and what happens when things go wrong.
We've compiled 10 questions that matter more than the price tag. Check out the full breakdown. 👀
🧰 Percona Toolkit 3.7.1 just dropped with SSL/TLS support finalized, faster debugging options, and performance boosts across the board.
Your MySQL ops just got smoother! Get all the details on our blog. ↴ https://bit.ly/45EaCMI
OpenEverest launches as vendor-neutral database automation.
Open governance means your infrastructure requirements drive development, not one company's commercial priorities.
Cloud-native ops without the strings. 👉 https://bit.ly/4sv3pZ4
Redis licensing changes have teams rethinking their in-memory data strategy. 🔋
@valkeyio.bsky.social offers the same performance without vendor lock-in or licensing surprises—making it the smart choice for organizations that want control over their infrastructure roadmap. 👉 https://bit.ly/3I4FwFD
.@valkeyio.bsky.social delivers Redis performance without vendor lock-in.
This migration checklist guides you through planning, execution, and validation, ensuring a smooth and strategic transition from Redis 7.4+ to your new environment.
📋 Get the step-by-step guide: https://bit.ly/3N90gOt
Percona Toolkit 3.7.1 fixes the MariaDB support broken in 3.7.0.
Plus finalized SSL/TLS support, Debian 13 compatibility, and new skip options for pt-k8s-debug-collector.
👀 Get the full details of what's new: https://bit.ly/4pqpS73
PostgreSQL 18's built-in OIDC authentication just got a major speed boost!
pg_oidc_validator v0.2 caches authentication data instead of checking your identity provider every single time.
Plus, easier installation with pre-built packages. https://bit.ly/3Lr7BZ5
🏦 Banks depend on XML libraries like libxml2 for compliance reporting, but many have zero maintainers.
Collaborative support through OSPOs costs less than replacing critical infrastructure. Time to step up! https://bit.ly/4s2Zr9W
One of the most impactful changes in MongoDB 8.0 is the updated version of TCMalloc (Thread-Caching Malloc), which affects how the server allocates, caches, and reuses memory blocks.
See how it influences performance and memory fragmentation. 👇 https://bit.ly/3N7EScm
Redis switched to a restrictive license, and the community responded fast—contributions dropped 20%, while forks like Valkey surged.
Trust erodes when companies prioritize profits over openness. The data doesn't lie ⬇️ https://bit.ly/451gmQ8
A true multi-cloud strategy depends on database portability. Kubernetes provides one platform to deploy, scale, and recover databases anywhere. https://bit.ly/498BarI
Introducing JS Stored Programs as a Tech Preview in Percona Server for MySQL 8.4.7-7.
Unlike Oracle's implementation, restricted to the Enterprise Edition or Oracle Cloud, we have integrated the open source Google V8 engine. https://bit.ly/3LfsYg4
A recent report by @percona.bsky.social has analyzed the repository statistics of the hashtag#MySQL server to evaluate the project's status, Oracle's commitment to MySQL, and the future of the community edition.
My recap is out today on @infoq.com
www.infoq.com/news/2025/12...
