Percona Server for MySQL 8.0 Provides the Power and Capabilities Required for Enterprise Production Environments in an Affordable and Continually Innovated Open Source Solution
RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Percona, a leader in open source database software and services, today announced Percona Server for MySQL 8.0, the latest version of the company’s free, enhanced, drop-in replacement for MySQL Community Edition. Percona Server for MySQL 8.0 includes all the features of MySQL Community Edition 8.0, along with enterprise-class features from Percona that make it ideal for enterprise production environments. The latest release offers increased reliability, performance and security.
MySQL databases remain a pillar of enterprise data centers. But as the amount of data collected continues to soar, and as the types of databases deployed for specific applications continue to expand, organizations require a powerful and cost-effective MySQL solution for their production environments. Percona meets this need with its mature, proven open source alternative to MySQL Community Edition. Percona also backs Percona Server for MySQL 8.0 and MySQL Community Edition with the support and consulting services enterprises need to achieve optimal performance and maximize the value they obtain from the software – all with lower cost and complexity.
With more than 4,550,000 downloads, Percona Server for MySQL offers self-tuning algorithms and support for extremely high-performance hardware, delivering excellent performance and reliability for production environments. Percona Server for MySQL is trusted by thousands of enterprises to provide better performance. The following capabilities are unique to Percona Server for MySQL 8.0:
Percona Server for MySQL 8.0 also contains all the new features introduced in MySQL Community Edition 8.0, including:
Percona Server for MySQL 8.0 will be available later this year.
Percona – The Open Source Database Expert
Percona is a leader in providing best-of-breed, enterprise-class support, consulting, managed services, training and software for MySQL®, MariaDB®, MongoDB®, PostgreSQL and other open source databases in on-premises and cloud environments. An unbiased, trusted partner, Percona provides single-source expertise in multi-vendor environments that eliminates lock-in, increases agility and enables business growth.
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Peter Zaitsev, Co-founder and CEO of Percona
“MySQL is a critical part of enterprise application strategies, both on-premises and in cloud deployments, and MySQL 8.0 expanded the software's ease-of-use and versatility in production environments. Percona is committed to helping enterprises maximize the power and value of open source databases. As a free, fully compatible, enhanced, and open source drop-in replacement for any MySQL database, Percona Server for MySQL delivers greater value to enterprises with optimized performance, greater scalability and availability, enhanced backups and increased visibility.”
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With more than 3,000 customers worldwide, Percona is the only company that delivers enterprise-class solutions for MySQL®, MariaDB®, MongoDB®, and PostgreSQL across traditional and cloud-based platforms. The company provides Software, Support, Consulting, and Managed Services to large, well-known global brands such as Cisco Systems, Time Warner Cable, Alcatel-Lucent, Rent the Runway and the BBC, as well as smaller enterprises looking to maximize application performance while streamlining database efficiencies. Well established as thought leaders, Percona experts author content for the Percona Database Performance Blog and the Percona Live Open Source Database Conferences draw attendees and expert technical speakers from around the world. For more information, visit www.percona.com.
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