by Stephen Thorn | Jan 6, 2021 | Cloud, Insight for DBAs, MySQL, Webinars
Earlier in November, we had a chance to present the “Google Cloud Platform: MySQL at Scale with Reliable HA.” We discussed different approaches to hosting MySQL in Google Cloud Platform with the available options’ pros and cons. This webinar was... by Stephen Thorn | Jan 4, 2021 | MongoDB, Percona Software, Webinars
We had great attendance, questions, and feedback from our “Converting MongoDB to Percona Server for MongoDB” webinar, which was recorded and can be viewed here. You can view another Q&A from a previous webinar on “Converting MongoDB to Percona... by Stephen Thorn | Oct 8, 2020 | Cloud, MongoDB, MySQL, Percona Software
As a Solutions Engineer at Percona, one of my responsibilities is to support our customers as they investigate new and emerging technologies. This affords me the opportunity to speak to many current and new customers who partner with Percona. The topic of Kubernetes... by Stephen Thorn | Sep 14, 2020 | MongoDB, Open Source, Percona Software, Webinars
We really enjoyed presenting Percona Server for MongoDB’s data-at-rest encryption functionality. The webinar Percona Server for MongoDB Data-at-Rest Encryption was recorded and can be viewed here at any time. We had several great questions, which we would like... by Stephen Thorn | Jul 20, 2020 | Insight for DBAs, MongoDB, Percona Software
Every database environment should require a robust backup strategy as its a fundamental requirement to running a successful and robust database. No matter the size of the database, the function of the application, or how technologically advanced a company is, backups... by Stephen Thorn | May 22, 2020 | Cloud, Insight for DBAs, MySQL, Percona Software
Database backups are a fundamental requirement in almost every implementation, no matter the size of the company or the nature of the application. Taking a backup should be a simple task that can be automated to ensure it’s done consistently and on schedule.... by Stephen Thorn | May 7, 2020 | Cloud, Insight for DBAs, MySQL, Percona Software
As a Solutions Engineer at Percona, one of my responsibilities is to support our customers as they investigate new and emerging technologies. This affords me the opportunity to speak to many current and new customers who partner with Percona.The topic of Kubernetes is... by Stephen Thorn | Jan 20, 2020 | Cloud, Database Trends, Percona Services
Our Solutions Engineers spend a significant amount of time talking to customers who are deployed in a DBaaS environment, or who are considering moving to DBaaS.A common theme of these discussions is what a “fully-managed database service” actually means in... by Stephen Thorn | Sep 9, 2019 | Monitoring, MySQL, Percona Software, Storage Engine
One of the great things about working at Percona is the constant innovation that occurs as a result of a deep level of technical expertise. A more recent conversation about the Information Schema table: here. The README.md has installation instructions. Download the... by Stephen Thorn | Aug 30, 2019 | Monitoring, Percona Software, PostgreSQL
As a Solutions Engineer at Percona, one of my responsibilities is to support our customer-facing roles such as the sales and customer success teams. This affords me the opportunity to speak to many current and new customers who partner with Percona. I often find that... by Stephen Thorn | Jul 23, 2019 | MongoDB, Monitoring, Percona Software
As a Solutions Engineer at Percona, one of my responsibilities is to support our customer-facing roles such as the sales and customer success teams, which affords me the opportunity to speak to many current and new customers who partner with Percona. I often find that...