Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Server 5.1.58-12.9 on August 12, 2011 (Downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories). Based on MySQL 5.1.58, including all the bug fixes in it, Percona Server 5.1.58-12.9 is now the current stable release in the 5.1 series. All of Percona’s software is open-source and free, all [...]
Percona Server 5.5.14-20.5
August 17, 2011 By 4 Comments
Percona is glad to announce the release of Percona Server 5.5.14-20.5 on August 12, 2011 (Downloads are available here and from the Percona Software Repositories). Based on MySQL 5.5.14, including all the bug fixes in it, Percona Server 5.5.14-20.5 is now the current stable release in the 5.5 series. All of Percona’s software is open-source and free, all [...]
Percona Server 5.1 with Galera replication
July 14, 2011 By 2 Comments
As you may know I closely follow Galera replication development, and right now I am evaluating how it performs in our benchmarks. Of course my closest interest is Percona Server, so I made port of Galera from MySQL/InnoDB-plugin to Percona Server 5.1.57. Right now it is only in source code https://code.launchpad.net/~vadim-tk/percona-server/percona-galera-5.1.57, but it brings couple [...]
Percona Server 5.5.8 Beta Release
February 16, 2011 By 16 Comments
It’s finally here! Percona Server Percona Server 5.5.8-20.0 is now available for download. This is a beta release of Percona’s enhancements to the MySQL 5.5.8 server. Here are some highlights: Performance and scalability improvements throughout the server and storage engine Optimizations for flash storage such as SSD, Virident, and FusionIO Optimizations for cloud computing The [...]
Percona Server 5.1.54-12.5
January 11, 2011 By 9 Comments
Percona Server version 5.1.54-12.5 is now available for download. It is now the current stable release version. Functionality Added or Changed Percona Server 5.1.54-12.5 is based on MySQL 5.1.54. New Features Added: None Other Changes: Added system variable innodb_log_block_size and new value “keep_average” to system variable adaptive_checkpoint in Improved InnoDB I/O Scalability. (Yasufumi Kinoshita) Added new value [...]
Percona Server 5.1.53-12.4
December 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Percona Server version 5.1.53-12.4 is now available for download. It is now the current stable release version. Functionality Added or Changed  Percona Server 5.1.53-12.4 is based on MySQL 5.1.53.  New Features Added: Precompiled UDFs for Maatkit (FNV and MurmurHash hash functions to provide faster checksums) are now included in distributions. Fixes feature request #689992. (Aleksandr Kuzminsky) [...]
Percona Server 5.1.52-12.3
December 13, 2010 By 2 Comments
Percona Server version 5.1.52-12.3 is now available for download. The main purpose of this release is to update the current Percona release candidate to the latest version of MySQL 5.1. The release also includes the HandlerSocket plugin, which provides NoSQL features in Percona Server. Functionality Added or Changed Percona Server 5.1.52-12.3 is now based on [...]
Percona Server 5.1.52-rel11.6
November 23, 2010 By 2 Comments
Percona Server version 5.1.52-rel11.6 is now available for download. The main purpose of this release is to update the current Percona stable release to the latest version of MySQL 5.1. Functionality Added or Changed  Percona Server 5.1.52-rel11.6 is now based on MySQL 5.1.52.  New Features Added: None  Other Changes: None Bugs Fixed Bug #671764 – [...]
Percona is looking for a Support Engineer
November 16, 2010 By 1 Comment
As part of our growth process and with the introduction of our Support and Maintenance services, we’re looking for a new Support Engineer.
You would be a part of a unit that operates 24×7 and be the first line of contact for our customers.
Responsibilities include handling or dispatching emergencies and support requests, triaging incoming issues, and ensuring customers always get the attention they need.
Percona’s Commitments to MySQL Users
November 5, 2010 By 10 Comments
You probably saw the Twitter storm over Oracle’s pricing changes and InnoDB in the last few days. The fear about Oracle removing InnoDB from the free version of MySQL was baseless — it was just a misunderstanding. Still, in the years since MySQL has been acquired by Sun, and then by Oracle, many MySQL users [...]
