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Percona
NamePercona
TypePrivate
IndustrySoftware
Founded2006
FounderPeter Zaitsev, Vadim Tkachenko
HeadquartersNew York City
ProductsDatabase software, support, consulting, managed services

Percona is a company that provides enterprise-class support, software, and consulting for open source database systems. It serves users of MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, and cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, while engaging with projects and communities around Linux, Docker (software), Kubernetes, and OpenStack. The company was founded by engineers with backgrounds at organizations like MySQL AB, MySQL, Facebook, Google, and Oracle Corporation and operates in markets that include enterprises, startups, and public sector entities such as NASA, European Space Agency, and United States Department of Defense.

History

Percona was established in 2006 by Peter Zaitsev and Vadim Tkachenko after careers that intersected with MySQL AB, Sun Microsystems, Oracle Corporation, Facebook, and Google. Early work focused on performance tuning for MySQL installations used by companies like Wikipedia, Flickr, Twitter, and YouTube, while collaborating with contributors from Debian, Red Hat, Canonical (company), and SUSE. Over time the company expanded into support for MongoDB and PostgreSQL, running programs interoperable with Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, and contributing to projects alongside maintainers from MariaDB Corporation and MongoDB, Inc.. Milestones include releases that paralleled developments from Oracle Corporation's stewardship of MySQL and the rise of cloud-native stacks championed by CNCF, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, and communities around Kubernetes and Docker (software).

Products and Services

Percona provides a mix of software distributions, managed services, and professional support. Its offerings include distributions and tools interoperable with MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL, competing with or complementing products from Oracle Corporation, MariaDB Corporation, MongoDB, Inc., and cloud vendor-managed services from Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure. The company offers managed database services similar to offerings by Amazon RDS, Google Cloud SQL, and Azure Database for PostgreSQL, while providing consulting engagements like those sought from Accenture, Deloitte, and Infosys. Percona also provides backup and observability tooling that integrates with ecosystems including Prometheus, Grafana Labs, ELK Stack, and Zabbix.

Open Source Contributions

Percona releases and maintains open source software and utilities that complement major projects such as MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL. The company contributes code, bug reports, and patches to projects stewarded by organizations like Oracle Corporation, MariaDB Corporation, MongoDB, Inc., and open source foundations such as the Apache Software Foundation and Linux Foundation. Percona engineers participate in development discussions alongside maintainers from Debian, Red Hat, Canonical (company), SUSE, and contributors to tools like Perl, Python (programming language), Go (programming language), and Git. Their work intersects with storage and filesystem projects used by Facebook, Netflix, Dropbox, and Box.

Business Model and Partnerships

Percona operates a service-based business model that monetizes support, consulting, and managed services while distributing software under open source licenses compatible with projects supported by Apache Software Foundation, MIT License, and GNU General Public License. Strategic partnerships include integrations and channel relationships with cloud providers such as Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, and Microsoft Azure and alliances with infrastructure vendors like IBM, Dell Technologies, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and VMware. The company competes and cooperates in markets alongside Oracle Corporation, MariaDB Corporation, MongoDB, Inc., Amazon Web Services, and consulting firms such as Accenture, Capgemini, and Cognizant.

Corporate Structure and Leadership

Percona was founded by Peter Zaitsev and Vadim Tkachenko with leadership influenced by executives and engineers who have worked at MySQL AB, Sun Microsystems, Oracle Corporation, Facebook, and Google. The corporate structure includes product, engineering, services, and sales organizations that interact with partners like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, and enterprise customers including Netflix, Walmart, and Airbnb. Board, advisory, and investor relationships have involved individuals experienced with firms such as Red Hat, MariaDB Corporation, MongoDB, Inc., Intel, and SAP SE.

Community and Events

Percona engages actively with communities and events including participation alongside conferences like Oracle OpenWorld, KubeCon, DockerCon, FOSDEM, Percona Live (their own conference), and collaborates with organizers of MySQL User Conference, Open Source Summit, MongoDB.local, and regional meetups in cities such as New York City, San Francisco, London, Berlin, and Bangalore. The company supports user groups tied to MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL, and works with foundation-driven events run by the Linux Foundation, Cloud Native Computing Foundation, and the Apache Software Foundation.

Category:Software companies